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    The Truth About Performance-Enhancing Drugs Doping in sports. A topic in which shows up in T.V. shows, movies, newspapers, and magazine articles. But what does society really know about performance enhancing drugs? According to the website Merriam-Webster the definition of doping is “illegal use of a drug (such as a steroid) to improve an athlete's performance.” Doping in sport should not be allowed because, it is not fair to the athletes not on steroids, dangerous to the user, and aggression towards

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    Problem statement doping. Performance enhancing drug is now a universal issue that is destroying international sports competition around the world. For several years the IOC (International Olympic Committee) has tried to prevent this problem from spreading with very little positive result. A large variety of actions were taken so as to help to eradicate this issue. Actions like testing ,supportive medical treatment and educational programs had very little effect on doping. On the other hand professional

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    Performance enhancing drugs What is a Performance enhancing drug? The internet labels a performance enhancing drug or (PED) as any drug or substance that is taken by an athlete to improve the athlete's performance in sports and games. Most of these drugs are illegal and are not allowed to be taken by any athletes. Some of the most common performance enhancing drugs that are used are beta-2 agonists, growth hormones and anabolic steroids. One of the biggest issues with the use of performance enhancing

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    A major issue in today’s world is drug in sport. The reason why drug in sport is a global issue is because many athletes in the world use performance enhancing drugs and influence others to use these drugs because of their success. An issue is a disagreement between two or more parties in a public forum. Many people disagree with others about the topic, ‘Drug in sport.’ Some people believe that performance enhancing drugs make sport far more interesting and competitive. They believe this because

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    Since the dawn of the twenty-first century, performance enhancing drugs have become a religious practice in “the lives of some sport figures.” The use of these supplements have given athletes an edge to perform at maximum capability. Most major athletes all agree on the fact that the competitive drive is intensely fierce. Despite all, most athletes have high hopes of attaining prestigious awards, a full ride college scholarship or the once in a lifetime opportunity to play for a professional team

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    Performance enhancing drugs are not beneficial for athletes because of legal issues and suspensions, a possibility for an athlete to end their career and ruin their reputation,and long term health risks. Athletes that use P.E.D’s to improve their performance in the sport that they are involved in can get in a lot of legal trouble for using illegal drugs and could get suspended for their sport. Bob Jacobson states in his article “Major League Baseball players suspended for using performance enhancing drugs

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    player, Marion Jones, stated, “I have never used performance enhancing drugs. I have never taken them and I will never take them.” Marion, however, is an anomaly. Many professional athletes often become so entangled in being the best and being on top, they often forget the reason why they fell in love with the sport they play. They become more involved in their personal success rather than the success of the team. Performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) have propelled the mindset of personal success over

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    Performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) have been created to enable athletes who compete in a majority of sports to improve endurance and skill when competing. Illicit drugs should certainly not be legalised to be taken in sport, especially to enhance performance. For a number of years now, society has seen several athletes fall from their significant careers in disgrace, shame and often with fatal health risks. Consuming any form of drug that substantially improves achievement in the athlete’s chosen

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    Performance-enhancing drugs in sports: A literature review A number of prominent athletes have recently experienced a 'fall from grace,' because of the revelation that they used performance-enhancing drugs. Perhaps the most famous example of this phenomenon is Lance Armstrong. In an advertisement for Nike that his former sponsor now no doubt regrets, Armstrong is shown asking the viewer "what am I on? I'm on my bike, busting my ass six hours a day." Professional cycling is often cited as one of

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    Performance Enhancing Drugs Performance enhancing drugs are banned in the US. So why do so many athletes continue to use them? What are performance enhancing drugs exactly? Performance enhancing drugs, more commonly known as “doping”, “steroids”,or “PEDs” , are substances that are used to improve athletic performance and help athletes recover quickly from injuries. PEDs may increase athletic abilities, but the long term effects can be fatal and will put athletes careers at risk. Of course, performance

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