Performance Enhancing Drugs : Steroids, Androstenedione, And Ephedra Alkaloids

Performance-Enhancing drugs are an unnatural way of changing one's body, and the effects can be life altering, sometimes better yet always, in the end, much worse. It is for this reason why major league sports have put strict rules in place suspending athletes who use these drugs; the Olympics ban these athletes for life. These drugs harm the bodies and minds of athletes, and they are banned to protect their health for their benefit and for the sports as well.

In every sport, there has always been a desire to win. Some athletes will do anything to make winning possible. Every elite athlete wants to be better than their opponent. Some rely on performance enhancing drugs, also known as PED’s, to improve their game. This topic is very important because it can be the difference between winning and losing. Winning can mean money, fame and a place in history. I believe athletes should not use PED’s in sports because it is an unfair advantage, health risk, bad role modeling, bad sportsmanship, and results in tainted records and awards.

“Commentators claim that performance-enhancing drugs are not right or wrong, simply another strategy to improve performance” (Introduction to Performance-Enhancing Drugs). There are two main problems wrong with the use of drugs being legal. Health of athletes would drop devastatingly, and the true competition would become who gets lucky. “Some mourn the loss of yesterday's baseball heroes, while others argue that sport figures who use performance-enhancing drugs expose flaws in American culture” (Introduction to Performance-Enhancing

Have you ever heard of performance-enhancing drugs, drugs that are used to increase your physical performance.? Well, right now there’s an argument about whether they should be dealt with accordingly to professional sports. The main issue right now is if they should be allowed in some of the professional sports. And right now a heavy amount of sports organizations are involved, such as NBA, NFA, even Nascar. This issue is important because right now people are using performance-enhancing drugs in drugs, and people are concerned if it's allowed. I personally believe that performance-enhancing drugs shouldn’t be allowed in professional sports, and people should be banned from using them. For example, using performance-enhancing

Athletics play such an important role in our society, but, unfortunately, some in professional sports are not setting much of an example. The use of performance-enhancing drugs like steroids in baseball, football, and other sports is dangerous, and it sends the wrong message -- that there are shortcuts to accomplishment, and that performance is more important than character. So tonight I call on team owners, union representatives, coaches, and players to take the lead, to send the right signal, to get tough, and to get rid of steroids now.”

“…medical researchers believe that between 1 and 3 million youths and adults have taken anabolic steroids in one form or another specifically to enhance their looks or athletic performances,” stated Nuwer (Nuwer, 61). As astounding as these figures are, the number of performance drug users is steadily increasing. With this progressively increasing numbers, it is projected that millions more will use steroids in the immediate future (Newer, 61). Athletes have always sought an advantage in competition even if ignoring the law and their health if necessary. Using drugs of any sort to facilitate an athlete’s athletic ability should be illegal. The use of performance enhancing drugs is not only detrimental to the user but it also creates an

The most commonly discussed issue in sports of the 21st century is the use of performance enhancing drugs by professional athletes. Over the past four years, it has been nearly impossible to turn on the television without hearing something about athletes and these drugs. From former National League MVP Third Baseman Ken Caminiti's admission of steroid use in an issue of Sports Illustrated (Verducci, 2004) to 2006 Tour de France Champion Floyd Landis being stripped of title due to a failed doping test (Blue, 2006) virtually every sport is involved. Are performance enhancing drugs a substance that threatens the very existence of professional sports, or are they the future? Perhaps the issue

In the world of sports, there has always been the debate to legalize anabolic steroid use. Since I was a young boy, I have seen several players stripped of titles, achievements, and even careers. In one scandal, Barry Bonds stripped of his home run record title for suspected steroid use. Years later, Lance Armstrong was stripped of all seven of his Tour de France titles for using anabolic steroids. While steroid use seems to be a common occurrence in the last few years, some supporters have risen to speak in favor of having steroids legalized in the world of sports. On the other hand, numerous others and myself believe it should not be legalized on any level of sports due to several mental and health issues that arise from steroid use. It

