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This 5 page paper looks at several aspects of athletics. Drug taking, particularly as it respects steroids and cold medications, is discussed. Self-esteem is looked at as a positive force that might discourage untoward behavior in athletes. A questionnaire to weed out problematic athletes is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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taking, particularly as it respects steroids and cold medications, is discussed. Self-esteem is looked at as a positive force that might discourage untoward behavior in athletes. A questionnaire to weed
out problematic athletes is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources. SA143ath.rtf Athletes must contend with choices on a daily basis.
Sometimes they must be strong and not go to parties where they will be tempted to do illicit drugs or drink alcohol. Athletes generally try to keep themselves in tiptop
shape so that they can perform well. Some athletes decide to use illegal drugs to enhance performance and some just succumb to the medicine cabinet to treat a bad cold.
Either way, performance may be affected. In choosing athletes for a team sport for example, it is good to know how they cope and who would be most likely to
use drugs. In examining the twenty-first century athlete, many aspects of sports as well as a psychological outlook should be examined. In
respect to the effects of drugs on athletic performance, much depends on the type of drug or drug class used. Some drugs will enhance performance while others will deteriorate
performance. Performance-enhancing drugs have been used by athletes in the Olympics for decades (Bamberger & Yaeger, 1997). That is because athletes will do almost anything to gain a competitive edge
(1997). Dutch physician Michel Karsten claims to have prescribed anabolic steroids to many world-class athletes from swimming, track and field and even for the non-Olympic sport of
powerlifting over a 25 year span (1997). Because so many athletes use steroids, a serious competitor will be at a loss if he or she plays by the rules and
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