Why Do Athletes Use Performance Enhancing Drugs?

Jacob Booth
Mr. Fiskum
English 151
October 28, 2013
Performance Enhancing Drugs There has been much discussion taking place from athletes ranging in all level of sports. Almost every athlete will tell you that the competitive drive to win can be intense. Athletes will go to many lengths to win. Numerous athletes will go to extreme measures to win, including taking Performance Enhancing Drugs. Today you can find numerous types of Performance Enhancing Drugs ranging from oral, injection, human grade, and underground. There are over one hundred types of Performance Enhancing Drugs! The most commonly used PEDs are Anabolic Steroids, Androstenedione and Balco. These Perfromance Enhacning Drugs can come in numerous forms, such as an injection
In the year of 1976 the East German Olympic Swimming Team won eleven of thirteen Gold Medals and later the swimming team sued East Germany’s Federal Government for giving them the Performance Enhancing Drugs because the Olympic swimming team did not know the side effects of the drug. Today, hearing about Perfromance Enhancing Drugs is common. Most people would not even raise an eyebrow if they had heard breaking news about a professional athlete who used Performance Enhancing Drugs to gain the competitive edge. Many sports leagues such as the MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and other major sport leagues all over the world have been attempting, for years, to eliminate Performance Enhancing Drugs from sports, but they failed. Today, we need a good argument whether Perfromacne Enhacning Drugs should be accepted in professional sports.(Quizzare and
All of the physical side effects can present serious medical issues. Men are subjected to hair loss, acne, and liver cancer. Liver cancer can be a life-threatening disease. Females are exposed to growth of body and facial hair. Females are also liable to experience a deepening of the voice, and fertility problems. Gaining that slight competitiveness can lead to greater increases in performance but may affect an athlete’s overall health.(Whittaker)
The emotional effects of using Performance Enhancing Drugs are numerous. The positive signs of using Performance Enhancing Drugs include; satisfaction of results, self-esteem boosts, and feeling and looking your best. The cons of using Performance Enhancing Drugs include; rage, outbursts of aggression or violence, severe mood swings, jealousy, depression and delusional such as making your judgment feel invincible and unstoppable. Performance Enhancing Drugs can boost your emotion on the field making you feel great, but it can also destroy your emotions off the field.