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Peformance enhancing drugs

Although most athletes are dedicated to working hard in practice and training hard in the off-season, there are other athletes that aren’t so dedicated and want to skip the blood, sweat and tears part of becoming the best athlete. Other athletes try hard to become the best but they are limited by the their God-given characteristics. In high school being an athlete is all about having fun, and some want to aspire and make it to the next level (NCAA), but lots of kids don’t realize how much difference there is being a college athlete. In college sports everybody is the cream of the crop, and the level of competition is extremely higher compared to high school. This dilemma causes some athletes to consider taking ergogenic drugs, some which may have been banned by the NCAA and illegal. Suspension of play for a year is the cost if an athlete’s test shows them positive for an illegal drug. Catching drug cheats through frequent urine examinations is essential if NCAA sports are ...

Posted by: Shelia Olander

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