Drugs and Sports It is an ethical question whether or not athletes should take drugs to enhance their performance in sports today. ... In sports, these performance-enhancing drugs, or "doping" has a long history. ... This incident happened 98 years a go and now it is 2002 and drug use in sports is still an issue. ... Although this was 4 years ago it shows that drugs usage in sports is still a problem. 3 Dr. ... So as the war on drugs in sports is still being fought today it will continue to be fought until...

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There are many reasons why sports persons take drugs. ... Other reasons for taking banned drugs are to become more aggressive and to look good this is what Two sports people have said. ?... Sports people who directly benefit from EPO are cyclists, swimmers and gymnasts. ... How Have Sports Authorities Prevented The Use Of Banned Drugs? Officials have done there best to prevent sports people taking banned drugs. ...

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Chafet argues that the use of enhancement drugs among professional sports players is acceptable. Many baseball players use these performance enhancer drugs for various reasons. ... It is teaching them that it is acceptable to use illegal drugs. ... These players need to be punished and the drug use needs to put to an end. ... This may be true, but it does not validate the illegal use of drugs. ...

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Should we allow performance-enhancing drugs in sports? "Only the most nave sports fan can be shocked-shocked!... Do we really think performance-enhancing drugs belong to sports? ... After a drug cycle they let a drug-free cycle follow believing it allows the body's hormonal system to recuperate. ... It seems impossible to create a drug free competition, all these information made me believe everybody take some drugs; some ...

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There are many ways that using performance enhancing drugs in sports that can affect your life and everyone else's around you. ... When using certain drugs in sports such as pain killers, you could do extensive damage to your muscles and costing your career. ... One of the most popular places to buy enhancement drugs is the local drugs store. ... Fans of many sports have different opinions on sportsmanlike conduct. ... Some children may believe that the only way that they are ever going to accomplish anything in sports, is by using enhancement drugs.  ...

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Performance-enhancing drugs are not needed and should be banned from all sports to ensure the health of the athletes and also to keep the games fair. ... Another effect is permanently deformed bones (Sports). ... Steroids are legal in some sports even though they jeopardize players' health and damage sports credibility (Dark). ... This drug can upset the bodies' hormonal balance when it metabolizes into testosterone and estrogen, and may cause premature puberty and stunted growth in adolescents (Sports). ... In these two age groups, 19-29 and 35-65, this drug produces umw...

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Testosterone is the main drug found in anabolic steroids. ... The NCAA is not the only sports federation to ban anabolic steroid use. ... ("Anabolic Steroids, Drugs" 3). ... As stated in "Anabolic Steroids, Drugs and Sports, "Anabolic steroids can halt growth prematurely in adolescents. ... This is commonly called roid rage (Anabolic Steroids, Drugs" 3). ...

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Athletes should be able to decide for themselves whether or not they are mature enough to play professional sports. Kobe Bryant and Mike Tyson are only two of the most famous names in sports. ... The feeling that athletes are not ready for professional sports because of their age alone is simply not right. ... There is proof that the athletes can handle the pressure and responsibility of professional sports. ... The onlything that separates us is their uniqueness is athletics whereas ours might be crafts, computers, researching new prescription drugs and so on. ...

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Over the last two decades the growth of youth sports has reflected the popularity of professional sports in our society. ... The outstanding popularity of the sports industry has profoundly affected youth sports organizations. ... Sports introduce children to healthy competition. ... Many at risk youth are surrounded by or engage in criminal activity, drugs, alcohol, and gangs that do not allow for time or energy to be placed into physical activity. ... He feels that children often stay in school or do not use drugs as a result of their positive perception of a particular athlete. ...

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It could be steroids, ripped fuel, or andro, which are all types of performance enhancing drugs, some which are legal and illegal in sports. ... This drug is legal in baseball but is illegal in football. ... The most recent drug that has everyone talking about among college athletes is a drug called Creatine. This is a illegal drug in NCAA certified college sports. It is legal however in professional sports. ...

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The majority of the drug testing going on around the nation involves students that take part in sports and other extracurricular activities. ... People who participate in sports already have enough pressure riding on them as it is. ... Most people who are in sports would never do drugs during their sporting season anyways because it would only slow them down. ... When a kid gets tested for drugs he or she feels that they are being accused of taking drugs.( Drug Testing Fails 1). ... For one thing, if drug testing keeps tremendous athletes from going out for sports, the school and the stude...

