... only hurting the athlete but also letting those who watch them down. Nobody wants to watch a cheater. Performance-enhancing drugs are not needed and should be banned from all sports to ensure the health of the athletes and also to keep the games fair. There are many ... unhealthy side effects from the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Although these side effects are indirect they are still life threatening. ... athletes and fifty percent of baseball players use creatine. Some superstars like Mark McGwire and Michael Johnson use creatine. (Dishong "Creatine" 1) Creatine is currently not...

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... The question now is: Are taking steroids for the reward worth the risk of being banned from the game? Or worse, are they worth losing your life over? Over the past few years, performance enhancing drugs have become a huge issue in Major League Baseball. Many players have used steroids, and ... healing after a pitching outing, but he claims the only thing he has been injected with is vitamins, namely Vitamin B12, which is not a banned substance by Major League Baseball. Clemens has amassed numerous records and other great career totals. He has won 7 Cy Young Awards, which is given ... ...

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... recreation. Anabolic steroids have been a part of sports since their creation in the 1940's. How can something that has actual medical use be banned from a sports association. If you compare the health risks smoking cigarettes is multiple times worse, yet is still allowable by the Olympic committee, ... with other players that are not because they do not want to take the risk of their career. They would not be taking the drugs for the wrong reason, like many teens and young adults are, proven by the next statement. "Believing that anabolic steroids can ... improve competitiveness and pe...

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... athlete drug testing programs, only the NBA does not test for marijuana, because the NBA drug policy does not include marijuana in its list or banned drugs"(Athletes With). This is probably the main reason they have had such a problem with marijuana. It's not good for young kids to see ... help these kids live a better life. Michael Jordan talks about the program when he says, "We're not just telling kids to say no to drugs. We are giving them something to say yes to healthy activities, life skills, youth leadership and a chance for productive futures" (Athletes Against). This program ....

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... associated with these substances are alarming. Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler collapsed and died during this year's spring training. His autopsy revealed the presence of the energy supplement ephedra - a drug banned by the National Football League. "Some 10,000 former East German swimmers have found that they have liver damage, diabetes, cancers and other serious effects of forced steroid drugging by ... their national trainers." (Wadler, 7/13/03) Dr. Gary Wadler, consultant to the U.S. Department of Justice on anabolic-androgenic steroid use, stresses that "unlike almost all ot...

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