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Athletes and Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Drug use among athletes has become a common action. Many athletes have or still use performance-enhancing drugs. Not all of these drugs are illegal. ... Performance-enhancing drugs are used to give athletes an edge. ... Why would any athlete disregard consequences and consider using performance-enhancing drugs? For many, the possibility of unlimited gains is enough reason to justify disregard to consequences and use of drugs.
Since the 1950’s athletes have been using steroids. In the past two decades more drugs have become available. These new drugs produce similar results to those of anabolic steroids. ... All professional sports leagues in the United States have banned steroids and some similar drugs. The International Olympic Committee has also banned steroids and similar drugs. ... Even though the professional leagues in America have banned these drugs, most do not conduct testing. This lack of oversight has allowed many of the American athletes to gain an edge in their particular sport. Professional athletes are not the only people using these drugs. Many young adults are introduced to these drugs by their adolescent years. An adolescent child may use these drugs to enhance his performance in a sport or use these drugs to gain confidence in his appearance. Most young athletes have heard of steroids, know someone using steroids, or have used steroids by the time they reach high school.
Approximate Word count = 1136
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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