One of the biggest debates in sports in recent history is whether or not to allow performance enhancing drugs in sports. What pops into many people’s minds when they hear performancing enhancing drugs is steroids, which is a PED, but there are many more performance enhancing substances. There are many people that believe that performance enhancing drugs should remain banned in sports and those who are caught using any banned substances should be disciplined accordingly. However, some people think that it should be okay for athletes to use performance enhancing drugs to have better athletes and, as the name states, enhance the athlete’s performance. In every professional sport, athletes are tested randomly for these performance enhancing drugs, as well as other banned substances. Performance enhancing drugs have been a source of conflict in sports for years, and I think they will continue to be an issue no matter how much people try to crack down, and eliminate them.

Performance-enhancing drugs (PED 's) have been an issue for many decades now for the medical and sports field. Olympic and professional athletes have been using them to gain an upper hand on the competition, but some may ask if it 's really worth it? Studies show that performance-enhancing drugs have been proven to negatively affect the health of athletes who take them. Simply put, performance-enhancing drugs could either improve athletic performance or can be extremely dangerous, in certain situations, deadly. There have been strict rules and drug testing in the professional sporting organizations, as well as in world competitions. For example, in the summer of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, in two of the

Performance enhancing drugs are commonly abused among athletes, competitors, and body builders. As indicated by Procon.org, the primary known use of performance enhancing drugs occurred in 776 B.C. by the ancient Greeks. Greeks contended in the Olympic Games for prizes and wreaths, however they utilized medications, hallucinogens, and ate animal intestines to increase their performance. Performance enhancing drugs, also known as steroids were absolutely acceptable in 776 B.C., yet they are presently banned in the United States. (procon.org)The purposes behind the ban were because of the physical harm and significant side effects. Even though performance enhancing drugs are banned in sports, they are commonly used by millions of people every day and therefore performance enhancing drugs should be legalized. Performance enhancing drugs should be legalized because of the tremendous benefits and they would decrease drug abuse.

Abstract:  With the increase of competition has also come the need to become bigger and stronger than the opponent.  The use of steroids among athletes has caused the focus of the game to change.  No longer does an athlete want to win by doing their best, but they want to become bigger and have an advantage over the opponent.  Ultimately, all athletes feel that they need to use performance-enhancing drugs to compete at the same level. Despite all of the warnings and information on performance-enhancing drugs, athletes continue to use them and overlook the potential health risks associated with steroids.

Doping in sports happens all the time around us whether you want to believe it or not. It is also not occurring just in a few sports it is virtually all of them. It happens from cycling in the Tour de France, the World Series in baseball, and to the Olympics, it happens everywhere. The drug that has become very popular throughout the sports community was created in the 1950’s when bodybuilders wanted to gain a new level of muscle mass and more quickly. This drug has made its way through the sports community and it is becoming to the point where it is time we either allow them or do something about it to make it stop. “There are several types of performance-enhancing drugs: anabolic steroids, stimulants, human growth hormone and supplements.”

More and more, of our society views winning more important than itself. Success in competition brings status, popularity, and fame, not to mention college scholarships. Today’s athletes are looking for an advantage over the competition that will make them winners. Unfortunately, the drugs of today are caught up in the high stakes competition frenzy. Of this reality, teenage use of performance improved drugs is growing ever more popular. In colleges and in the professional league a lot of people are doing drugs and its ruining their health and life. Also, if some teenagers take performance drugs they are making them better than everyone else giving themselves an advantage over everyone else which is cheating, so why should they get money

Famous athletes and movie stars around the world are known to the public society. Jon Jones, Alex Rodriguez, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lance Armstrong, Serena Williams, and Richard Sherman are only dose of these athletes, but few know that each of these athletes have used the deadliest drug in the sports system.This dangerous drug harms their physical state extremely in the long run and has short term effects. Also, the drug can affect the mental state of the mind. Disease occur nine times out of ten in most individuals. Most importantly, the drug can lead to one’s death as well. Although, most would say PED’s can benefit the body, but the pros outway the cons of this deadly steroid.