Steroid use in professional sports has been an issue as early as the 1960's. ... There are many cons when it comes to steroid use and even more when we speak of performance enhancing drugs (PED) in professional sports. ... Steroid use has been existent in professional sports and the Olympics for several decades. ... In the past, when a majority of professional sports didn't have steroid policies I would not have had such a problem with the use of performance enhancing drugs. ... The use of performance-enhancing drugs is not accidental as so many athletes have stated. ...

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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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Anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs (PED's) are the vitamin of choice for most professional athletes. ... Performance enhancing drugs were not always illegal in baseball. ... This was the first time that there was ever a punishment for using performance enhancing drugs. ... Additionally, steroid use should be legal since drug screening programs are flawed. ... When it comes to steroids in professional sports, we say "Why Not?...

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Has the Commissioner forgotten that when his athletes use performance enhancing drugs, young hopeful athletes will use these illicit drugs also? ... In order to prevent the use of performance enhancing drugs in baseball, MLB needs to enact a stricter policy for those who fail a drug test. In most sports, the athletes must submit to random drug tests every few months to prove they are obeying the sport's anti-drug use policy. ... This question is asked because doping has been a constant in sports, not just baseball, since the late nineteenth century. ... Longtime Sports Illustrated basebal...

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Anabolic steroids have been a part of sports since their creation in the 1940's. ... The people that watch sports also want to see the best of the best, which is why they watch professional sports instead of just high school or college level. ... They would not be taking the drugs for the wrong reason, like many teens and young adults are, proven by the next statement. ... " (Anabolic Steroids and Sports: Winning at Any Cost). ... With legalization for professional and recreational use (just as alcohol is legal) there would be less worry about watered down drugs coming from other cou...

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Steroids In Baseball Steroids are illegal drugs that unnaturally boost strength and muscle mass; their consequences are detrimental to a player's health and to the sport's popularity. Ethics and steroids are two very important issues dealing with the well-being of all sports, but especially baseball. ... "According to an article in Sports Illustrated, approximately 40-50% of the players in Major League Baseball are using steroids" (Kurtzberg). Unlike other professional sports, baseball does not test for steroids because "drug testing is something to be negotiated through bargaining ...

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What will sports fan be thinking when they see these huge guys slugging the ball out of the park at a rate that was unheard of 50 years ago. ... He too feels the pressure of the drugs. ... Baseball is one of the only sports that do not have banned drugs and random testing. ... Drug testing should be enforced to save the down fall of baseball. ... Drug use in professional baseball can only be bad news for the future. ...

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In an article in Sports Illustrated columnist Tom Verducci inquired, "Is Baseball in an asterisk era?" ... If it is proven that some of the baseball players that have set records in the past few years have been using illegal performance enhancing drugs, it could cause chaos. ... Baseball is currently the only professional sport that lacks a drug testing and punishment policy, but after many questions, speculations, and recent confessions, who knows if it will change its guidelines? ... The government recently called for a change in the drug testing policy of baseball. ... While the BALCO s...

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The 2011 National League MVP, Ryan Braun, was caught using performance-enhancing drugs causing many to question the transparency of his play. ... To say all the other stuff is just "a part of the game" is absurd when considering performance-enhancing drugs have been just as part of the game as all the other forms of cheating. ... Amphetamines and other strong hallucinogen drugs have long been rampant in baseball with Dock Ellis famously known for pitching a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD. ... The drug testing in baseball is just too erratic and imperfect, with "random drug testing ...

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Why shouldn't they every other major sporting association has some sort of drug testing program? ... Though Major League Baseball finally got the much-needed drug testing policy there are still many skeptics. The testing policy that baseball implemented is said to be the laughingstock of the drug experts. ... He has players come up to him and ask for help to pass a drug test. ... Sammy Sosa had a chance to prove that his success was well deserved when Rick Reilly, a well renowned sports writer, asked him to go test on his own without waiting for the players union. ...

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Why shouldn't they every other major sporting association has some sort of drug testing program? ... Though Major League Baseball finally got the much-needed drug testing policy there are still many skeptics. The testing policy that baseball implemented is said to be the laughingstock of the drug experts. ... He has players come up to him and ask for help to pass a drug test. ... Sammy Sosa had a chance to prove that his success was well deserved when Rick Reilly, a well renowned sports writer, asked him to go test on his own without waiting for the players union. ...

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``Instituting mandatory, random drug testing is the only way to signal that our nation's pastime is serious about banning steroids,'' said the letter to commissioner Bud Selig (Congress Focuses on Baseball Steroids). ... During the summer of 2002 the topic of steroids was covered almost on every sports channel (Schmaltz). ... But here's the scariest part: When steroids or other drugs are added to the mix, people will begin to question their ability" (Gwynn). ...

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Why would anyone want to use a drug that could do things like that to you? ... The interview Caminiti gave with Sports Illustrated sparked a controversy that is still with us to this day. ... The newest proposal suggested by the owners would call for more extensive drug testing where players have to submit to a steroid drug test three times a year, and one drug test per year for recreational drugs. ... A recent poll by USA Today that polled 750 players, 79% would accept independent testing for steroids and other illegal performance enhancing drugs (USA Today 1). ... Is it moral to allow th...

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All these homeruns were hit without the use of performance enhancing drugs, also known as steroids. ... Over the past few years, performance enhancing drugs have become a huge issue in Major League Baseball. ... Most players do know the risks and rewards of taking these drugs. ... If the use of performance enhancing drugs continues on in their lives, the athlete runs the risk of even worse problems. ... The steroid that Clemens has been accused of using is a drug called HGH, which is also known as Human Growth Hormone. ...

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