The International Olympic Committee Introduced Drug Testing Of Olympic Athletes

In today’s society the use of drugs has become a concerning issue. Drugs are being abused all over the world by adults and teenagers.Studies done today show that “ In America, the shadow of drugs hits early and hard” ( Lee and Walter 1). Influence can be found anywhere, from the peer pressure of friends to parents or other family members dealing with an addiction. However, there are many laws being enforced to minimize the use of illegal substances. Drugs in school have become one of America’s biggest concerns. In recent years, “ the US Department of Health and Human Services estimated that 22.2 million people age twelve years and older were struggling with either substance dependence or abuse in 2005” ( Lee and Walter 1). A problem with drugs in society is that there is abundance. Many people have connections to suppliers which have easy access to harmful drugs life threatening chemicals. Abusers many times underestimate the damage that drugs cause to their health. Those who violate the drug policies in school should face severe consequences in order to drastically decrease drug usage. In America, there are government

Many athletes around the world abuse them because they provide fast acting performance advantages.In response to the abusive actions, “The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Introduced drug testing of Olympic athletes” (Lee and Deborah 4). Such measures are being taken to keep the competition fair among all athletes,“Drug testing policies should be encouraged in order to decrease to protect the integrity of sports” (Lee and Deborah 4). Athletes in any sport should be able to compete with other drug free competitors. One of the most abused performance enhancing drug is anabolic steroids, which is very popular among professional competitors to high school athletes. It provides the users with fast acting muscle mass, strength and the gain of body