years ago‚ drug testing in sport was in its beginning stages. Now‚ it is complex and in constant change. Keeping sport clean has become a never-ending race between drug testers and those who choose to cheat. And as much as the quest for the podium or championship should be the big news‚ often negative reports about positive drug tests end up overshadowing competitors’ accomplishments. The use of performance-enhancing drugs is nothing new; in fact‚ the international anxiety about drug use began
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1. There should be testing for all the drug and sports for all sports. All sports should be tested for drugs because all sports can have drugs. Football probably has it the most that want to look strong. Drug use by athletes has been a controversial issue for many years. With each of these scandals being met with a disjuncture among experts and fans alike‚ the question comes down to not who is using‚ but whether or not drug testing should even be present in sports. 2. If each of us thought
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Drug testing is a very controversial issue in today society. It causes uproar from the students and the workers across America because they feel that it is an infringement of their rights. I believe that it is an infringement of a person’s right to be tested of drugs just out of the blue and without just cause. I also believe that a person should be tested if they injure themselves or cause an injury to someone else on the job because then the employer is not held accountable or responsible for
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Sport is so much a part of daily life for so many Australians. An Australian child is brought up to idolise their sporting heroes and to pursue the sport itself. It is devastating to think that maybe our sporting heroes are cheats. Today students are being pressured to perform at higher levels to make the first team‚ representative side or a sporting scholarship at a Greater Public Schools (GPS) which then could lead to the opportunity to make a break into the professional sporting teams. With the
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Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Introduction Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients is a controversial issue. Should the government hold people accepting government entitlement’s accountable for illegal drug use or would this type of action cross the boundary of civil liberties into an invasion of privacy? The government has a vested interest in getting welfare recipients back into the working population. Holding welfare recipients accountable for illicit drug use only ensures
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Consider if steroids were legal‚ how much more exciting sports would be and t would be fair to everyone. Why: As an athlete and competing in a high level sport‚ I easily understand athletes and their reasons for doping in sports. At a high level you’re always striving to be the best you can be ad better than your opponents to win. Also‚ as a candidate for the Provincial and National Team for Canada I have experience in knowing what you need to know and expect while participating in these events
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Drug Testing Gabrielle A. Pili-Mahoe ENGLISH 3 –Period 1 Argument Research Essay March 14‚ 2013 Gabrielle A. Pili-Mahoe Ms. Wright English 3 - Period 1 Argument Research Essay March 14‚ 2013 Unlike most people‚ that has vehicles of their own to transport them from and to their location. But other people they don’t have that advantage‚ they would have to take public transportation‚ such as taxis and especially the city buses. For the employees know that their workplace is at safety
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Drug Testing before receiving financial aid from the government to support your family. Lately the media has been following the legislatures and their bills involving mandatory drug tests before receiving government assistance. “According to the Survey of Income and Program Participation conducted by the U.S. Census‚ well over 100 million Americans are enrolled in at least one welfare program run by the federal government. Many are enrolled in more than one. That is about a third of the entire
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Drugs in Sport The use of drugs in sports goes back a long-long time‚ in fact back to the original Olympics held from 776 to 393 BC. Old texts suggest that humans were always trying to find ways to do more work with less effort (work hard but suffer less). This caused them to find‚ invent & use drugs or supplements. Thus people began using drugs & performance enhancers. Doping is the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport‚ it is illegal‚ but the use of drugs completely isn’t. That
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Drugs in Sport Prescription Drugs- A prescription drug (also prescription medication or prescription medicine) is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a medical prescription before it can be obtained. Performing Enhancing Drugs- Performance-enhancing drugs are substances used by athletes to improve their performances. Stimulants- Stimulants stimulate the body and mind to perform optimally by enhancing focus‚ energy‚ and aggression. Some examples are caffeine‚ amphetamine
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