Drugs and sports have gone hand-in-hand for as long as winning has mattered. ... Athletes should take their wants into their own hands, and not rely on foreign sources or aid. ... This was due to a recent request from tennis player Lindsay Davenport who called for more drug tests in tennis before the problem got out of hand (Blood Tests). ... According to Dutch physician Michel Karsten, "If you are especially gifted, you may win once, but you can't continue to win without drugs. ...

• Word Count: 1819
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School

This is good in many cases because it shows courage and perseverance; on the other hand, many have taken it to the extreme of using outside agents to better their chances for dominance. ... By cutting off the problem at the root, which is the distributors and producers, we prevent the athlete from ever having the chance of getting their hands on these steroids. ...

• Word Count: 2134
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• Grade Level: High School

(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. ... These young and gifted people have a case of tunnel vision and an oddly persuasive and self-soothing moral escape hatch: If other people are taking these drugs, why shouldn't I? ...

• Word Count: 2001
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School