Transcript The Era of Drugs in Sports

Arturo Salinas
November 28,2012
English 1302
Felicia C. Dziadek
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A substance used to enhance the
physical and physiological abilities
of an individual
Purposes
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Stimulates testosterone levels
Enhances muscle recovery
Reduce fatigue factor
Stimulation of brain activity
Increase in cardiovascular
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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
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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
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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
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With the growing of performanceenhancers 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
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“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
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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
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