What do you think about legalization of doping in sports? Several persons say that it is time to legalize it. Others don’t agree. What is your point of view?
Those who are against legalization of doping in sports say that steroids and other related products represent essential evil. They may cause severe unwanted results in consumers. Moreover, a doper has unfair advantage over a non-doper during competitions.
According to another point of view, administration of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs should be allowed in sports. Let athletes apply whatever they desire! If they want to administer anabolic steroids, let them do it! If they plan to use other preparations, let them do it! If they desire to use some drugs, let health care providers manage their usage! Physicians know what their patients should do in order to prevent several undesirable consequences. So, performance-enhancing drugs will not lead to severe adverse results. As a result, application of steroids and other related preparations will be relatively safe for health and life of users.
As you know, anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs are currently banned in sports. When athletes are suspected and/or found guilty of doping, scandals appear. Such cases are often discussed during TV shows, in magazines, newspapers, on internet, etc. You must know that each scandal usually contains not only truth but also gossips, exaggerations, etc. As a result, you can’t be sure whether some affirmations are true or not.
Those that are against legalization of doping in sports say that sportspersons increase performance unnaturally with the help of anabolic steroids and other related products. Speaking about enhancement of athletic performance, you should remember about enhancement of sexual performance, cognitive skills, improvement of health, etc. Why do we apply certain medicines and supplements, improving our health and life, while demonizing sportspersons who try to promote performance with anabolic steroids and other doping products? Isn’t it hypocrisy? You would note that anabolic steroids and some other performance-enhancing drugs lead to health problems. Yes, it is true. But what do you consider about usage of caffeine and nicotine? They are accepted in the society. But it is important to notice that caffeine and nicotine cause more serious health troubles than anabolic steroids and other related preparations. Nonetheless, users of caffeine and nicotine are not so harshly demonized, as consumers of steroids.
Anti-doping agencies hope that they will soon eradicate doping from sports. “Sports will be clean”, - they exclaim. But it is needed to realize that doping will be never eliminated from sports. Anti-doping officials will not be ever capable to do it. While they elaborate new methods of detection and increase punishment for application of forbidden substances, sportspersons find new ways to avoid detection. Thus, anyone should comprehend that this “game” will never end, if doping is not permitted in sports.
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