Christopher Armstead Amber Lemiere English 101 Winter 2014 Performance Enhancing Drugs We all idolize someone e can

loo! up to" #omeone ho is bigger$ stronger$ faster$ smarter ect" What happens hen the person %ou idolize is ma!ing poor decisions that ha&e a positi&e immediate effect but a detrimental long term effect' (he problem is people choose to cheat and it)s in our nature" (here is a stor% of a !id in the *+ about 1, %ears old and he anted to be a ro%al marine$ about - months prior to his training he as thin!ing about getting a little bigger before going into the program" .e tal!ed to a couple buddies he !ne from the g%m and found out that the% could get him some steroids so he could get a little stronger" #o he starts the c%cle and thin!s e&er%thing is good he is going to li&e out his dream" (hree ee!s later he is dead" A professional restler Chris /enoit had !illed his ife and son and hung himself" (he% found nothing but an o&erload of testosterone in his bod% leading them to belie&e he as being treated for testicular deficienc% but there ere anabolic steroids in the house and he as a !no n professional restler ho used them"(here as also a %oung athlete ho name as (a%lor .ooton he ended up hanging himself a little after he 0uit using steroids" A big problem is %oung adults and teenagers are not informed about the ris!s of ta!ing these drugs a big ris! is depression" With the penalties in place the re ards out eigh the conse0uences for ta!ing steroids in athletics" Performance enhancing drugs 1PED)s2 ha&e left a stain on a lot of

sports but it has also had a detrimental effect on !ids as %oung as 1- %ears old" (here are man% different t%pes of PED)s in the orld but there are three that athletes mainl% use13oleff2" (he term anabolic means something ta!en from its natural state and made more comple4 for certain reasons" Anabolic enhance ones abilit% to gro muscle at a great rate b% enhancing the tissue building 1anabolic properties2 of the androgens and minimize the androgenic 1se45lin!ed2 properties13oleff2" (his is h% sometimes there are stories of people ha&ing reproducti&e problems and in males specificall% the shrin!ing of their testes" .6. is used the same as steroids but the athletic enhancements ha&e not been confirmed" .uman 6ro th .ormone is used mainl% as a treatment for under de&eloped children due to health issues1Cooper2" Athletes began ta!ing it as a PED for its hormone enhancement properties" 7n m% research and in tal!ing to people ho ha&e ta!en .6.$ the% ha&e said 8all it reall% does is helps me sleep and gi&es me more energ% during the da%"9 .6. is banned in Athletics because it is a controlled substance"/lood doping or 1EP:2 is a process of artificiall% increasing the amount of blood cells in the bod% in an attempt to impro&e athletic performance1/har!e2" 7n the past this as accomplished b% transfusion" (he athlete ould 8donate9 a unit of blood into storage and - ee!s later$ after the bod% completel% replaced the blood loss$ transfuse the unit bac! into the bod%1/har!e2" (his helps in endurance because there is an e4tra o4%gen carr%ing capacit% there is a protein produced b% the !idne%1/har!e2" #impl% put more o4%gen means more strength and endurance" ;o athletes can <ust ta!e a in<ection of EP: and the% ill get the same result1=eslis2" Athletes are paid to do ell" #o the better an athlete performs hether it is scoring goals$ bas!ets$ touchdo ns$ or runs the more mone% the% are going to ma!e for them and

