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Banning Drugs In The Sports Industry

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A good thing however could be that by using the sports industry to research medicine, we might be able to find a new cure for a disease, potentially saving lives or in the very least improving someone’s life quality severely. The large amount of money in sports could definitely be used to fund research on new medicine that can be used for diseases or just to enhance an athlete’s abilities. Another good thing is encouraging young people to become chemists or researchers, since there will be lots of money involved, and perhaps you’ll get to work with your favorite sports idol.
Researching and improving medicine is always good and it will help us create a better future.
Now let’s take a look at this quote from the article.
“Banning a competitor for having better chemicals in his blood than the rest makes as much …show more content…

It is also fairly limited as to how much of an advantage you gain from using better shoes, compared to using performance enhancing drugs. So as to conclude, should it be legal to use drugs in sports?
I believe that it shouldn’t. While it would be a very good thing to have the sports industry involved in researching medicine, I worry about just how much boundaries are going to be pushed. Perhaps as far as to modify unborn fetuses, just so they can have an edge on their opponents when they grow older. That thought frightens

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