Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) have a long history in sports according to Sports in America's "Performance-Enhancing Drugs" article. ... 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"). ... A 2010 survey reveals that only half (58.1%) of track and field throwers either agreed or strongly agreed that drug testing remains the most effective way of preventing or controlling drug use in sports ("Performance"). The latest scandal in sports is a new research lab called Biog...

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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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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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Steroids in sports is an epidemic among players trying to gain an edge, which leads to increased usage of steroids. The use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs are unacceptable. ... Sports like baseball have had a long history of rampant steroid use and have taken effective action since they first discovered the problem. However, because of their ineffective testing NCAA football unlike most sports, has not yet discovered the full extent of their steroid problem. ... I believe that steroid use is clearly wrong in sports, and is an easy way to gain an unfair advantage over the co...

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A performance-enhancing drug is any substance taken by athletes to improve performance. This term is referenced often and typically refers to anabolic steroid use in sports by professional and amateur athletes. ... Where PED's separate from things such as good nutrition, surgery and other legal drugs that are not considered PED's is a very grey area, and will be touched upon in this report. ... All athletes alter their bodies whether that may be the simplest of tampers or a very complex one that border the ethical issue of sports doping. ... If they both abstain from taking PED&#x...

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