Athletes & drugs

Introduction

Drugs are so common in sports and in society and involve the same legal and ethical considerations. But the dilemma of drugs becomes more complicated by the number of psychological factors surrounding them. The desire to excel is one of the most important and every athlete who starts longing to be known and admired by peers, relatives, friends, his trainer, etc.. As is well on its way increases the need to overcome that, over time, is the desire to achieve victory at any price (Balaguer, pp33). The drugs promise to assist the athlete to beat, although the price to be paid is the same athlete's body. The following information is to let everyone know what price you pay for the use of each drug and what benefits can be expected of them. This information includes some non-drug, such as oxygen and a technique, because they are used with the same expectations.

Discussion

Sport should be an inevitable part of every individual's life. These days we live in relaxed and comfortable conditions and primarily do not use our physical power. At the same time, it is significant to work on our bodies and contribute in physical activities in order to stay fit. Many people participates in sports as voluntarily and consider it as a hobby. But sport can also be an occupation or career for many individuals. In that scenerio, sport becomes a trade too (Balaguer, pp33). The sportsmen and sportswomen sell ot their skills and talent whereas the sponsors and companies use money and predict to increase their profits. One of the easiest way to get quick and substantial profit is to boost performance artificially. However, the drugs have a negative effect on the athletes and change the spirit of the sport itself. In this paper, I will talk about the pros and cons of sports performance enhancing drugs.

The main argument of proponents of performance-enhancing drugs is that the human body's resources are limited and difficult to break existing records. The sport does not become interesting to the public as athletes are nearly equal. They do not participate in official competitions if their individual performance does not meet the criteria. In addition, the history of sport has many evidences of the use of doping substances. Ancient Greek athletes used hallucinogenic mushrooms and herbs to enhance their performance. Therefore, it is natural for athletes to use some substances to improve performance. Everyone wants to pursue a career and achieve something. Athletes is no different. Professionals to attend various workshops and training courses, continue their education, development of new projects, etc to be promoted and succeed in their careers. It is not fair to deprive athletes of the right and opportunity.

All professional and collegiate levels of sport prohibit the use of any performance-enhancing drugs. This is due primarily because they have to follow the law that the government has set. If they do not follow the law, the sport organizations would be forced to shut down. Therefore, it is not right to develop ...