Arturo SalinasNovember 28,2012

English 1302Felicia C. Dziadek

Not for the Love of the Game

A substance used to enhance the physical and physiological abilities of an individual

Purposes• Stimulates testosterone levels• Enhances muscle recovery• Reduce fatigue factor• Stimulation of brain activity• Increase in cardiovascular

Performance-Enhancers

1904 in Ancient Greece, U.S.’s Thomas Hicks is given strychnine and brandy prior to race

1960 Rome Olympics, Danish cyclists dies from amphetamine overdose

World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) puts restrictions on substances allowed for use of athletes

International Olympic Committee create a medical commission to compile list of drugs illegal for use with exception for therapeutic use

The Era of Drugs in Sports

IOC-MC begin drug testing baseball players in 2003

The mark of Jose Conseco is made in 2005

Following him are• Mark McGwire • Sammy Sosa• Barry Bonds• Roger Clemens

Baseball’s Finest

NFL begins to test players in 1987 once a year.

Retired players like Jim Haslett admit majority of players on the team engaged in using foreign substances to heighten senses and level of play on the field

Football Monsters Emerge

With the growing of performance-enhancers in sports, players feel the need to keep up with the level of competition

Using shady back alley transactions

Drugs push into colleges and high schools

The Competitive Edge

“Spirit of Sport”-The ability to perform at a certain degree of naturalness

Kids follow their role models, after all if they did why can’t we?

Humans push natural talents at a cost

Moral vs. Fame

Taking higher doses than recommended

Severe acne Liver abnormalities and tumors Cardiac problems Aggressive behaviors Drug dependence Infections and diseases Inhibited growth of development in

teens Men suffer from:

Baldness

Infertility

Shrinking of testicles

Development of breast

Enlargement of prostate gland

Risks and Side-effects

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