Steroids Should Be Banned

As young children, we would not dare cheat because of the consequences. However, in this day and age, athlete seek greatness by using performance enhancing drugs, yet it only destroys the authentic feel to the sports we love and

He often lies and makes up excuses to get out of situations. He states, “I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.” (16). Holden lies to escape reality and cover up his real self. It is easier for him to lie than tell the truth because then he can control the situation.

Steroid use in baseball has been a massive problem over the years. Steroids have been on the banned substance list since 1991 but testing did not begin until 2003. Players have been taking performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) since the nineties, but it was not until recently when players started getting tested and caught. The use of steroids has negatively effected the sport overall, the community of fans and children, and also the players; moreover, there are some major consequences if a player tests positive for performance enhancing drugs. Steroid use has been around in the sport of baseball since the late 1980s until the present day.

While some may argue that PEDs contribute to the spectacle of sporting events, there should still be punishments for their usage. Performance enhancing drugs affect almost every sport across the world whether the usage is prescribed drugs or illegal. Illegal PEDs are more commonly used than those that are prescribed and won’t cause danger if playing a sport. A drug used that is legal to the sports world is Chromium picolinate.

Most believe that the millions they get are earned and well deserved, but not everyone agrees with that also. Some say that it is rare for people to be professional athletes, but honestly we could say that about fireman or policeman to. Athletes also get money from merchandise and commercials they do. Athletes should not be paid so much, because they are not doing an actual job that will better our community. They are being paid this amount of money as if their is nothing else the money can go to.

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, is a depressant drug that affects the central nervous system. There are around 500 chemicals within natural marijuana but

Anabolic steroids are what athletes use which provides fake testosterone. Anabolic steroids make you “grow muscular and bigger”. Without a prescription from a doctor carrying anabolic steroids is illegal as well as selling them and using them. But, doctors are not allowed to prescribe steroids just so an athlete can get more muscles, it is for people that have different conditions like for example AIDS. Some side effects from taking anabolic steroids include lots of acne, have heart attacks, and can turn bald.

Illegal immigration can benefit the United States in many ways but also cost the country of Americal use a lot of tax money from americans and is not used in an efficient way. If the government is gonna spend billions of taxpayers dollars at least find a way to make it more efficient to benefit the

With any number of murders committed with guns, nine times more murders have been caused with knives, hands, feet, bats, and other such objects. (Ten Reasons Why States Should Reject ‘Assault Weapon’ and ‘Large’ Magazine Bans) In crime, guns have the least amount of involvement. Because almost anything can be used as a weapon, banning firearms will only take care of a fraction of the problem. “So-called ‘assault weapons’ are much less powerful than many rifles used to hunt deer and other large game.

Ritalin and Adderall are prescribed for people who have ADHD and even healthy people use it to improve school and work performance. Critics of the drugs Ritalin and Adderall say that the drugs are addictive and dangerous. Supporters of the use of Ritalin and Adderall argue that the drugs can give someone an advantage in highly competitive fields. The conflict involves liberty and negative consequences. In terms of liberty,

In the United States one third of all AIDS cases are the cause of syringe sharing by drug users. (Drug Policy Alliance, 1) This number could be drastically lower, but congress has outlawed all syringe access programs, which would create less syringe sharing, since 2011. The United States has failed at preventing drug use among its population and it has caused great harm to millions of people, efforts of drug prohibition and the so called “War on Drugs” have been shown not to work; it is time for an extensive reform that decriminalizes all drugs for the entirety of America.

When it comes to National Security and Defense the United States gets involved for gain however they state its due to necessity. This is the reason we are losing so many. Instead of fixing the issues that exist in the United States which is actually necessary, like fixing our corrupt government, we are fighting in other counties, with matters that do not concern us. There is a different to aid a country in need, and another to bully alongside an ally for future access and

Under baseballs current drug testing rules, all three of these beloved figures would have gotten suspended from Major League Baseball for 80 games (NBC). Major League Baseball did not enact a drug testing system until 2003. Up until this time, Major League Baseball did little to nothing to curb steroid use in their league. Baseball’s hall of fame has many scandalous members, but has almost always found a way to take morality out of the picture.

The Athlete epidemic What does a necklace have to do with stopping the problems of concussions, most people would say nothing and that the only way to stop the problem is with head wear and and teaching kids to protect themselves better so it doesn’t happen to them. But now after years of dealing with this problem could be a solution that could really changes things and help athletes today and in the future. For those that don’t know what a concussion is a head trauma that is caused by getting hit in the head or violently shaking the head or body. You see a lot of this from boxing and soccer but maybe none bigger than football just because of the big hits and how they don’t focus on form tackling which cause the injury.

(cite) Aside from college students, the drug is most commonly associated with young adults and children that struggle at maintaining focus or at staying awake at normal hours. Males are much more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than females, and are responsible for the bulk of prescriptions being filled (cite). It should also be noted that the use of Adderall as a performance enhancing drug is spreading in the world of sports. Athletes are banned from using Adderall in Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the NBA, Major League Soccer, the NCAA and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. The 2012 National Football League (NFL) season can serve as an example after the record for most drug suspensions was broken, players failing tests for Adderall accounted for one-third of all suspensions that year (cite).