Types of Banned Performance Enhancing Drugs: The list of drugs banned from the Olympics is determined by the World Anti-Doping Agency, to deal with the increasing problem of doping in the sports world. ... • Diuretics Diuretics, which increase the production of urine, are chemical compounds which interfere with drug tests, are banned for two reasons. ... Secondly, increased urine production drains the concentration of both the banned drugs and their metabolites, making their detection more difficult. • Narcotics • Cannabinoids • The use of alcohol (ethanol) is banned in...

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In an effort to lower drug abuse among teens, many schools across the country have chosen to start testing their students for drugs. ... Mandatory drug testing is a violation of the Fourth Amendment's ban on "unreasonable searches and seizures." ... There are even a few schools that have gone as far as treating students who refuse the drug tests the same as students who test positive for drugs! ... Most young drug users are hurting no one but themselves. ... While drug abuse is a problem that needs to be solved, mandatory drug testing in schools isn't the answer. ...

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Recreational drugs are also among the substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the international organization that enforces drug rules for the Olympics and other international sporting events. Also, in all of America 's professional sports leagues, such as the NFL and the MLB, they have banned the use of recreational drugs and PEDs ("Drugs"). ... Along with that, MLB and the NFL both banned PEDs as well as many other boosting substances in 1989 (Mango). ... MLB sued six people connected to Biogenesis, accusing them of damaging the sport by providing banned subs...

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But Johnson's drug bust surprised few in the athletic community, where it was widely believed that the vast majority of Olympic athletes had been using banned substances for years. ... For a large majority of the drugs on the list of banned substances, documentation that they enhanced performance is insufficient or completely lacking. Even drugs not considered performance-enhancing might be banned for other reasons. ... Many popular dietary supplements and "natural or herbal- products contain banned substances, such as ephedrine. ... The NCAA Executive Committee developed a list of ...

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For the past thirty years the government has escalated the war on drugs by banning every kind of addictive drug and pumping billions of dollars into aggressive enforcement without significant success. The case for legalization of drugs is not to encourage the use of drugs but to provide a more effective means of dealing with the societal effects of drug abuse. ... Most deaths are due to bad drugs, mixed with deadly chemicals. ... Drug dealers definitely don't wont to loose their massive profit's arising from illegal drug dealings. ... That too is a another reason for repealing drug...

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Different from NY soda ban that gained public attention due to hardcore actions of Mayor Bloomberg despite strong backlash from diverse business organization and interest groups, Chicago's energy drink ban is rather at stalemate. ... Food and Drug Administration had launched an investigation of five deaths that might have been associated with Monster's namesake drinks, though at this point the FDA has not made any determination. ... Currently most energy drinks are categorized by the Food and Drug Administration as a dietary supplement, which means manufacturers do not have to rele...

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What Are The Benefits and Side Effects Of Taking Banned Drugs? Below are the three well known banned drugs explaining a little about each, and their benefits and side effects. ... How Have Sports Authorities Prevented The Use Of Banned Drugs? Officials have done there best to prevent sports people taking banned drugs. ... Who Has Been Found Using Banned Drugs? ...

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The drug trafficking does not have a definite beginning for it has existed as long as the drugs themselves. Being that the drug trade was legal before the introduction of drug prohibition, the history of drug trade can be closely tied to that of drug prohibition. ... In fact alcohol was one of the first drugs banned within the United States, it was banned during the 20's by the 18th amendment and was later repealed by the twenty first amendment. ... Drug Enforcement Administration described Carrillo as the most powerful drug trafficker of his era. ... Gangs also smuggle drugs into th...

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Other drugs that are harmful, such as crack or marijuana, are illegal in the United States. ... (Bartecchi, 49) People who have chosen to smoke have accepted the unhealthy risk of the drug. ... The government has chosen not to place a ban on a drug that puts even the nonusers at risk to health problems. ... Although smoking has only negative effects on the body, the use of cigarettes is legal while other drugs are banned. Most products proven dangerous are banned or recalled. ...

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The History of Drugs in sports. ... I feel the reason why drugs in sport is such a big issue is because if a athlete takes a banned drug and wins there event or race they have simply cheated there way to 1st place, not only have they cheated and won but they have also stolen the pride and glory and hard work that the person that came in second place. Obviously if a athlete is taking a banned substance its banned for a reason so taking a banned substance is not just morally wrong but its also unfair to the rest of the competition. If taking a banned substances was allowed to be taken and an...

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These banned substances can make the athletes jump higher, run faster, and throw further. ... When the International Olympics Committee published a list of 110 banned substances, more new drugs were already developed (Winnipeg Free Press). ... Traces of drug will remain in the athlete's body for only a limited time, and drug tests can only detect signs of banned substance if it has been taken within a certain time. ... Athletes can also take large quantities of legal drugs to mask the existent banned substance in their bodies. ... Obtaining banned drugs is not difficult in our society...

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Other drugs that are harmful, such as crack or marijuana, are illegal in the United States. ... People who have chosen to smoke have accepted the unhealthy risk of the drug. ... The government has chosen not to place a ban on a drug that puts even the nonusers at risk to health problems. ... Although smoking has only negative effects on the body, the use of cigarettes is legal while other drugs are banned. Most products proven dangerous are banned or recalled. ...

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(Drugs in Sport) According to Dr. ... (Athletes and Drugs) Sprinter Ben Johnson's ban from the Olympic games, in 1988 set off a flurry of bureaucratic activity and official hand-wringing, but a decade later it is clear that Johnson's fall from grace was no turning point, merely part of a continuum and, in some insidious way, inspiring. How else can it be explained that in 1995, when 200 elite----mostly American----athletes were polled on whether they would take a banned performance-enhancing substance if they would win and not be caught, 195 said they would do it. The athletes were a...

