few years there has been a debate whether using steroids in horse-racing is ethical‚ while steroids are performance enhancing they are very dangerous and can cause a lot of injury or even death to the horse and rider. Topic I: Steroids have been used in the horse-racing industry since the 1970’s‚ but studies have shown in the past few years just how dangerous the steroids can be. A- A man named Dr. Lawrence Soma said that these anabolic steroids are very dangerous because‚ when the foreign EPO’s
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When this lesson came up‚ steroids were the main part and the ethics of performance enhancing drugs. The NFL respectively was at the forefront of the discussion along with the IOC. But there is an issue relating to the team physician aspect and that has to do with the concussion and shots to the head issue that has popped up mostly in the NFL‚ but also been discussed in the NHL because of the seriousness of Sidney Crosby’s two shots to the head that has him out for almost a year now. For now I will
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Should Steroids be Allowed in Sports No‚ steroids should not be allowed in sports. It seems that the use of steroids in sports should be allowed. According to Saculescu‚ Foddy‚ and Clayton the legalization of performance enhancing drugs in sports would be fairer and safer. One of the drugs used in sports‚ erythropoietin (EPO)‚ is a growth hormone and found naturally in the body (Clyaton et. al). These drugs are also so advanced that they can actually mimic certain natural processes
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2013 The Declining Integrity of Sports INTRODUCTION Athletics have shaped the American society for centuries. While whites previously dominated a majority of sports‚ now members of all races and ethnicities have equal opportunity to succeed in the sports world. With this increase in athletes‚ also arises a heightened level of competition. Numerous athletes are now relying on performance enhancing drugs to better themselves in their sports. Many athletes use these drugs to increase their running
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Physical Appearance and the Use of Steroids It is hard to deny the fact that a good body will get you more attention. Women have always wanted the perfect body and would do just about anything to get it. These days‚ women are not the only ones concerned with their image. Studies have shown that more and more men are worrying about their appearance‚ especially because of peer pressure. However‚ there are fewer things for men to do in order to get well built‚ muscular bodies. This means that in many
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parts of the world today‚ sports competitions are the vehicle for the fierce quest to win‚ to be the best. Athletes will do anything to win whether that be cheating in golf or taking steroids in order to excel in baseball. It is said that over 3 million athletes and bodybuilders have used illegal steroids in this country alone (Street 1). If many people already use steroids why not make them legal and let people take them at their own risk? Or perhaps do you think steroids should stay illegal because
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Sports performers of today’s world are encouraged by not only us‚ but from their coaches and managers to win at all costs. But then we blame them for taking supplements when the chances of detection are low. We want better performance from our sports heroes‚ but demonetize the methods used to produce those performances while hiding behind concerns of their health. Concerns for health that are not commensurable with our normal paternalistic attitudes. Quoting Norman Fost‚ “The number of deaths from
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my body is steak and eggs. Steroids are not even a thought” says Jim Thome. Using drugs in sports should not be allowed because these drugs can cause physical and mental harm and other problems to the player. There should be drug testing during all seasons of the game and in every sport. Although these drugs cause harm to the players can find these drugs almost anywhere and can also be prescribed by a doctor. So should drugs be allowed in sports? First‚ players that use certain drugs such as erythropoietin
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The Ethics of Steroids in Professional Sports Currently in professional sports‚ the use of steroids is one of the most highly debated and controversial topics. It seems that every day there is an athlete being suspended‚ fined‚ and even prosecuted for using these performance-enhancing drugs. In many cases‚ sports fans will condemn these athletes for their involvement in steroids. As I looked deeper into the subject I thought to myself‚ “what is so wrong with athletes trying to take their game
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Should Steroids Be Regulated in Sports? What are anabolic steroids? Anabolic steroid is the familiar name for synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones; androgens. They promote the growth of skeletal muscle and the development of male sexual characteristics‚ and also have some other effects. In the medical field‚ steroids are used for treating delayed puberty‚ wasting of the body due to such condition as HIV‚ and osteoporosis. Anabolic steroids are developed to copy the body building
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