Essay On Steroids Should Not Be Banned In Sports

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SHOULD DRUG ABUSE BE ALLOWED IN SPORTS?
Introduction
The use of performance enhancing drugs in sports is a highly debated issue in the contemporary world of athletics. Dating back to the times of the early sports in Greek, the use of performance enhancing substances has gradually evolved along with developments in the medicine industry. The use of drugs in sports has led to the ban of many famous athletes in the twenty first century leading to the emergence of opposing opinions. Proponents of the practice argue that the negative effects of the substances have been overstated, it’s upon an athlete to make choices on what is good for their health and that the use of performance enhancers is part of the positive evolution of sports (Bagchi, Nair and Sen). Conversely, opponents in the debate premise their argument in the facts that drugs in sports are highly harmful and fatal in some cases

Athletes, coaches, marketers and officials governing various world athletics organizations need to view performance enhancing drugs like any other dangerous forms of illegal doping like steroids. For the athletes, it should be more of their responsibility to reject any advances by their trainers and marketers to have them use the dangerous substances (Torres). However, drugs in sports may enable an athlete to win titles that come with huge amounts of prize money making their lives better, the resultant negative effects prove to be more devastating. The performance enhancing substances have won the hearts of many because of the resultant numerous short term rewards. Nevertheless, athletes forget the need for achieving and maintaining long-term rewards in good health and settle for the life damaging