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The goal of this agreement was to discourage and end the use of banned substances such as anabolic steroids and other drugs in baseball. ... This is the main set of reasons for banning PED and other forms of drugs from athletic competitions (Becker) (Digital Image). ... If the specimen is positive for a specific banned substance than that specific athlete would be held accountable. ... For example, basketball banned goaltending (swatting the ball away after it has reached the highest point) when players became more athletic and tall. ... This is why PED should be banned rather than legalized ...

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Performance enhancing drugs in the international circuit are currently banned by the International Olympic Committee who try to prevent the use of them in competitive and recreational sport. ... I believe that drugs should continue to be banned because it helps enforce fair competition, protect the health of the athletes and will continue to have a positive effect on Australian society and world sports. ... Performance-enhancing drugs are banned in sport to ensure a fair competition to all athletes. ... By enforcing that all enhancing drugs be banned, we create a positive effect on societ...

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Warne is currently serving a 12-month ban from the game for failing a drugs test ahead of the World Cup. ... This substance is banned from cricket "Diuretic can be used to mask the presence of performance enhancing drugs". ... Shane Warne is guilty of drug taking weather he knew diuretics were banned or not. Being a famous cricketer, Shane Warne should be responsible for knowing what drugs are banned and what he is consuming. The 12-month suspension is adequate because there is no evidence showing the drugs taken by Shane Warne would improve his game, yet he should have know the substance was ...

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Should Drug Use Be Decriminalized? ... The question is "Should drug use be decriminalized?" ... So, if you answer, "No, drugs should not be decriminalized" you would intern were saying drugs should be illegal, but what would you classify as a drug? Because in present times there are "legal drugs" that share the characteristics of "illegal drugs" and are still classified as being legal. ... When the government banned alcohol, the crime rate went up not down as they planned, but when they decriminalized it and just added a few rules about it the problems halted. ...

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Drug Abuse Has America gone insane over drug abuse? ... Yet drugs use is all over America! ... No one in Washington recalls anything but alcohol was banned at one point due to the Demon Rum, which killed thousands of people. ... By banning alcohol, Congress thought that it would solve their problems and that it would eventually go away. The same problem goes with drugs; by banning drugs it does not solve anything but creates even more trouble. ...

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Quite often, placing a substance on the banned list will actually stimulate interest among athletes and lead to increased use of that drug. ... Although intended to deter drug use in the athletes, the IOC's catalog of 200 banned substances has come to serve as a shopping list for many Olympic athletes (Bamberger and Yaeger, 1997). ... While most will agree that drug use is now rampant throughout the Olympics, eliminating the tests and lifting bans would surely cause the use and abuse of these substances to increase dramatically. ... While these bans are forced, athletes who chose to remai...

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"Diet Drug Factor in Bechler Death" Today's Major League Baseball athletes are not restricted from the use of any performance enhancing drug on the market. ... I feel that the research put into the current death of Steve Bechler should be incriminating enough to get the drug ephedra banned from baseball, and hopefully taken off the shelves of the drugstores across the nation. ... This drug is enhancing the athlete's ability to have energy and burn fat; and it does it in a very dangerous way. I feel that the drug ephedra should be banned and taken off shelves right now and the gov...

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(Drugs in Sport) According to Dr. ... (Athletes and Drugs) Sprinter Ben Johnson's ban from the Olympic Games, in 1988 set off a flurry of controversy, but a decade later it is clear that Johnson's fall from grace was no turning point, merely part of a continuum and. How else can it be explained that in 1995, when 200 elite, mostly American, athletes were polled on whether they would take a banned performance-enhancing substance if they would win and not be caught, 195 said they would do it. The athletes were also asked what they would do if a banned substance guaranteed they would...

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Situations such as losing his best friend to suicide, over coming depression, dealing with drugs and being molested by his aunt Helen. Although The Perks of Being a Wallflower contains sexual graphics, introduces homosexuality, and the use of illegal drugs. ... "Banning books give us SILENCE when we need a speech. ... Due to the sexual situations, drug use, along with alcohol, homosexuality, bestiality and abuse in which the book deals with. ... Many of them main arguments when it comes to as of why the book should be banned, back to what I said earlier, is because the book tends to deal ...

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Opponents to the banning of cigarettes argue that it will create a profound negative impact on the economy. ... Since cigarettes fit in the array of regulated addictive drugs, they should also be regulated like those in the same array as cigarettes. ... Opponents to the banning of cigarettes base their arguments on the possible negative impact that may transpire on America's economy. ... Although a complete ban on cigarettes currently remains far from attainment, several organizations recently helped create a bill that could control cigarettes much in the same way the government now cont...

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GHB, THE DATE RAPE DRUG Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate, commonly known as GHB, is a mind altering drug that is commonly used as a tool in the act of rape. It is a somewhat new, underground drug that was initially used for medical research. ... It is a very dangerous drug that when ingested in high doses has the potential to kill. ... In 1997 it was banned making it illegal to posses due to its supposed links to date rape [GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate),1]. ... On February 18, 2000 President Clinton signed the bill H.R. 2130 which will make GHB along with some other drugs a Schedule 1 drug if i...

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Since then, the development of Performance-enhancing drugs has hit a rapid increase and massive amounts of more powerful drugs have been produced. ... This extended research essay will look at the countering arguments over whether the ban on performance-enhancing drugs should remain in place or whether it would be a benefit to the sporting community as a whole if this prohibition were lifted in sporting associations. ... In an online article by Radley Balko (2008), he states that the trend of teenagers using PED mirrors the trend of the use of other banned substances and illicit drugs. ... S...

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