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. ...
Peer pressure is positive when friends tell children to join an activity, such as playing sports, going camping, and going to a community meeting. ... Peer pressure can be negative to because some of a persons friends can start to do drugs and aspect you to do drugs with them just because they are doing it. ...
One of the biggest problems affecting teens is peer pressure, whether it is pressure to take drugs or dress a certain way. ... For example, when teens are socializing with their peers, they are often be pressured into taking drugs. ... One may not want to take drugs to begin with, but if their peers are the ones persuading them, then one's decision to take drugs may be completely altered. ... To begin with, parents, who have a major influence on their children, often push their children to do better at school, extra-curricular activities, sports and more. ... One's peers can affect t...
Sports figures can be a positive influence, as kids try to perfect their skills and abilities to be more like them. ... Teens can achieve this through several ways such as playing sports, getting good grades, and being obedient to authority. ... Forty-five percent of teens from ages thirteen to eighteen claim a sports figure as a role model (Horn and Keough. ... Sports figures are often viewed as a good influence for teens. Involvement in sports teaches teamwork, requires dedication, and promotes a healthy lifestyle free from drugs. ...
Getting around is always very important to a teen, because they always have places to go, like to school, work, sports or to have some fun. ... Increased accidents are unfortunately too common when teenagers are behind the wheel, sadly these accidents tend to be drug and alcohol related. Teens also make bad decisions due to the effects of drugs, like marijuana, cocaine, alcohol or any other mind altering substances. ...
I was into the drugs, alcohol, sex, parties, stress with family, etc. ... He was also into drugs and alcohol as actions of being rebellious. ... He came from a great family and was greatly interested in lacrosse and with other sports. ... People also need to realize that there are more issues then just drugs, alcohol, and sex that are effecting the teenagers today....
Have they turned to drugs or alcohol? ... In today's life, teens are more often to try drugs. ... If a teenager allows himself or herself to become so bogged down with stress, without finding some stress relievers like sports, hobbies, and friends, it can then lead to depression. ... So in conclusion, I can saw that I have watched friends, even my own sister, give in to teenage stress by turning to drugs. ...
At one end of the spectrum, teens maybe pushed by their parent's to excel in sports and scholastics, and at the other end there are teens that are never given direction or aspirations by their parent's. Those pressured to excel maybe come overwhelmed by what is expected of them and can fall into using drugs and alcohol as a form of escape and may feel the only way out is that of suicide. On the other hand those teens without direction and lack of interest on the part of their parent's, may also turn to drugs and alcohol as a means of escape. ...
