This is the question posed by the non-profit organization in their new website http://sports.procon.org.

ProCon.org is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission statement reads: “Promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan primarily pro-con format.”

Their latest online project contains nearly 30 questions about the use of drugs in sports.

PR News lists some of the topics for some heated discussion on the Web:

* Tiger Woods‘ alleged LASIK surgery to improve his vision to 20/15 is ethically different than an athlete taking a banned substance

* there is a correlation between the 5% (approximate) of middle schoolers who take anabolic steroids and the use of such substances by their athlete role models

* the testing labs, such as the one that found cyclist Floyd Landis guilty of using banned drugs, are credible and reliable

* the teammates of sprinter Marion Jones should return their Olympic gold medals. None of them tested positive for banned drugs although Jones confessed to having used them.

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You normally see bulging biceps at the gyms, but not on the greens. But it looks like the landscape is changing. Have you seen Tiger Woods lately as he swings that tee to a birdie? You’re used using him in baggy clothes, but now he’s sporting his tight-fitting Nike shirts and his toned torso.

Apparently, the muscles are recently acquired. Are they the fruition of his workout program? Or is it because he’s on juice; and by juice we don’t mean Gatorade or some energy-replenishing drinks. What we mean are steroids, you know, the performance-enhancing drugs. Uhmmm, Tiger on steroids? You think?

Woods is a vocal supporter of anti-drug policy of the tour. But he’s never been vocal about his workout program that is giving him that impressive metamorphosis. And you could expect that Tiger continues to be mum about the cause. For sure, this Tiger is not the growling type, even if he’s handled by the tail.

He’s got good credentials (well, that’s putting it mildly). He’s got, what 13 majors, closing in on legendary Nicklaus. He’s played 234 professional events so far, and he’s finished first in 64 of those. Not bad. Really, it looks like those bulging biceps are recent add-ons to his already burgeoning sports career. OMG, this guy has everything! He’s got a lovely wife and biceps to boot. And, let’s not talk about his winnings lest we turn greener with envy.

He’s got a lovely wife and biceps to boot. He has been awarded Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, a record he shares with Lance Armstrong. Incidentally, Lance Armstrong has been in and out of the spotlight not only for his high profile romantic trysts, but for his alleged use of steroids. Armstrong, now retired from cycling, has won the Tour de France seven consecutive times but has been named on doping reports, which include court depositions, far more times over than that.

Just what kind of steroids could Tiger Woods be using?  Possibly some very short acting anabolic steroids to mask for steroid tests.  Likely, anavar and winstrol, and possibly some human growth hormone (HGH).  Of course, make no mistake, Tiger Woods has talent and amazing abilities, but it doesn’t mean he’s not using steroids.

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