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Arturo Salinas November 28,2012 English 1302 Felicia C. Dziadek

Not for the Love of the Game. Arturo Salinas November 28,2012 English 1302 Felicia C. Dziadek. Performance-Enhancers. A substance used to enhance the physical and physiologi cal abilities of an individual Purposes Stimulates testosterone levels Enhances muscle recovery

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Arturo Salinas November 28,2012 English 1302 Felicia C. Dziadek

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  1. Not for the Love of the Game Arturo Salinas November 28,2012 English 1302 Felicia C. Dziadek

  2. Performance-Enhancers • A substance used to enhance the physical and physiological abilities of an individual • Purposes • Stimulates testosterone levels • Enhances muscle recovery • Reduce fatigue factor • Stimulation of brain activity • Increase in cardiovascular

  3. The Era of Drugs in Sports 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

  4. Baseball’s Finest • 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

  5. Football Monsters Emerge 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

  6. The Competitive Edge With the growing of performance-enhancers 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

  7. Moral vs. Fame “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

  8. Risks and Side-effects http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmu_h8HCiGo • 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

  9. Works Cited Berg, A. (2001). Artificial oxygen carriers--the new doping threat in endurance sport. International Journal of Sports Medicine, doi: 10.1055/s-2001-1856 "Blood Doping." Explained in Sport. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. Retrieved from: <http://www.teachpe.com/drugs/doping.php>. Fitch, K. (2012). Proscribed drugs at the Olympic Games: permitted use and misuse (doping) by athletes. . 12(3257-260), Retrieved from http://rattler.tamucc.edu Gradidge, P., Coopoo, Y., & Constantinou, D. (2011). Prevalence of performance enhancing substance use by Johannesburg male adolescents involved incompetitive high schoolsports.ArchivesOf Exercise In Health & Disease, 2(2), 114-119. Hyler, J. "ESPN." Jones Case Ends a Long, Hot Doping Scandal Summer -. N.p., 18 Sept.2006. Web. 25 Sept.2012. <http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/story?storyId=2578043>. Pierre Rouzier, M. D. (2012). Anabolic Steroids. CRS - Adult Health Advisor, 1. Smith, C. (2012). Why It's Time To Legalize Steroids In Professional Sports. Forbes.Com, Retrieved from http://rattler.tamucc.edu Tomida, K. (2012). Chronological changes of affected side muscle strength of hemiplegic stroke patients after administration of anabolic steroids. 27(1), 1. Retrieved from http://rattler.tamucc.edu Wiesing, U. (2011). Should performance-enhancing drugs in sport be legalized under medical supervision? Sports Medicine, 41(2), 167-176. Retrieved from http://rattler.tamucc.edu

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