Cheating Controversy: Drugs In Sports
Drugs in Sport
By: Hani Abulzahab
Layla Harmoush
English 204
Draft 1: Research Paper
American University of Beirut
Outline
I. Introduction
The never-ending controversy around sports enhancement drugs will never fade, as an increasing number of athletes are admitting their use; global sports authorities like the International Olympic comity (IOC), he World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and other international sports federations continue to consider drug intake as cheating and impose punishments on athletes who use it. However, some would argue that drugs are beneficial for sports, as athletes who do not use drugs turn to other types of medications such as ephedrine and psychedelics that can be harmful physiologically, psychologically …show more content…
This drug stimulates bone marrow to increase the production of red blood cells and hemoglobin, as a result of this increase of red blood cells during exercise the amount of oxygen entering the body to the muscles increases (Mayo Clinic2015) , in turn this decreases the rate of fatigue and lactic acid build up. However athletes are unaware that the health risks of taking this drug far outweigh the benefits. In the 1990s this drug contributed to at least 18 deaths due to its increased risk of strokes and heart attacks (Mayo Clinic, …show more content…
Whereas steroids, Growth Hormone, Insulin-Growth factor 1 and other hormonal elements are not considered "dietary supplements"(Cusimano, 2015). Steroids are known to be a major cause in heart failure by weakening the ventricular chamber that pumps the blood, it is shown in a study done by Aaron L. Baggish of Harvard Medical school and his colleagues that the ventricular chamber in subjects that took steroids pump less than 55% of the blood that enters comparative to the normal range of 55%-70% (S.Boyles, 2004) and the problem is that they are not just used by professional athletes today, they are used by regular people who work nine-five jobs, the best course of action would be to keep all gym users aware of the effects of steroids. If the dosage is not used properly, it can affect the physiological and hormonal levels of the user and induce a term used very frequently when mentioning steroids; “roid rage” this phrase points to the problem of aggressive tendencies when using steroids, essentially the mood swings that men and women experience can be compared to that of the side effects of certain drugs or may also be compared to what most women face on a monthly basis “The premenstrual
By: Hani Abulzahab
Layla Harmoush
English 204
Draft 1: Research Paper
American University of Beirut
Outline
I. Introduction
The never-ending controversy around sports enhancement drugs will never fade, as an increasing number of athletes are admitting their use; global sports authorities like the International Olympic comity (IOC), he World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and other international sports federations continue to consider drug intake as cheating and impose punishments on athletes who use it. However, some would argue that drugs are beneficial for sports, as athletes who do not use drugs turn to other types of medications such as ephedrine and psychedelics that can be harmful physiologically, psychologically …show more content…
This drug stimulates bone marrow to increase the production of red blood cells and hemoglobin, as a result of this increase of red blood cells during exercise the amount of oxygen entering the body to the muscles increases (Mayo Clinic2015) , in turn this decreases the rate of fatigue and lactic acid build up. However athletes are unaware that the health risks of taking this drug far outweigh the benefits. In the 1990s this drug contributed to at least 18 deaths due to its increased risk of strokes and heart attacks (Mayo Clinic, …show more content…
Whereas steroids, Growth Hormone, Insulin-Growth factor 1 and other hormonal elements are not considered "dietary supplements"(Cusimano, 2015). Steroids are known to be a major cause in heart failure by weakening the ventricular chamber that pumps the blood, it is shown in a study done by Aaron L. Baggish of Harvard Medical school and his colleagues that the ventricular chamber in subjects that took steroids pump less than 55% of the blood that enters comparative to the normal range of 55%-70% (S.Boyles, 2004) and the problem is that they are not just used by professional athletes today, they are used by regular people who work nine-five jobs, the best course of action would be to keep all gym users aware of the effects of steroids. If the dosage is not used properly, it can affect the physiological and hormonal levels of the user and induce a term used very frequently when mentioning steroids; “roid rage” this phrase points to the problem of aggressive tendencies when using steroids, essentially the mood swings that men and women experience can be compared to that of the side effects of certain drugs or may also be compared to what most women face on a monthly basis “The premenstrual