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Bookmark or Share- Historical Timeline - Drug Use in Sports - ProCon.org776 BC - 393 BC - Ancient Greeks Use Performance Enhancing Drugs. "The use of drugs to enhance performance in sports has certainly occurred since the time of the original Olympic Games [from 776 to 393 BC]. The origin of the word 'doping' is attributed to the Dutch word 'doop,' which is a viscous opium juice, the drug of choice of the ancient ...
- Banned Performance Enhancing Substances & MethodsMarijuana is frequently banned by sports organizations, yet the drug’s status as performance-enhancing is questioned. Further complicating the issue is that marijuana, as a medical or recreational drug is legal in most US states. Athletes take the drug illicitly to reduce anxiety, pain, and reliance on opioids.
- Sports Doping - Pros & Cons - ProCon.orgCon 1. PEDs violate the spirit and integrity of sport. “Sports are designed to test a specific cluster of skills and capacities, including physical, psychological, tactical and technical abilities. Performance-enhancing drugs elevate the importance of certain physical attributes, such as strength and stamina.
- PEDs help athletes to recover from injuries and to endure the rigors of ...The drugs may also “augment the biological healing environment” for muscle injuries, fractures, and rotator cuff repair. In other words, though many PEDs, such as anabolic steroids, have gotten a “renegade” reputation, there are some with useful, “ethical clinical applications.” [ 11 ] [ 12 ]
- Top Pro & Con Quotes - Drug Use in Sports - ProCon.orgPro 1. Matt Glover, Sports Editor for the Mac Weekly, states: “Some might argue that performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are cheating or unfair. I beg to differ. I believe it would truly even the playing field because some countries (like Russia, which is currently banned from the Olympics until December 17, 2022 for their state-sponsored ...
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