Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport

Editorial Opposing View Performance Enhancing drugs (PED’s) should not be legal in professional sports, and have been one of the major issues involved in them since the 1960’s. The first established ban on PED’s in major sports came in 1976 when the International Olympic Committee banned the use of steroids (CNN). PED’s allow for certain players to gain an advantage over other athletes because of their ability to allow athletes to train longer and more frequently, recover faster from injuries,…

that athletes in today’s society are using performance-enhancing drugs such as steroids. Lets stop right there because not all athletes use these performance-enhancing drugs. Some reasons to the use of drugs like steroids are that athletes feel like they’re under pressure, they feel like they’re not as good at the sport they play, or they want to be just like their opponents that might be taking these drugs. One of the biggest problems about the use of drugs like steroids is that athletes my age…

said that he failed a couple of drug tests and that he was on cocaine. Many people lost respect for him when they heard this. He denied doing drugs at first, but he then admitted to it. Professional athletes should be banned from their sport for doing drugs because young people look up to them and they are putting a bad example. Doping in sports is not allowed in any sport, and should not be allowed to do. People such as kids, sports fans, and people whom like sports, loose respect for the game…

controversial topic of performance enhancing drugs are still in discussion today. Some believe that they’re good to use, while others believe they give an unfair advantage to the sport being played. A performance enhancing drug is any substance taken by athletes to improve performance. Typically, well-known athletes are the ones to use performance enhancing drugs. Performance enhancing drugs are used by multiple athletes of every sports across the world. Therefore, the athletes who use PEDs are…

Performance-enhancing drug regulation and law, a crucial matter involving twenty-first-century sports analyzers and health experts, sparked a national dispute. Henceforward the Ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games, performance-enhancing drugs destroyed the values of professional sports; ethics, respect, fair play, and honesty (Lavin 6). The legalization of performance-enhancing drugs will negatively influence an athlete's life. Performance-enhancing drugs jeopardize the health of users.…

“Both the general public and non-sports medicine health professionals have recently been made aware of a large use of performance enhancing drugs among sports practicing subjects” This diverse issue is has provoked extensive debate on if Performance enhancing drugs should be legalised many believe that legalisation will give more equal and controlled industry. While others believe that it wll create an advantageous sporting industry with long term medical risks. This debate inevitably leads…

Performance-enhancing drugs are unscrupulous and should not be taken or used. There are many downfalls to taking anabolic steroids, and the first one that will be mentioned is that the use of performance-enhancing drugs (anabolic steroids) may lead to some grim health problems that many people don’t even take into consideration before the abuse of the drug. The second downfall to be declared is going to talk about the reason many people still use performance-enhancing drugs even though they are…

Athletes who use performance enhancing drugs damage the integrity of sportsmanship. Using performance enhancing drugs fundamentally change the spirit of sports. Sports are contests of character, but when you use drugs to get an unfair advantage, the integrity diminishes. Using performance enhancing drugs to gain an advantage violates the idea of “Spirits of Sports”. Using PED’s takes away the aspects of cooperation and teamwork. Sports are an extension of our personal ethics, and it brings out…

I believe strongly believe that the use of performance enhancing drugs in sports must be banned. The use of drugs in sport is a despicable act that should not be taken lightly. There are many types of drugs that can cause serious damage to the athlete, unfairly winning and destroying their reputation. Drugs used to enhance athlete’s abilities are a disgrace to the world of sport and should be banned evermore. Many different types of performance enhancing drugs are manufactured such as…

nature of sports is the passion and desire to win, the habit of competition is second nature to us humans and most athlete’s would do anything to come out on top of their opponents. However the decision is up to us to chose whether we want to make the right decision or wrong. Most would take the time and improve by working hard this being mentally and physically, however there are some athlete’s who would rather take the easy way out and use drugs to improve their skills. This is where drug…