Drugs and Sports | Banning Performance- Enhancing Drugs Is Justified
Steve Olivier teaches at Staffordshire University in Great Britain.
Summary: Athletes should be prohibited from taking performance-enhancing substances such as stimulants and steroids because these drugs can harm those who use them. Although some would argue that a person has a right to choose whether to risk harm to one’s own body, the use of drugs in sports can place athletes in a situation in which they feel coerced into taking drugs in order to compete. In addition, society has an interest in preventing the violence associated with the use of...
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