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    resort to performance-enhancing drugs to get results faster. The process of using performance-enhancing drugs to get athletic results faster is called doping (Performance-enhancing). Anabolic steroids can be effective with helping athletes get bigger, faster, and stronger, but athletes risk their life and long-term side effects for a sport. Anabolic steroids are synthetic steroids that cause muscle growth. Athletes take performance-enhancing drugs without…

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    Performance Enhancing Drugs Athletes taking performance enhancing drugs is just like sitting in school taking a test and not be able to figure out the answer to a question. All of a sudden you see your classmates cheating, by taking out their phones and looking at each other papers. Many athletes who witness their peers taking drugs feel as if the said athletes are cheating their way to the top. When a bench rider suddenly rises up to star-player, many questions arise. The use of performance…

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    You could become a countries hero one day to a countries zero the next. Performing enhancing drugs have been a large talking point in sport ever since Lance Armstrong the famous cyclist was found out to be doping during the Tour de France in 2002. You can take the performing enhancing drugs in many ways such as taking a pill or injecting yourself with a syringe. Many people see it as a new beginning in sport while others see it as unnatural and unfair. There are many strong arguments to…

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    Performance Enhancing Drugs have affected numerous well known athletes in today’s society. Baseball Player Alex Rodriguez face many allegations of using performance enhancing drugs throughout his professional baseball career. According to Gottlieb, Performance enhancing drugs many of Rodriguez’ successes early into his career were contributed to performance enhancing drugs.(citation..) In this paper you will learn about ethical dilemmas, core beliefs, resolution, evaluation, and the comparison…

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    Since the early 1960’s, athletes have used anabolic steroids to enhance their performance, mixing substances such as heroin and cocaine creating a drug named a “Speedball” (Denham 56). In the US heroin and cocaine are illegal due to the effect these drugs could have on a person 's health, but athletes were combining these two drugs just so they would be able magnify their skills within the sport they play. From high school sports to professional, athletes have used all sorts of…

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    with drugs and taking supplements to make them bigger, faster, and stronger. A method otherwise known as doping; a process in which athletes use prohibited drugs or training methods to surpass their competitors. These athletes; steaming from all sports, have been misusing these drugs, not wanting to spend the crucial time and effort others are willing to do. They desire a quick and easy route to these achievements through the use of the said drugs. These substances; better known as performance…

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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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    Doping and performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) are controversial issue in today’s society. The topic of whether doping and performance enhancing drugs should be legalized is important, because it is a current and past issue that affects our society. It is also important because it will affect the future of how sports are operated. There are many opinions on whether doping should stay illegal or become legalized. Some people, believe that doping and performance enhancing drugs should be legalized,…

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    The purpose of this essay is to look at the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sport, its history and how athletes and officials are addressing their use today. Further, I will look at how organizations such as the National Sport Organizations of Canada (specifically Synchro Canada) are working to reduce the use of PEDs and instead focus on the value of ‘pure sport’ through nutrition, proper sleep and training as a more effective and fulfilling way to enhance the sport experience. …

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    whose drugs are most effective among the games? Performance enhancing drugs are the substances that can help athletes improve the physical condition, skills, or even the result of the game. The use of these drugs in sport is widely known as ‘doping’. As doping helps athletes to perform, the issue of drugs in sporting competition should be allowed or not, has long been debated. However, some potential problems will be occurred when lifting ban on doping, leading to drugs abuse and the risks of…

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