Doping

of the forcefully implemented doping regime of the East Germans around the time of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Because of the rising use and improvements in science, performance enhancing…

desirable plastic surgery has become), but it would come with many consequences, some that make the advance seem unnecessary. Let us take a look into similar applications and a few of the flaws of human engineering like: ethical issues, alternatives, gene doping, new mutations and population issues. Before we begin, we need to address the growing concern internationally. Many countries are already beginning to start processes to ban Genetically Modifying of Humans…

Why performance enhancing drugs should not be banned in sports. Performance enhancing drugs, such as anabolic steroids, blood doping and hGH(human Growth Hormone) have been found to be used in sports since as early as 776BCLee, (Yu-Hsuan, 2006), where the Ancient Greeks used opium juice in the early Olympics for an advantage in their sport (Sportsanddrugs.procon.org, 2016). PED’s have the potential to drastically alter the state of the human body(Health.nsw.gov.au, 2016). Athletes in today’s…

Sport related injuries in children and young adults (ages 5-24) account for over 2.6 million visits to the emergency room each year in the United States alone (Goldberg, Moroz, Smith, Ganley, 2007, pg. 265). The increase in sport participation among junior high, high school and college sports, which has led to the rise in injuries, strains for improved rehabilitation and better injury prevention. As the sport world ever changes and the societal demand for more efficient athletes becomes…

Vierra-Former NCAA Athlete and Current Graduate Student in Philosophy at Georgia State University Studying Ethics Athletics is under fire after a major blood-test leak revealed another doping crisis. The leak divulged that a third of Olympic medals won in endurance events from 2001-2012 were won by athletes who may have been doping, and with the Athletic World Championship in Beijing happening this month, many are concerned that not enough is being done to ensure that the championships will be…

The news was very shocking because almost all Russian athletes were doubted to use the drugs and it seemed like organizational doping among the nation. I guess the reason of doping is come from the pressures to succeed in the games, but it can be quite serious and different issue if it is not personal, but the organizational. If it comes national commitment, it is no loger infriges of sportsmanship and…

performance enhancing drugs during his career. Now the cyclist admits to doping during his professional career on national television in front of millions of viewers. The United States Anti-doping Agency (ASADA) held Lance Armstrong responsible for the doping and trafficking activities in the years of 2009 and 2010 to improve the United States Postal Services (USPS) Team performance. The USADA report states, “The USPS Team doping conspiracy was professionally designed to groom and pressure…

while winning seven consecutive Tour de France cycling titles. In 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency concluded that Lance Armstrong cheated by using performance-enhancing drugs over the course of his cycling career and had USADA CEO Travis Tygart state in his report, found at http://cyclinginvestigation.usada.org/, that Armstrong, “Ran the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen” (2012). Armstrong chose not to fight the charges and…

genetic engineering, “gene doping”, to steroids and the question: is it ethically fair? Green explains how many people compare gene doping and steroids to be similar, but when examined on a scientific level, they are completely different. Steroids have the ability to utterly destroy the body, the effects vary from bad acne to heart attacks and liver cancer. In contrast, gene doping, if executed correctly, has no known harmful effects. Additionally, Green relates gene doping to be more similar to…

until it wears out and starts giving people negative health problems, and an illegal advantage in the activity their participating in. Enhancing drugs shouldn't be introduced to athletes in sporting events. The use of performance-enhancing drugs, or “doping,” by professional athletes has been acknowledged as a problem since at least the 1960s (CNN). FDA took action in 2004. It is banned by the NFL, Olympics, NCAA and MLB (CNN). The use of enhancing drugs is not fair to the other contestants.…