Every athlete has a dream, and that is to become the best player in their sporting event. These dreams were created when they were children, watching their favorite college or professional athlete perform successfully, even if it means breaking the rules. Athletes strive for greatness, they want to become the biggest, strongest, or fastest, and will always look for something to give them that extra edge over anyone else, even if it means performance enhancing drugs. Doping may enhance an athlete’s performance, making them the ultimate star, but the risks at stake are not worth the heartache. In today’s world, performance enhancing drugs are more than just special herbs and spices, they have become very advanced. Due to the pressure of winning, these drugs have become more and more common. There are numerous types of performance enhancing drugs such as: anabolic steroids, androstenedione, gonadotropin, and erythropoietin. Athletes are tempted to these drugs because it can help recuperate from a difficult workout faster than normal by diminishing the muscle loss that happens during the workout. This allows athletes to go faster and harder during a workout, without overworking their body. Since there are more cons than pros, the benefits of these performance enhancing drugs are not worth it. Nobody wants to be known as a cheater, plus these drugs are flat out dangerous to the human body. Athletes are …show more content…
The Olympic games has an anti-doping movement, “blood-doping is prohibited by the International Olympic Committee and other major sports bodies” (Warsnop 513-536). Blood-doping in another way to enhance an athletic performance by boosting the number of red blood cells in the blood streams. This can cause the formation of blood clots, an overload of the circulatory system, kidney damage from allergic reactions, and transmission of infectious diseases like