Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport

topic of p.e.d’s in sports has and will be a major aspect in sports as well as a taboo. It is currently a hot issue in all major professional sports, anyone at the top of a professional sport has at some time or another used performance enhancing drugs or has seriously considered it. When athletes are at a point where they cannot achieve anymore success, using a banned with the mere consequence of a suspension for six months to one year seems very tempting for most. Many sports have adopted…

it takes. Performance enhancing drugs consist of human growth hormone that increases body muscle mass. Athletes secretly use these enhancements to improve their performance. Athletes should be disciplined severely if they choose to use performance enhancing drugs. The athlete should be banned from the sport permanently on their second offense. First, performance enhancing drugs give an unfair advantage. They give the athletes who use them an advantage over athletes who do not use them.…

Mayer et al. also argue that sports themselves are dangerous towards athletes health. For example in hockey concessions, broken bones, and strained muscles are common due to the physical aspect of the game. Therefore the arguments that claim performance-enhancing drugs are harmful are not permissible because athletes put themselves in danger every time they train or compete in their sport. Lastly the article for legalization argues that performance-enhancing drugs should be controlled and…

There are many reasons behind drug testing athletes in schools and leagues. The tests screen for drugs that are either legally banned or banned from sports. These could include marijuana, cocaine, heroin, acid, hGH, and other performance enhancing drugs. Drug testing student athletes is not intended to be a punishment. Rather, it is a way to keep students safe, get them help, and keep the games fair and untarnished. Some may say that drug testing athletes is unconstitutional as a violation of…

create identification? My topic pertains to the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in professional sports, so while I doubt anyone has any personal experience with these drugs, I think they have a general understanding of the topic. I am, however, confident that everyone has played a sport at some time, which may give them some additional…

the doctor 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…

In modern society “a spectacular sports performance is met with as much suspicion as celebration by a cynical public, as drug use in sport becomes more prevalent.” But is this statement actually true? It is more so true in sports which have had a history of drug use such as cycling and athletics then sports like rugby and cricket. This is also be due to cricket and rugby being team, not individual sports and with the skill and technique being more important factors than a slight physical…

Over the years, Player Enhancing Drugs have become very popular for many athletes. The risk is high for a higher return. Although there are many other ways to enhance performance, some athletes still tend to lend on these “drugs”. The history of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED’s) date back to the ancient Greek times (“Drugs and Athletes” Gale). Athletes in the ancient Greek times would gorge themselves with meat before they would perform (“Drugs and Athletes” Gale). Around the 1950’s-1960’s,…

Worth the Risk? Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) are substances used to improve any form of performance in humans and boost self-confidence. Athletes and bodybuilders take PEDs. Military personnel use them to enhance combat performance. PEDs came along in the beginning of the Olympics Games (776-393 BC) because athletes were concentrated on winning. Many athletes wanted the edge over their rivals and wanted to make sure their performance was going to be the best it could be. A growing…

laws in sports With constant scientific improvements and a rise in doping cases in sports during the last years, we have to ask the question if it is still justified to prohibit doping or if drugs should be legalised to create a more even playing field and be seen as a part of our normal evolution. The ethics of human enhancement is a part of moral philosophy, which looks at the reasons and arguments for and against the current policies and bans in place which criminalise performance enhancing…