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    it’s basically cheating. “Performance enhancers, like steroids and other forms of doping, have a negative effect on long-term health. For than users of these enhancers are hurting themselves in the long run without on the average improving their short-term rewards from athletic competition, as long as competitors also use harmful enhancers. This is the main rationale for trying to ban steroids and other forms of doping from athletic competitions" ( Gary Becker). Enhancing drugs are not fair for…

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    molecule called monomers. Conducting polymer have been the subjects for many decades as possible synthetic metals. Many of these polymer, especially those with a conjugated pi-bond system ,often yield higher conductivity once having undergone the doping process. Polymers are typically insulators due to their very high resistivity .Insulators have tightly bound electrons so that nearly no electron flow occurs ,and they offer high resistance to charge flow. Conductance free electrons are needed.…

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    Drug abuse is the curse of modern sport and has infected it since the establishment of organised sport. Some of the first known incident of drug abuse date back 3 millennia (O'Brien, 2013). Usage of illegal performance augmenting drugs are not just unethical it is unfair to other participants too. Regardless disproportionate usage of drugs can be deadly and addictive. Currently according to their judiciary system many countries has strict punishment as banning for 6 months to lifelong ban.…

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    Should performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids) be accepted in sports? James kirkup M.A. made a statement on Nov.10.2015 on the article titles “athletics doping crisis is just another reason to allow drugs in sports” he states that “ what should happen is this: doping should be allowed. In this article the argument for steroids and other performance enhancement drugs comes down to “why do we need to ban them?” James Kirkup is open minded to not only allow use in sports but in gene…

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    In this essay I will inform you about Performance Enhancing Drugs(PEDS) in sports, such as, Anabolic steroids, Human Growth Hormone(HGH), and Creatine. I will tell you about what it does to you like risks and how it is a PED. Steroids are the most common type of PEDS especially Anabolic Steroids, which are synthetic testosterone, which increases muscle mass. The risks for males are: prominent breasts, baldness, shrunken testicles, infertility, impotence, and prostate gland enlargement. Woman…

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    face any humiliation if one of their athletes were to have a positive test for doping, thus letting honourable athletes have a fair advantage. This is a reliable source because the author is a senior research scholar and president of The Hastings Center for 13 years (until he stepped down in June 2012). The author also uses multiple real life examples in order to convey his points on ethical considerations in anti-doping. In order to further emphasize his point, the author did not mention the…

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    Priestley to support his thesis. Furthermore, he develops each case, noting how they affected the sporting community. In a way this too can be seen as a rule of three, three different cases surrounding the same issue which represent the majority of doping cases. The desired result is most likely to further persuade Dimeo's audience while also validating his opinion. Furthermore, anecdotes can be used as a way to draw the audience in since there is a degree of sensationalism that surrounds these…

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    instance, he insists that doping has become a necessity—and accepted—to win in numerous sports, with most of the top finishers in cycling found guilty of the practice. Additionally, testing for PEDs is exceedingly difficult for governing bodies, Wang states, as drug makers continue to develop undetectable substances and athletes engage in doping practices that allow them to avoid testing positive" (Performance-Enhancing Drugs Should Be para. 2). Dick Pound, World Anti-Doping Association chairman…

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    professional and amateur sports. In the world of sports, performance enhancing drugs and blood doping can cause health problems, damages to…

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    Performance Enhancing Drugs Performance enhancing drug abuse is a growing problem in adolescents and athletes. According to the Partnership for Drug – Free Kids, more than five percent of teens use performance enhancing drugs, or steroids to increase muscle. Performance enhancing drug abuse creates addiction, the mental tension and pressure that coaches and peers bring to inferior athletes this draws teens and athletes to engage in these products, further encouraging teens to partake in the use…

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