Drugs and Sports
Drugs and Sports | Drug Testing for Athletes Must Be Improved
Domhnall MacAuley is editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine and the author of Sports Medicine: Practical Guidelines for General Practice.
Summary: Many athletes, under great pressure to win by any means, seek a competitive advantage through drugs. The taking of drugs endangers the health of athletes and the principles of fair competition. Detecting such drug use has become increasingly difficult as new drugs and methods of cheating on drug tests have been developed. Countries and sports organizations should redouble their efforts to...
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- The Use of Performance- Enhancing Drugs Is Common
- Steroid Use Is a Growing Problem Among American High School Athletes
- State-Sponsored Drug Use Has Tarnished the Olympic Games
- Performance-Enhancing Substances Raise Serious Ethical Questions for Athletes
- The International Olympic Committee Stands Against Doping
- The Impropriety of Taking Performance-Enhancing Drugs Is Debatable
- Drug Testing for Athletes Must Be Improved
- Mandatory Drug Fest in Sports: The War Against Drugs Is Failing on All Fronts
- Athletes Have the Right to Accept the Risks and Benefits of Performance- Enhancing Drugs
- Banning Performance- Enhancing Drugs Is Justified
- The United States Must Spearhead Reforms to Eradicate Drugs in Sports
- Drug Use in Sports Is Not Eradicable
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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