Performance enhancing drugs have been used to gain that extra edge. Athletes have been doping since Ancient Roman times. While performance drugs do have a long history there are ways to discourage their use. This paper will discuss the history of doping, why athletes use this form of cheating, and ways to prevent it. The only time that sport was thought to ... for doping. As testing for performance enhancers becomes more advanced it will still be the embarassment and disgrace that most discourages athletes from using them. Currently cyclists are the most severely punished athletes. They are ...

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