Athletes Using Performance Drugs

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Athletes using performance drugs should forfeit and give up their titles in lieu of cheating Athletes that use the drugs are not truly competing they are CHEATING! These drugs are used to enhance their performance and give them a strong advantage over others. If caught using these drugs they should suffer the same fate as Lance Armstrong. “Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles” however the fate of Barry Bonds “…Barry Bonds was found guilty for the use of (HGH) Human Growth Hormones. His record was never taken away from him.” Is not one we should be proud of, sports need to take drug usage more seriously. Letting athletes keep their titles and awards let others think it is okay to cheat and it is not. Doping up is not something athletes should do, it affects their performance unfairly, causes health issues and can affect their family. If adults can get away with using them, how about teenagers and kids? Should we let our kids use performance drugs, should we let them use something that is such a giant risk? If we wouldn’t let our kids do it, then why let them think it is okay? …show more content…

But, we shouldn’t let this continue to happen. “Although taking someone’s medal away years after the incident occurs may seem unnecessary, according to Boivin, “It’s the only way to get the message out that (doping isn’t) right.” Some people don’t believe in the fight anymore "This is a war we have not won, cannot win, and should not be involved with,". "Steroids are for guys who want to cheat opponents." -Lawrence Taylor… These athletes, have an unfair advantage against others, and should not call themselves athletes, because they are not really competing. I believe that when they are busted for using the drug they should be kicked out of the competition, because they are not the ones who really won… These drugs are the advantage that is not

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