Spring Research Paper In sports‚ athletes will do whatever it takes to gain the slight improvement over the competition. Unfortunately‚ many athletes unfortunately turn to PEDs‚ or Performance Enhancing Drugs‚ such as anabolic steroids or tetrahydrogestrinone. These energy level boosters are banned by most sports organization. Over the past 48 years‚ 64 Olympic athletes have lost their medals due to the use of banned substances. Over time‚ certain countries have had more athletes banned than others
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Lance Armstrong used to be one of the most famous athletes for all the times he won the Tour de France. Yet‚ today he might still be famous but not for his achievements; instead he is famous for doping. Doping changed everyone’s perspective on him. Achilles has a similar personality: Agressive‚ doing anything he can to avenge Patrouclus. Both Lance Armstrong and Achilles have similar personality but they show it in different ways. Both Lance Armstrong and Achilles demonstrate an aggressive personality
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depending on talent and now rely on a performance- enhancing drug for success. Substance abuse in sports is shown to be common because of their benefits‚ various scandals in the media‚ and new polices companies have now had to implement. The act of "doping" or the use of an enhancing-drug has become a social norm though out all sports. There is a drive in the human body that makes us want to be the best at everything we attempt. When someone is failing to fulfill that drive they take other measures
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the retirement of Lance Armstrong. Although Lance was looked at as one of the most influential and decorated athletes of all-time‚ things have changed since evidence has been brought up that prove Lance Armstrong is guilty of doping. Many athletes have been found guilty of doping and things alike‚ but‚ Lance Armstrong‚ a cancer survivor was looked to as a role model to many different types of people such as: children‚ teenagers‚ athletes‚ adults‚ cancer survivors‚ basically any person who knows who
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right types of foods‚ practices hard‚ lifting weight‚ and lots of dedication. This can all be accomplished by a real athlete without the use of performance enhancer steroids. Parents also could play a very big role in keeping their children from doping. There are many government funded programs that are out there for schools to help keep young athletes away from steroids and their horrible affects to their
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The most commonly used slang terms for the use of steroids are bulking and juicing‚ which are the use of steroids. Another commonly used term is doping‚ which is steroid use specific to athletic competition. There are various other terms used to define steroids such as blending‚ cycling‚ and pyramiding. There are also slang words used for the users. The most common word is juiced up. This is a person
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The morality of use and legalization of performance-enhancing drugs is a controversial topic. I will argue that the use of PED’s is immoral‚ and should not be legalized. To support this I will indicate the ways in which some athletes are exploited by the legalization of PED’s along with other disadvantages of these drugs. With the use of PEDs as it is now‚ athletes who do not illegally use them are set at a disadvantage. It is believed that the legalization of performance enhancing drugs would
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athletes are in the public eye‚ their behavior affects children and adults who look up to them as role models. Performance-enhancing drugs and the act known as “Doping‚” have had a prolonged history in the Olympic games. However‚ several sports have been involved such as cycling‚ mixed martial arts‚ baseball and football. The World Anti-doping Agency is the organization that oversees the testing for the Olympics and several sports. Anabolic steroids‚ are the key substance that athletes use to violate
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