Drugs in sports?

Question

Why do you think athletes turn to drugs? In sports, we have seen some of the best athletes of our time become star players, and then we turn on the news and find out that this player that we held in high regard, is abusing/selling drugs. The perfect examples would, in my eyes, be Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, and Lawrence Taylor. What makes an athlete, who has millions of dollars at his disposal, and has the world at his feet, turn to drugs? It has no place in our society! Then, you have MLB players who turn to steroids to boost their play. Does anybody out there know about the long-term affects of steroids? It may give you a good feeling now, but one of the major affects of it is even though you may be able to perform "on the field", you really can't perform the way you want to off of it! The kids are being sent the wrong message today that if you don't feel like working hard in sports, you can always take some steroids and that can be the substitute for hard work. Am i right???

Answer 1

Money and greed my friend.

Answer 2

To the first part of your question I would simply say that addiction knows no bounds. It does not discrimanate between color, or faith, income or social stature. It can affect anybody any where any time.
As to the second part of your question I think that the steroid issue goes deeper than just not wanting to work hard. You have athletes that work hard and dedicate their lives to what they do. They sacrifice everything for the chance to make it to the top of their sport and to reap all the benifits that go with it. Then they run into the same type of person who is doing the exact same things they are plus they have made the decision to take steroids to be just that little bit better than the guy or gal they are competing against to achive their goal. All of a sudden the athlete that was good but not great is great and the one that was good and clean is forced to make a decision. He has reached his peak level and will not be able to continue unless he reaches for that needle or pill that will get him there. Also you have the ahtlete that wants to lengeth his carer and fells that the only way to do that is by using steroids. Barry Bonds? The only way you will elemenate steroids or anything elese is to stop the manufacture of it on a global scale. That will never happen so instead why dosent congress concentrate on running the country and not worry if baseball players or other athletes are using steroids. Let the sports police themselves. Lets keep educating are children about the effects of steroids and illegal drugs just like we have with cigarettes so that eventually the message will get through. I think the biggest overlooked drug in any argument about steroids, cocaine, pot, or what ever is ALCOHOL. It kills more people each year than all the others combined. It cost more in the health care industry than all the others combined. Until the goverment gets rid of the Alcohol loby and lets them be held accountabel for their product just like they are doing with cigarettes and trying to do with guns I really dont want to hear what a small group of athletes are doing. If you ask any athlete who is truly honest with themselves they will tell you alcohol was at the begining of it all.

Answer 3

to enhance performance