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Now there are all kinds of sports to choose from, and many of these sports are played at a professional level. ... Most illicit users take the drugs in "cycles", or for a period of several weeks or months. ... The NHL has no mandatory drug testing, at least for its players. ... President Bush appealed to athletes and pro sports to wipe out the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. ... Bush thought the use of performance-enhanced drugs like steroids in baseball, football, and other sports sends the wrong message: that there are shortcuts to accomplishment, and that perform...

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One of the biggest ways it does is in sports. ... All sports though, and especially in the Olympics are being tested. To fully understand the topic of sports drug testing you must first look at the overall picture of just drug testing and how the United States and its laws view it. ... Possibly the strictest area of sports drug testing is in the Olympics. ... To test for six drugs costs seven dollars. ...

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I for one was involved immensely with sports. ... Another skill you learn while playing sports is leadership. ... You have to be a responsible person while in sports. You can't drink, smoke or do drugs while on the team, if you do you could be suspended or kicked off the team. ... You also meet many people by being involved in sports. ...

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Plus college sports bring a school together. ... If college sports are taken away, then the students not playing sports are more likely to do bad things. Sports keeps them away from drugs and hanging around with a bad crowd. Sports has the potential to help turn bad people good. ... College sports are never going away. ...

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Athletes and Performance-Enhancing Drugs Drug use among athletes has become a common action. ... Not all of these drugs are illegal. ... All professional sports leagues in the United States have banned steroids and some similar drugs. ... "Some athletes have given up sports entirely or even committed suicide once they stopped using steroids" (Tuttle 4). ... Drugs are not new to sports. ...

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These fantasies lead to the idolizing of a person's favorite sports figures. ... Michel Irving use to be a good role model until prying into his personal life showed his love for prostitutes and drugs. ... Several other high-profile athletes have been accused of wife beating, drug use and lesser offenses. ... Sports are for mere entertainment, not as a place to get morals from. ... Professional sports are played as a method of keeping people entertained. ...

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With fewer tax dollars going towards the Drug Enforcement Agency, law enforcement, and court systems, programs such as after school sports and performing arts centers would be better funded. ... My first two marriages ended because of drug use by my spouses. ... After my second marriage failed due to drug use I felt very alone. ... Drugs changed their entire personality. ... Drug use destroys your body. ...

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The National Rugby League, like other sports, is seeking to expand and/or consolidate teams in Australia and New Zealand. ... Introduction Rugby League has been one of Australia's most popular sports since 1908. ... Like other sports, Rugby League is seeking to expand and consolidate teams in Australia and New Zealand. ... For example, Reni Maitua had been tested positive for drug testing and was suspended for 2 years from the game. ... More Live Sports Games on TV (e.g. ...

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DRUG ABUSE: COCAINE AND HEROIN Drug abuse in our country is a major problem. Not only does it affect the person taking the drugs, but also family and friends. When you are taking drugs, the way you see the whole world changes. ... Heroin abusers often use other drugs. ... Abusers of these drugs can be helped. ...

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Drugs of any shape or kind are dangerous. ... No matter what, drugs will tear everything apart until something is done to help the drug user put an end to their bad habit. I know all of this because I know a drug user. ... But he had a secret life, one that revolved around drugs. ... First he started off by pawning things like stereos, kitchen wares, sports equipment, and anything else he could get his hands on. ...

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With the huge flood of immigrants arriving from Europe other sports became popular. ... By the 1890's Women were playing sports such as golf and tennis. ... Sports events were transmitted to spectators who could listen all around Australia to their favourite sports. Radio was very popular especially for sports like cricket and horseracing. ... At the centre of this is the Australian Sports Commission. ...

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Marijuana is a Harmful Drug Marijuana is an extremely harmful drug in which affects people's lives in drastic ways. The view on this drug is sometimes being perceived as positive, rather than negative. ... I quit all the sports I used to play, my school grades dropped drastically, the communication between my parents and I decreased to almost nothing, and I found myself to be depressed when I was not stoned. ... Marijuana is also known to be a gateway drug. ... From marijuana, people lead themselves to other illicit drugs. ...

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Sports Heroes as Role Models Lots of people go through their life having a hero or a role model to look up too. ... In the sports field there are positive and negative role models. ... Uses drugs, has sex with many women and he is also a cross dresser. ...

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Now sports are moneymaking opportunities. The athletes that compete in these sports are in it to make money. ... Plain and simple Anabolic Steroids are a drug. ... No longer is it just a football drug. ... Steroids use to be considered just a football player or a body builder drug. ...

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