“Half of the athletes surveyed by Time magazine in 2000 said they would be willing to take a deadly drug if it would allow them to win every event they entered for five years” (Mumford).
The mindset of the athletes who said this is just wrong, using these dangerous substances to win is just wrong and it is not a true win. If you have to use a supplement like steroids to make yourself stronger should never be allowed. Performance enhancing substances should not be permitted in sports. Using a substance to make yourself better than others is definitely dangerous, but also very immoral. Using performance enhancing substances in sports is cheating. “Perhaps the wrongness of drugs in sport resides in nothing more than that it is against the rules. It's wrong because it's cheating. We want the rules obeyed, whatever they are, and some of those just happen to concern drug use.” (Mumford) Although winning is obviously desired, it is still a little weird, that …show more content…
People have died due to the use of these substances. Steve Bechler died at the age of 23 when using the herb ephedra in MLB. (Jenkins) Also, things like steroids have far too many side effects to using steroids that they are too risky to use. “Increased chance of liver cancer or bleeding in the liver, especially with pill forms of steroids bursts of aggressive behavior, (called "roid rage") mania (a mental disorder characterized by intense anxiety, aggression, and delusions), loss of touch with reality, and delusions or false beliefs.” (Bigelow) In other words, you don’t really want to use steroids because you are bound to have some of the side effects. Some substances, like creatine, have nasty side effects. “Other reported side effects of high doses of creatine include nausea, diarrhea, indigestion, and an increased risk of muscle strain.” (Bigelow) Overall, using these substances is dangerous and should never be allowed in any type of
The mindset of the athletes who said this is just wrong, using these dangerous substances to win is just wrong and it is not a true win. If you have to use a supplement like steroids to make yourself stronger should never be allowed. Performance enhancing substances should not be permitted in sports. Using a substance to make yourself better than others is definitely dangerous, but also very immoral. Using performance enhancing substances in sports is cheating. “Perhaps the wrongness of drugs in sport resides in nothing more than that it is against the rules. It's wrong because it's cheating. We want the rules obeyed, whatever they are, and some of those just happen to concern drug use.” (Mumford) Although winning is obviously desired, it is still a little weird, that …show more content…
People have died due to the use of these substances. Steve Bechler died at the age of 23 when using the herb ephedra in MLB. (Jenkins) Also, things like steroids have far too many side effects to using steroids that they are too risky to use. “Increased chance of liver cancer or bleeding in the liver, especially with pill forms of steroids bursts of aggressive behavior, (called "roid rage") mania (a mental disorder characterized by intense anxiety, aggression, and delusions), loss of touch with reality, and delusions or false beliefs.” (Bigelow) In other words, you don’t really want to use steroids because you are bound to have some of the side effects. Some substances, like creatine, have nasty side effects. “Other reported side effects of high doses of creatine include nausea, diarrhea, indigestion, and an increased risk of muscle strain.” (Bigelow) Overall, using these substances is dangerous and should never be allowed in any type of