their famil%" After all it is a business" When athletes see others out performing them the% are at ris! of losing their <ob so hen the sub<ect to ta!e PED)s comes up the ans er seems relati&el% simple" Either the athlete ta!es them and prolongs their careers hile tr%ing to ma!e as much mone% as possible or don)t ta!e them and go find a regular <ob" #o ho are these athletes able to get a a% ith ta!ing these PED)s' (he a&erage professional athlete ma!es around a million dollars a %ear" Athletes are able to spend a good chun! of their salar% on cheating these tests" (here are multiple different methods !no n to cheat these tests" Each method is a little different depending hat the% are tr%ing to mas! in their urine" Ale4 Duff$ 3eporter for /loomberg ne s$ stated the follo ing in an :ct"2>$ 200, article titled 8Athletes ?ool (est of /anned Drug b% *sing #oap$ #cientist #a%s$9 Posted on /loomberg"com@ 8 A fe grains of household soap can destro% the banned drug EP: in an athlete)s urine sample$ rec!ing a test that cost t o million dollars to de&elopA#cientist made the disco&er% after the former (our de ?rance c%clist said he as gi&en an unidentified po der to sabotage surprise testsAAnti5doping authorities ma% need to start chec!ing for protease$ a class of enz%mes that destro%s EP: and is in soap po der$ dish ashing solution and contact5lens cleaner" *sing soap po der destro%s all EP: in urine$ both s%nthetic and hat is produced naturall% b% !idne% cells" (here is also a method !no n as urine replacement" (his is e4actl% hat it sounds li!e" 7t e&ol&es e4changing urine hich the athlete or person !no s is dirt% and replacing it ith clean urine from a donor" (he clean sample is often purchased from a teammate$ neighbor$ or e&en o&er the internet" (a%lor .ooton as an a&erage !id" .e as a star pitcher in high school <ust tr%ing to get a little bigger for his senior %ear" .e had his act together and had a bright future

ahead of him right up until the point he started ta!ing steroids" .e !ept it hidden from his parents and the% had no idea right up until the point he hung himself" :n Bul% 1C$ a month past his 1,th birthda% the authorities ruled the death a suicide b% hanging" (he coc!tail of steroids and other hormones rec!ed ha&oc on not onl% his bod% but his emotions" 7n one of his fre0uent rages$ he told his mother he ould ta!e a !nife and !ill himself" .is parents insisted him to see a ps%chiatrist" After man% sessions (a%lor had mentioned his steroid use and part of his treatment as to tell his parent about his problem" .e had also promised to stop using" Later on (a%lor stole a digital camera and a laptop" .is famil% confronted him about the beha&ior and he as grounded" .e tearfull% apologized and begged his mother to lift the grounding$ but she said no" (hat is hen (a%lor ent up to his room and committed suicide" (his is a tragic e4ample of people not full% understanding the deep depression that steroid users e4perience hen the% suddenl% stop ta!ing the drug" At first the% ere proud of the increased size he had put on and ere happ% he as doing ell in the eight room" (he% couldn)t tell the negati&e effects right a a%" 7n some cases side effects don)t appear for 20 to -0 %ears" (r%ing to fi4 this problem seems to be impossible$ but e can start mo&ing in the right direction" =oung adults and !ids don)t !no the effects of hat their ta!ing the% are ill informed" (he% are also getting their drugs from a shad% gu% at the g%m" Athletes don)t ha&e this problem hen the% ma!e a couple million dollars a %ear" (he% ha&e the abilit% to pa% for the best stuff out there and the% !no e4actl% hat their getting" (he% are also ell informed of the positi&e and negati&e effect" We need to implement harsher punishments for athletes abusing these drugs in athletics" (here needs to be a mandator% penalt% s%stem set up for all athletics not different ones in different sports" (here should

be a lifetime ban for an athlete)s first offense and a mandator% donation to programs spreading information about PED)s" (here is al a%s going to be a problem ith people abusing performance enhancing drugs but e can inform them so the% !no the ill effects of these drugs" Wor!s Cited (amara L" 3oleff" Performance Enhancing Drugs" @ 6reenha&en Press$ Darch 1$ 2010" Dichael #" /ahr!e$ Charles E" =esalis" Performance Enhancing #ubstances in #ports and E4ercise" @ .uman +ineticsE F edition$ Bune 1C$ 2002" Chris Cooper" 3un$ # im$ (hro $ Cheat@ (he science behind drugs in sports" @ :*P :4fordE 1 edition$ April 12$ 2012" http@GG http@GG "usada"orgGeffects5pedsG "fo4ne s"comGstor%G200,G0,G1,G restler5chris5benoit5used5steroid5

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