Drugs and Sports | Performance-Enhancing Substances Raise Serious Ethical Questions for Athletes
Kirk Johnson is a writer for the New York Times.
Summary: The substance androstenedione, a compound that can temporarily boost levels of the hormone testosterone, became famous when baseball player and home run slugger Mark McGwire admitted using it during the 1998 baseball season. McGwire’s admission epitomizes how performance drugs in sports have become a matter of public knowledge and debate. Changes in federal law regulating food supplements have made androstenedione and similar substances readily and legally obtainable in the United States. But...
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