Why Steroids Should Be Banned
DRUGS , SPORTS , AND ETHICS
Testosterone, Anabolic Steroids, and Human growth hormone are the new trend in the sports filed, athletes are doping. What are the enhancement drugs , Why its becoming popular and why it should be banned?
Testosterone is produced by both women and men but men produced 10 times more than women.
It is male sex hormone, its effect in increasing muscle mass.
Anabolic Steroids are derivatives of Testosterone which can be rubbed, injected, or swallowed. The drug was created to help American weightlifters compete with Soviets.
Human growth hormone is produced by the gland at the base of the brain. Its primary function is the maintenance of normal bone development …show more content…
Young athelets devote their lives to their sport for the opportunity to play against the world’s most gifted and powerful athletes. The difference between two athletes competing may be measured in seconds or inches. A tiny advantage can make all the difference. What if that advantage comes from us ing a performance-enhancing drug?
For athletes who want to compete clean, the threat that they may be losing to competitor who is not faster, stronger, or more dedicated, but who take drug to gain an edge.When drugs is banned but some athletes use them anyway the ball is in the cheater court. If we prohibit drugs we owe it to the athletes to detect, and punish who cheat.
Integrity seems like an old-fashioned idea but it is at the heart of who we are and how we live. Performance- enhancing drugs effect the individual athlete’s integrity in two ways. First, if drugs are banned, then choosing not to use them is a test of one’s intergrity. A person of integrity does not behave dishonestly. A person of integrity does not seek to cheat his competitors by methods that give him an illegal
Testosterone, Anabolic Steroids, and Human growth hormone are the new trend in the sports filed, athletes are doping. What are the enhancement drugs , Why its becoming popular and why it should be banned?
Testosterone is produced by both women and men but men produced 10 times more than women.
It is male sex hormone, its effect in increasing muscle mass.
Anabolic Steroids are derivatives of Testosterone which can be rubbed, injected, or swallowed. The drug was created to help American weightlifters compete with Soviets.
Human growth hormone is produced by the gland at the base of the brain. Its primary function is the maintenance of normal bone development …show more content…
Young athelets devote their lives to their sport for the opportunity to play against the world’s most gifted and powerful athletes. The difference between two athletes competing may be measured in seconds or inches. A tiny advantage can make all the difference. What if that advantage comes from us ing a performance-enhancing drug?
For athletes who want to compete clean, the threat that they may be losing to competitor who is not faster, stronger, or more dedicated, but who take drug to gain an edge.When drugs is banned but some athletes use them anyway the ball is in the cheater court. If we prohibit drugs we owe it to the athletes to detect, and punish who cheat.
Integrity seems like an old-fashioned idea but it is at the heart of who we are and how we live. Performance- enhancing drugs effect the individual athlete’s integrity in two ways. First, if drugs are banned, then choosing not to use them is a test of one’s intergrity. A person of integrity does not behave dishonestly. A person of integrity does not seek to cheat his competitors by methods that give him an illegal