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Persuasive Speech On Performance Enhancing Drugs

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Yet another major headline from the professional sporting world. Yet another news cycle spent talking about the use of performance enhancing drugs. Sports fans love to be sanctimonious and holier-than-thou, and cry out cheater, just like any other crowd in a prevalent domain. After all, we are talking about the business of entertaining the masses? The “purity of sport” argument has long since passed. Its time to say yes to PED's in professional sport. The use of performance-enhancing drugs, or doping, is hardly news. It has certainly occurred since the first Olympic Games took place in 776 B.C. Ancient Olympic champions used hallucinogens and stimulants, as well as herb mixtures in order to improve their fights and stave off fatigue and injuries
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