Legalize Steroids In Sports Ben Johnson was one of the first superstar athletes to be caught using steroids and was stripped of his 100m gold medal at the 1988 Olympics. He was eventually banned for life in 1993 for testing positive again (Richardson 2010). Performance enhancing drugs have become widely used since the 1970’s and have only increased in the numbers of athletes using the drugs to up their endurance and perform to their greatest potential. Professionals such as Barry Bonds‚ Jose
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years people have debated weather not to have steroids in sports‚ or to keep them away from all competition. However some athletes use steroids anyway to “get ahead” of the competition. These action can cause athletes being kicked out of a game or even all future competition. Some people ask “Why use steroids?” Some athletes use drugs‚ where they can train their bodies hard and then have their bodies recover fast. Different types of athletes use steroids in different ways depending on what sport the
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Rebuttal Article “Why it’s time to legalize steroids in professional sports” written by Chris Smith of Forbes Magazine argues that to level the playing field of professional sports it would be beneficial to legalize the use of performance enhancing drugs. Mr. Smith’s ideals that professional sports would be a fairer‚ more entertaining version of itself if performance enhancing drugs were legal‚ is an incredibly irresponsible and impudent declaration. Mr. Smith states “The primary reason why performance
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Many people‚ even professional athletes and super models‚ want to improve something about their bodies. Whether it is steroids or weight loss supplements‚ drug dealers and drug companies all claim to have the answer to happiness through products that claim to improve our bodies. But they never tell you about the price that you can pay: the cancers‚ depression‚ liver damage‚ acne‚ balding‚ or anger that can result. Happiness and athletic success don’t come from a pill or a needle; they come from hard
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Steroids Should Be Banned It is amazing what athletes will do to achieve higher levels of performance and to sometimes get the extra edge on the competition. Most of the time people do not realize the long-term effects that result from the decisions they make early in life. This resembles the use of steroids in a person’s life. Steroids became an option to athletes in the Olympics and other major sporting events during the 1950’s. But this use of steroids among athletes only became widely
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The effects of steroid use has been widely documented‚ especially in the past couple of years with all the high profiled athletes subjecting themselves to a tainted legacy because of the need to keep there competive edge while there skills where slowly diminishing with age. Sending shock waves through the sports world and fans feeling disappointed and confused‚ athletes have been slowly coming out in the public eye for their past and current steroid abuse. These athletes have been emotionally distressed
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STEROIDS INTRODUCTION Introductory Statement: The use of steroids can affect your life in so many ways and have many consequences on your regular life. As known by many people‚ the cons of steroid use are outweighed by the pros. We know that they make you stronger‚ bigger‚ faster‚ and also allow you to pass other athletes that are not in use of it. But is it really worth putting everything including your career in jeopardy? Preview Statement: Going in depth with the learning of steroids‚ we
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enhancement drugs used by athletes. Anabolic‚ androgenic‚ and growth hormones are the categories in which they are grouped. Anabolic refers to muscle building. Androgenic refers to increased masculine characteristics.(2005‚march NIDA Infofacts). Some widely used anabolic drugs are Testosterone‚ Dianobol‚ and Deca Durabolin. Widely used androgenic drugs are Equipoise‚ Masteron‚ and Trenbolone. Growth hormones are different in nature from anabolic-androgenic steroids. Human Growth hormone is an endocrine
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Physical Appearance and the Use of Steroids It is hard to deny the fact that a good body will get you more attention. Women have always wanted the perfect body and would do just about anything to get it. These days‚ women are not the only ones concerned with their image. Studies have shown that more and more men are worrying about their appearance‚ especially because of peer pressure. However‚ there are fewer things for men to do in order to get well built‚ muscular bodies. This means that in many
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“I’ve never felt overmatched on the baseball field.” This quote was said by Alex Rodriguez. Alex Rodriguez had unbelievable stats that would have put out him in a definite spot in the hall of fame‚ but because of the use of steroids‚ his dreams of becoming a Major League Baseball hall of famer are shattered (“overshadowed”). Alex Rodriguez used performance enhancing drugs‚ which help improve their running speed‚ strength‚ and skill (“Doping”). Athletes are pressured into taking these drugs in many
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