Introduction Sports are something that everyone in the world‚ regardless of age‚ sex‚ or nationality‚ can enjoy. Whether it’s a child playing in his first t-ball game or a professional athlete swimming in the Olympics and everyone in between‚ sports can connect almost everyone. Fan support and overall devotion for athletic competition has raised professional athletes to superstars and national icons; Super Bowl Sunday is a national holiday to some‚ and sports are one of the largest moneymakers
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Dangers of Enhancing Drugs in Sports From basketball to football to gymnastics‚ enhancing drugs have changed the face of sports as we know it. Performance enhancement drugs‚ like anabolic steroids‚ may help athletes perform better by giving them greater muscle strength; however‚ these athletes may not realize that these illegal drugs are highly dangerous. Is it rally worth risking ones life or health just to win that game or medal? Performance enhancing drugs are substances that are
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name. Which leads me to my point‚ if Performance Enhanced Drugs (PED’s) were to become legalized it would cause multiple problems not only on the field but even at home. Their legalization would raise multiple health concerns‚ cause unfairness in sporting events‚ and badly influence the children of today’s generation. Many PED’s pose a serious threat to the health of its users. Although the main reason for using these drugs are to improve physical performance‚ there are still many
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Performance enhancing drugs(PEDs) have been a very debatable topic over the years between teen athletes and professional athletes. Performance enhancing drugs are any substance taken by athletes to improve an athlete’s performance. PEDs can come in many shapes sizes‚ and colors‚ for example Pills are the most common way of consuming enhancement drugs‚ because it is easy to purchase‚ and also it it very easy to transport between dealers and buyers. The most common sport(s) that PEDs are associated
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their sport. Some athletes put numerous hours in training‚ conditioning and competing. All athletes have the same goal and that is to be on top‚ nobody trains to become second. With this‚ you think it is very easy for one to be an athlete. It requires time‚ dedication‚ passion and love for the sport if you dont have all this then you are just wasting your time. Performance-enhancing drugs are substances used by athletes to improve their performances. There are different kinds of performance-enhancing
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“Performance-Enhancing Drugs in the Workplace” Performance-enhancers are becoming more common in our everyday life‚ despite our efforts to ban them. This raises the questions‚ should we just accept these drugs and use them to our advantage? Or should we continue to resist these drugs and not take advantage of their performance-enhancing capabilities? When you start talking about organizations like the military‚ where Soldiers are ask to go beyond the normal physical and mental stress of a regular
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reader with many reasons as to why performance enhancing drugs should be allowed‚ many believe otherwise. In the article‚ “Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Where Should the Line be Drawn and by Whom‚” by one of the country’s most famous sport psychiatrists and well renowned writer Michael Lardon‚ he argues the use of performance enhancing drugs has become universal‚ thus causing a plethora of complex issues for the administrative officials of detail oriented sports. Lardon supports his main argument
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Performance Enhancing Drugs are used by many athletes‚ bodybuilders and they are even used by the military. Performance Enhancing Drugs are used when you want to enhance your performance. Some types of drugs are Stimulants‚ Nootropics‚ Adaptogens‚ and Pain Killers‚ and even sometime blood boosters. When athletes get caught using the drugs there are almost well known. Some athletes from other countries have come to the United States because it is illegal where they live. Although Performance Enhancing
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History of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports: 776 BC - 393 BC Ancient Greeks Use Performance Enhancing Drugs "The use of drugs to enhance performance in sports has certainly occurred since the time of the original Olympic Games [from 776 to 393 BC]. The origin of the word ’doping’ is attributed to the Dutch word ’doop‚’ which is a viscous opium juice‚ the drug of choice of the ancient Greeks." Larry D. Bowers‚ PhD "Athletic Drug Testing‚" Clinics in Sports Medicine‚ Apr. 1‚ 1998 1904-1920
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The Performance Enhancing Effects of Creatine Everybody in youth has dreamt about that final deciding moment is sports whether it was the bottom of the ninth‚ bases loaded in game seven of the World Series‚ or if it was draining a three pointer at the buzzer of an NBA finals game‚ or even a game winning diving catch during the Superbowl. These moments are what athletes live for. This is what an athlete puts their blood sweat and tears into. They train like there is no tomorrow‚ working to become
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