... a major discussion topic and provides massive pressure on athletes around the world in a variety of different sports from Major League Baseball to Billiards. The question that raises a huge amount of commotion is: Should performance-enhancing drugs be legalized? Several ideas and beliefs have connotations to the use of drugs in sport. Such examples include athletes as role models, health risks, the legalization ... of PED with medical supervision, sportsmanship, sports fans and an unfair advantage (Agency, 2003; Allison, 2004; Fost, 2005; National Center ... and ideas for both for and a...

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Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) have a long history in sports according to Sports in America's "Performance-Enhancing Drugs" article. PEDs have dated back to the coliseum days when gladiator owners, or lanistas, provided opium to the gladiators to ignore pain and improve strength. But today, pharmacological research has led to a surge in the number of substances available, each with its own potential for misuse. Given the ... stanozolol. Years later, it was revealed that a number of U.S. track competitors had also tested positive for drugs prior to the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea ...

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... Rodriguez through cell phones that clearly show that they both had been working together and dealing with performance enhancing drugs. This news shocked millions of viewers and also increased the controversy about whether performance-enhancing drugs should be accepted in sports. There have been many other famous athletes who have been suspended due to PED use. The people who ... of clean athletes are diminished due to PED users. The people against PED want the efforts to discourage the use of these drugs in sports to remain strong. While thinking about whether performance-enhancing drugs...

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... such as the National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association have also put drugs on their lists of banned substances. The only two organizations that have not yet done the same are the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball (MLB). The ban on steroid use in sports must be continued and fortified, not only is the health of our athletes and ... steroids have contributed to world records and higher competitive goals, the standards already set are false due to the use of drugs. The decline in the standards of sports would simply be because of athletes now using...

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... naturally. There are many cons when it comes to steroid use and even more when we speak of performance enhancing drugs (PED) in professional sports. While I do not fully condone the use of enhancement drugs, I do believe that in certain circumstances the use of steroids is accepted and is a vital need in the entertainment that fans gain from super athletic players. Steroid use has been existent ... for several decades. My biggest issue with steroid use is that it provides the athlete with an unfair advantage. In the past, when a majority of professional sports didn't have steroid polici...

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... to compete; every man feels the need to have dominance over another man. These facts are even apparent in today's society. Now there are all kinds of sports to choose from, and many of these sports are played at a professional level. However, some athletes resort to drugs to improve their performance on the field, ice, or court. More athletes are putting themselves at risk ... scrimmage. These actions were publicized so much that the president had to interrupt. President Bush appealed to athletes and pro sports to wipe out the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. He fel...

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... gain an edge on the competition with no risk of getting caught. Steroids in sports is an epidemic among players trying to gain an edge, which leads to increased usage of steroids. The use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs are unacceptable. However, with testing by the NFL and the NCAA which ... reason for this is that costs for testing for steroids can range from $100 to $200, while tests for most street drugs may only cost $25. (The Associated Press). Sports like baseball have had a long history of rampant steroid use and have taken effective action since they first disc...

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... install a stricter policy for those who fail, or simply let pass the use of performance enhancing drugs altogether-which they seemingly already do. In order to prevent the use of performance enhancing drugs in baseball, MLB needs to enact a stricter policy for those who fail a drug test. In most sports, the athletes must submit to random drug tests every few months to prove they are obeying ... -analytical findings may have found many more cheaters that were never caught. Does the baseball Hall of Fame hold any cheaters? This question is asked because doping has been a constant in sports...

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... why many players turn to steroid use. Steroids are one way to make sure that your career is longer than the norm and even more productive. Performance enhancing drugs were not always illegal in baseball. In fact, it wasn't until 1991 that Commissioner Vincent sent a memo to each team, announcing that steroids have been added to the list of banned substances. The players ... first offense, one-hundred games for the second and a lifetime ban for the third" (Pollard). This was the first time that there was ever a punishment for using performance enhancing drugs. Fourteen years of warnings ...

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... Florida heat, and amounts of ephedra, pseudoephedrine, and caffeine he was taking at the time. The analysis read that the amounts of these contributors in Bechler's blood was strikingly consistent with the amount inside three tablets of the weight-loss supplement Xenadrine. Teammates said that Bechler was taking these ... normal, and the body switches into overdrive; all while already working out. This seems to cause problems with athletes on the top rung of today's sports mainly because they are the one's using high amounts of supplements, and having the most intense workouts to get int...

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Steroids In Baseball Steroids are illegal drugs that unnaturally boost strength and muscle mass; their consequences are detrimental to a player's health and to the sport's popularity. Ethics and steroids are two very important issues dealing with the well-being of all sports, but especially baseball. Baseball's statistics are being blown way out of proportion and history is being written unfairly because of steroid ... and strength, players can take an edge over other players. "Former major leaguer Ken Caminiti says he was on steroids when he won the National League Most Valuable Player Award...

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... get into the discussion about whether or not the players should be tested, we should discuss what steroids are. "Steroids are a critical component in almost all living organisms, including animals, plants, and even bacteria. Right around the time of the Second World War, scientists began to experiment ... each other I don't want to hurt fellow teammates or fellow friends. But I've got nothing to hide (Reilly 2)." The interview Caminiti gave with Sports Illustrated sparked a controversy that is still with us to this day. Soon after Caminiti admitted to using steroids many other players f...

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... Then gambling accusations and tax evasion surfaced. Rose eventually admitted to betting on sports and was accused of betting on baseball (but not his own team). In 1989, commissioner Bart Giamatti suspended Rose from baseball for life for gambling. In 1990, Rose paid his debt to society for a separate crime by serving ... Ty Cobb, the player Pete Rose was chasing to become the all-time hits leader, killed a man and admitted to it. Of all players in history to have troubled times, Babe Ruth, arguably on the greatest players to play the game, if not the greatest, had a reputation for bein...

