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Why is there widespread steroid use in
professional sports?
Despite the possible punishment for
steroid
use in professional sports, many athletes still choose to
use
steroids
because steroids do enhance the athletes’ competitive edge in the
playing field. Steroid use in professional sports could spell a
lifetime ban for the athlete involved, monetary fine, and stigma from
peers and fans.
All professional sports organizations ban the use of
steroids
and other performance-enhancing drugs. The National Football League,
for example, is one of the professional sports organizations which ban
the use of steroids. To deter steroid use in professional
sports, different organizations adopt anti-doping policies such as
random testing. In the professional sports of mixed martial arts
fighters undergo testing to determine if an MMA fighter used steroids
prior to the fight. If found guilty of doping violations, the concerned
state athletic commissions then imposed their individual ruling on such
cases.
The federal government is also concerned with steroid use in
professional sports because of the reported influence of professional
athletes on teen behavior. As such, the
Oversight and Government
Reform Committee has started its investigation of steroid use
in professional sports, including
Major
League Baseball and the
National
Football League.
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There is a prevalent steroid use in professional
sports because these banned compounds are
known to enhance the performance of professional athletes. Steroid use
is particularly widespread in professional sports like swimming,
cycling, bodybuilding, and weightlifting.
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