Study & Research Sports

This Study Guide consists of approximately 55 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Sports.

Study & Research Sports

This Study Guide consists of approximately 55 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Sports.
This section contains 2,924 words
(approx. 10 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the Sports Encyclopedia Article

DRUG USE AND ABUSE occurs in the sports world much as it does in the general population. Some athletes use drugs only under medical supervision and for a specific ailment or temporary condition. However, many athletes use drugs for more controversial reasons. Certain drugs can enhance an athlete's performance; others can temporarily provide thrills, escape from problems, or relief from stress.

Performance-enhancing drugs, especially those classified as steroids, have been banned from many sports. But despite bans, they are used by athletes in nearly every sport. "You show me a sport where increased power, endurance, or speed can possibly benefit the athlete, and I'll show you a sport where [steroid] use exists," says Dr. Robert Voy, chief medical officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) during the 1984 Olympics.

Drug use by athletes prompts many of...

(read more)

This section contains 2,924 words
(approx. 10 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the Sports Encyclopedia Article
Copyrights
Lucent
Sports from Lucent. ©2002-2006 by Lucent Books, an imprint of The Gale Group. All rights reserved.