(Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports) Multiple major health risks follow the uses of performance enhancement drugs. ... The prohibition of the use of drugs within sports would provide a fair playing field to all athletes. ... The negative health risks and issues caused by sports doping alone should make the use of drugs within sports prohibited. ... The prohibition of the use drugs within sports serves as an extreme health benefit. ... The prohibition of drug use in sports provides athletes with the right to their own decisions. ...

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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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In an effort to lower drug abuse among teens, many schools across the country have chosen to start testing their students for drugs. ... But testing students who don't participate in sports is not, however, because of unfair games. ... Most young drug users are hurting no one but themselves. ... While drug abuse is a problem that needs to be solved, mandatory drug testing in schools isn't the answer. Steroids and the like should still be tested for in athletes so their sports remain fair, but not everyone should be tested. ...

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In this essay we will discuss performance enhancing drugs but I´m going to focus more on doping through blood transfusion, athletes use this process because it boosts the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream and it gets the athlete more exited and he is able to give a better performance in the sport. There are a couple of sports the used doping blood transfusions but it was most used in cycling, there are a couple of examples of of cyclists the used this method of doping like: Lasse Virén which used blood transfusions to win the Montreal Olympics in 1972 and 1976, there was als...

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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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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 believe that drugs should continue to be banned because it helps enforce fair competition, protect the health of the athletes and will continue to have a positive effect on Australian society and world sports. ... It has become knowledge that drugs do have adverse effect on health. ... If drug testing stopped, or if drugs were allowed to enhance an athlete's ability, it would create a negative effect on society due to a "fake" competition, taking the fun and excitement from all sports. ... Competing untested would only result in sports" history and its future becoming a mockery, and t...

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These sports supplements are not being used correctly, and this causes problems down the road for users. ... In Canada a prescription is needed to get andro, but in the United States it is an over-the-counter drug. ... The use of sports supplements such as andro or creatine is dangerous, and these drugs should require prescription to take. ... The United States and the professional sports organizations need to tighten up legislation regarding these drugs. ...

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He had to go through rehab to cease his drug use. ... If schools do not allow students to participate in school activities because they do not feel comfortable submitting a drug test, it would discourage them in sports and in their education. ... Most of the money the school makes goes to the sports, like football or baseball. ... Masking drugs is designed to hide traces of drugs in your blood. ... In sports, the use of drugs does not affect your ability to play. ...

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1.0 The research question My initial idea for this research project was to explore a topic related to sports. Upon further consideration and interest on the topic, I researched further subtopics such as the performance enhancing drugs, sports betting, as well as fitness levels of athletes. Performance enhancing drugs interested me the most after further reading. As a result, I decided to make my subject title 'performance enhancing drugs' and further refined my research topic to 'Should athletes utilize performance enhancing drugs?' ... Furthermore, I will be researching...

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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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I have done my part of research on diuretics, a chemical from the professional sports area. ... I am for the use of this chemical, diuretics in the professional sports area as it had improved the life of people. Diuretics, a drug used that can increase the amount of water and sodium that promotes the formation of urine by the kidney. ... They had shown positive results towards this diuretic drug, bumetanide and had improved in behavior. ... Without this drug, this illness might not be able to be treated. ...

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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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Allowing those with an unfair advantage to compete can pressure drug-free athletes to use anabolic steroids to remain competitive. ... Di Pasquale concerning drugs and sports. ... Anabolic steroids are a drug containing hormones which can be used to increase strength and promote muscle growth. ... After its initial use in bodybuilding the drug spread like wildfire thought the rest of the sports world, ranging from sports in high school to professional athletes in the Olympic Games. ... Still the most effective way to remove anabolic steroids from competitive sports is through systematic drug...

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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 Testing Making a person take a drug test violates their Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights under the constitution of the United States of America. ... There is a very large possibility for an error on a drug test. ... The school forces every student from sixth to twelfth grade that drives to school or plays sports affiliated with the school agree to take a drug test if they are one of the ten that are randomly picked each month. ... They are forced to take drug test without probable cause. Drug testing should not be allowed for many reasons. ...

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As a result, a group of France's best student-athletes took a survey regarding their use of these three drugs. ... The experiment was designed to compare student-athletes and non-athletes use of these drugs. ... For example, a member of the group sponsoring the experiment is a member of the Regional and Departmental Authority on Youth and Sports of South-Eastern France. ... Also, I feel that there is an explanation for the higher rate of drug use by athletes in international competition. ... The use of drugs may help to relieve the stress that these athletes are under. ...

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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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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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Drug Testing Drug testing is an efficient, dependable method of determining a person's drug use. ... Drug tests are able to identify the specific drug and amount used. ... The author of "Current-Student Athletes" explains that the head coach will arrange for all their athletes to attend a drug testing orientation that is given by the department of sports medicine. ... Drug test identify the specific drug used. ... Drug tests are not error free. ...

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