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... listed are remembered forever. I would also like you to consider this, think about a student who passes a final exam under the influence of illegal drugs. The professor might be inclined to call the police, but there's no reason why the student shouldn't get the grade he earned. Then, consider ... the honor of the game. Pete Rose did the most awful thing a ballplayer could do by not only wagering on games in the NBA, the NFL, and college sports, but also baseball games. Peter Edwards Rose was investigated by Major League Baseball and a hearing was scheduled for May of 1989 ... their taxe...

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... the 1970's demand grew as athletes in other sports sought the competitive edge that anabolic steroids seemed to provide. By the 1980's, as nonathletes also discovered the bodybuilding properties of steroids, a black market began to flourish for the illegal production and sale of the drugs for nonmedical purposes (NCADI). "The first use of anabolic steroids in sports, nevertheless was by the Soviet weight-lifting ... teams in the early 1950's" (Lukas 14). Soon after steroids began to spread throughout the world. With the quick effects steroids brought ... severe that they end up taking...

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... to gear up for battle (Schwarzenegger, 223). The first competitive athletes believed to be charged taking drugs and other nonfood substances to improve performance were swimmers in Amsterdam in the 1860's. Doping, with anything from strychnine and caffeine to cocaine and heroin, spread to other sports over the next several decades (Schwarzenegger, 227). The use of anabolic steroids by athletes is relatively ... mainly body builders, weightlifters, football players, and discus, shot put or javelin throwers. These competitors relied heavily on bulk and strength. During the 1970's demand g...

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... to cheat but they don't want to be left behind the other players who are succeeding. This puts the players in a very difficult moral situation. Is good old fashioned hard work good enough? What will sports fan be thinking when they see these huge guys slugging the ball out of the park at a rate that ... players don't just use steroids but are on constant strong pain killers. He too feels the pressure of the drugs. He doesn't want to be left behind in ability or strength. He has chosen to take other nutritional dietary supplements to try to increase his strength and with hard work. Ken ...

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... dramatically over the past ten years and a major factor impacting the changes may be players" use of performance enhancing drugs. In less than four years Babe Ruth's single season record of 60 home runs has been broken by Sammy Sosa, Mark ... per hour was considered phenomenal only a few years ago. Today's players are bigger and stronger than the baseball heroes of yesterday and many sports writers and baseball analysts suspect the reason involves the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids. Anabolic-androgenic steroids are commonly used, however, do the ... million U.S. high school students...

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... of different ways drug testing pertains to our society and country today. One of the biggest ways it does is in sports. Athletes are one of the biggest topics in drug testing today. The question is whether or not they are using performance enhancing drugs. All athletes are subject to a random drug test at any time during their career. Golf; however is the only ... to start testing players. Baseball has been most suspect lately with the amount of records it has had being broken. All sports though, and especially in the Olympics are being tested. To fully understand the topic of sports dr...

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... man's struggle to get one of the best players the game has ever seen into the Hall. He states on his page" They let Steve Howe (banished 11 times for drugs) back in the game. They turn their eyes, quite conveniently, away from any number of wife-beaters, and drug addicts, every day. Because it pleases their wallets." (#1) This can be taken ... believe his numbers speak for themselves and plead to Mr. Selig (MLB commissioner) to let ole Pete back in so he can join all of his memorabilia that is on display in Cooperstown. The size of this issue really shows how big sports are in America t...

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... viewed better than the rest. But because they are the best, their actions are also scrutinized more so than the rest of society. Athletes grace the sports pages and evening news with their accomplishments in the game and sometimes their charity off field. But athletes are plastered across the front page and evening headlines when they commit crimes. Their private life is ... had taken similar action against Strawberry. Suspension is one punishment, but it is not enough punishment for three similar violations. Strawberry, on three separate occasions, broke the law by having drugs in his ...

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... more emphasis on the "love of the game." Even though some may place more emphasis on the "love of the game," most participate for the money that is involved. Money in sports is an emotional issue among professional athletes and spectators. Professional players are supposed to bring an audience. All over the United States spectators line up to ballparks to watch and ... comes from having too much money. As athletes continue to make more money in the professional level, they become more stressed and greedier. In the news, athletes are being caught with the possession of drugs. For example...

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Consider a student who passes a final exam under the influence of illegal drugs. The professor might be inclined to call the police, but there's no reason why the student shouldn't get the grade he earned. Then consider another ... ballplayer can do, because it undermines the integrity of the game. Pete Rose did the worst thing a ballplayer could do by not only gambling on games in the NBA the NFL and college sports, but also baseball games. Peter Edwards Rose was investigated by Major League Baseball and a hearing was scheduled for May of 1989. The scheduled hearing never ... admitted to it...

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... , leaving practice to go to a photo shoot for the cover of Sports Illustrated. This must be the life of a veteran athlete finally getting his "big break" right? Wrong! This is the life of eighteen-year-old LeBron James, a high school basketball phenom from Ohio. As the projected first pick in the NBA draft, James is probably going to turn pro out of ... 's like taking a hatchling out of its nest and expecting it to fly immediately. They still need guidance and life experience. As Brian Shaw said of a nineteen year old Kobe Bryant in Sports Illustrated magazine, "nobody was going to listen...

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... where steroids are being used consistently. Swimmers, Rugby players, Baseball players, and especially pro Football players are often using steroids. The use of anabolic steroids is a controversial topic in the sports world today, but just a few decades ago were viewed as the miracle drug for sportsmen. Anabolic steroid is the familiar name for synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones ... The glory days of the steroid were in the 1960's and 1970's, which was an experimental time for all new drugs. The backlash started in the 1980s with people being stripped of awards gained ...

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