ABOUT PERFORM ANCE-

ENHANCING DRUGS
PERFORM ANCE
PED's (or performance-enhancing drugs) are a ENHANCING DRUG USE
serious problem that are present in all sports.
Athletes take these drugs in-order to gain a
competitive edge over the competition. Since
this is a form of cheating, almost all professional
and college sport organizations have set up
urine and blood testing to catch any players
using PED's,. W hy PED's are dangerous

PED's can be very dangerous and

sometimes life threatening. Although PED's
have short term effects that can be very
benfictal for getting a competive edge, most
of them ave long term effects that are much
worse. If an athlete decides to participate in
PED's, they are putting their-selfs at risk for
heart damaged, blood clots, cancer, liver
damage and shorter life span
("Performance-Enhancing Drugs Are
Dangerous." ) .

Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Wor k Cit ed
Performance-Enhancing Drugs
"Performance-Enhancing Drugs Are Dangerous."
are a form of cheating and very Performance-Enhancing Drugs, edited by
KNOW THE RISKS
Roman Espejo, Greenhaven Press, 2015. Opposing
dangerous. The consequences of Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,
link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010934211/OVIC?u
taking any type of PED can out =mass12242&xid=a68fd5f0. Accessed 11 Jan. 2017.
Originally published as "Performance Enhancing
weigh any benefits. Drugs and the Modern
Olympian,"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/insidenov

a/2012/07/ped.html.