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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penalty for drug cheats in sport Hello fellow students of Taylors Lakes Secondary College. Today I will be speaking about performance enhancing drugs in sport‚ and why there should be harsher penalties for athletes who use them. In order to become a successful athlete‚ you must dedicate a large part of your life to that sport. This is the reason why athletes get paid so much‚ because they have put in so much work in order to entertain audiences. And its one of the many reasons why drug cheats should
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When watching someone participate in any sport‚ the audience thinks about how much effort was put into practicing‚ and not what the player smoked to gain their superhuman stamina. In sports‚ the competitors need to practice to become better‚ not default to who has the money to buy the best drugs. Performance enhancing drugs may help during a couple of games‚ but it’s not worth putting so many lives at risk. Forest Tennant JR.‚ who is an NFL drug adviser‚ has estimated that half of all professional
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Why are named drugs used in sports? When we exercise‚ there is an increase in the blood flow which provides the muscles with a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients and all the toxic waste products are removed from the body by this metabolism. There are many instances where an athlete has used a drug to enhance the desired output in an unfair and illegal manner. Such a practice is termed as “doping”. Eventually in the long run‚ the effect of drug taking leads to other mental disorders and even
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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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closest competition. They are willing to practice for countless hours‚ put themselves through rigorous training and follow a very strict diet. Those who are passionate about their sport are willing to do just about anything to improve performance‚ but just how far are athletes willing to go? With recent advancements in sports science‚ it has become possible to alter some elements of human physiology. The human body has been meticulously studied over the years‚ and as a result we are able to comprehend
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www.thelancet.com Medicine and Sport Vol 366 December 2005 S21 The rules of sport define a level playing field on which athletes compete. Antidoping policies exist‚ in theory‚ to encourage fair play. However‚ we believe they are unfounded‚ dangerous‚ and excessively costly. The need for rules in sports cannot be dismissed. But the anchoring of today’s antidoping regulations in the notion of fair play is misguided‚ since other factors that affect performance—eg‚ biological and environmental
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Athletes are responsible for any prohibited substance found to be present in their bodies. The use of drugs to enhance performance is considered unethical by most international sports organizations and especially the International Olympic Committee. The reasons for the banning of these particular drugs are mostly because health risks‚ fair advantages for all athletes‚ and for a “clean” image in sports for the public. An Anabolic steroid is the most popular banned
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