Pros And Cons Of Legalizing Performance Enhancing Drugs

Should Performance Enhancing Drugs be legalised in Sport?
A performance enhancing drug is a substance taken by athletes to improve their performance in any given sport. “Dr Gabe Mirkin asked 100 athletes: "If I could give you a pill that would make you an Olympic champion — and also kill you in a year — would you take it?" Alarmingly, over half said they would. Since that survey the use of PED’S has increased.” PED’S has triggered many controversial opinions in the last few decades. Advocates who are in favour of legalising PED’S are looked down upon by people who think it is an unfair advantage for athletes. PED’S have been around and an issue since the time of the first original Olympic Games. This issue has continued as people have become

Some athletes have genetics that allow them to perform at a high level, others do not. By taking PED’S those who do not perform as well as those with better genetics and do not choose to take the drugs for any given sport, are at a dis-advantage. Those who do not choose to take drugs are at a lower standard are majorly disadvantaged making it unfair. Lance Armstrong professional road racing cyclist has demonstrated, the competitive drive to win can be so fierce that many athletes end up turning to performance enhancing drugs, making competitions unfair for those who do not choose to take the

Taking performing enhancing drugs gives athletes the ability to perform at their best, achieving personal bests. Performance enhancing drugs can be used in cycles, helping athletes to train aggressively, and then being able to let the drugs leave the system, Doctor Robert Truax states, “You can cycle it so you have moments of medicine in you, do aggressive training and the medicine helps enhance that training,” , After this Truax says, “Then they get off of it, and hopefully their training without the medicine is a little bit better.” , Undergoing a cycle like this leaves you at a much lower risk of health problems and you are able to achieve better results in a sport.
PED’s has the potential or the ability to significantly alter the human body and biological functions, including the ability to extensively improve athletic performance. Your sporting abilities are defined by genetics, training and judgment. Some believe that it is unfair for those who do not have the genetic ability to perform sports at a high standard. Performance enhancing drugs allow those with a disadvantage to be able to perform with those at the level who have genetics that allow them to perform at a high standard, subsequently making the world of sports