Drugs have been an ongoing issue since drug testing started in the 1980’s. A short time ago at the Common Wealth Games there were countless drug allegations towards Australia, while back in Australia during the Tri-Nations Rugby Series it was found that Ben Tune had unknowingly been administered a banned substance to treat an infection, and missed a few Super 12 rugby matches in case he got drug tested and banned the sport. In sport athletes will go to any measures to win even if it means harming themselves, by taking banned substances such as performance enhancing drugs.
Drugs are chemical substances which, when introduced into the body, can alter the biochemical systems of the body. Drugs are designed to kill infections and disease, instead some athletes use drugs to improve their abilities in a certain activity.
Athletes face enormous pressure to excel in competition. They also know that a gold medal can get them more than a bit of gold, spo
1. Diuretics-the benefit of Diuretics is that it makes water pass through the body quickly, which means you can lose weight swiftly, which is essential in sports where there is a weight limit such as boxing. The most important job of the drug is to get rid of another drug out of your system to avoid detection by the drug testers. Ben Tune was found guilty of being administered a type of this drug recently.