Dixon, N. J. (2008). Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Paternalism, Meritocracy, and Harm to Sport. Journal of Social Philosophy.
This article focuses the publicity of performance-enhancing drugs. Writer’s point of view maintains that this publicity will stop promoting sportsman’s skill; rather every other rich man affording the expensive drugs could enter the industry freely. The value of skilled man will deteriorate. Youngsters will lose their efforts for improving their playing skills and they will get engaged in choosing the drug appropriate to them for playing their sports. Hence downfall of sports in world would be the resultant and financial losses would occur too. Fans would lose interest in sportsmen’s strength and a lot of revenue would be lost and super stars will not rise. For sports it’s the strategy, and skill of the player that matters, not the artificial support helping them out CITATION Dix08 l 1033 (Dixon, 2008).
Humphry, J. (2003). Let’s Legalise Drugs in Sport and See What Happens. SundayTimes.
This world is generating a lot of revenue from the sports and sportsmen. People become the craziest fans when any player skillfully hits the road. Therefore media companies get a lot of sponsors for telecasting sports events. Sportsmen get a lot of brands to join as an ambassador. The use of performance-enhancing drugs would lose the charm if any player does well by using these drugs and steroid. This article tells all about this situation that money will vanish from the sports scenario if this activity is not properly taken actions CITATION Hum03 l 1033 (Humphry, 2003).
Karinch, M. (2001). Diets Designed for Athletes : How to Combine Foods, Fluids, and Supplements for Maximum Training and Performance. Human Kinetics Publishers.
A sportsman or athlete, being a responsible person keeps a social responsibility to spread goodness everywhere. He or she is a public figure and are a great craze for their fans that can mimic them in every way plus they maintain their country’s values with them too. Therefore the surrounded hype of so and so nutrition and energy supplements, this steroid and that steroid what to select in order to keep the health and fitness issues proper. This book keeps the set of instructions for an athlete about what to select amongst all the prevailing products for achieving the high hopes for competition and also to keep it cheaper by price.
This book has also discussed about the merits and demerits of those performance-enhancing drugs. This book is a complete guide for every kind of sportsman and athlete and guides about everything appropriate for a sportsman’s diet. Timings of diet before the match begins, diet during the practice sessions, diet in the off-season, you will get it all in this book. So this book reveals that condemnation of unnecessary and unfair use of steroids and drugs. (Karinch, 2001)
Marzilli, A. (2008). Drugs and Sports. Facts on File, Incorporated.
Alan Marzilli has told about the high usage of these drugs. There are Stimulants, Asteroids, and energy supplements which are so freely offered in the market and they look quite attractive to the sportsman. Due to competition sportsmen use legal and illegal ways to boost up their performance. Very crucial questions have been raised in this work like the actions and legal formalities for such a player who is actually taking drugs for his performance improvement. Discussions have been done on the legal actions, punishments, and penalties for such players. Arguments on the formation of bodies in the sports board to handle such cases are also being contained in this book. The major issue is that if the practice of drug usage is actually being performed by the players or is it just media exaggeration. This book has covered various controversial issues regarding this topic CITATION Mar08 l 1033 (Marzilli, 2008).
Monroe, J. (2004). Steroids, Sports, and Body Image: The Risks of Performance-Enhancing Drugs. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Steroids provide strength to the body. Anabolic steroids are one its specialized kind. Taking the steroids and performance-enhancing drugs cause quick growth, weight, and power to the body. Besides the advantages it has many potential demerits which can take a person even to death. But people still use these drugs. The definition and formation of steroids, their working inside the body, the mishandling and certain other issues are the major content of this book and is a must read for the sportsmen and young girls and boys.
Today young girls and boys use steroids for strength, growth and body shape. If they know what the side effects may be, they would never use them. This is the reason Judy has explained it all in her book. Additionally a wonderful discussion on the other substitute options is also provided so that the youngsters can apply them and lead a life that is healthy and perfect CITATION Mon04 l 1033 (Monroe, 2004).
Mottram, D. R. (2006). Drugs in Sport. Taylor & Francis, Inc.
There is a hand of profound studies and experience which makes the drug sciences possible. All the leading figures explore it socially, ethically and on the pillars of organizational dimensions. The author has discussed the performance enhancing drugs and analyzed them. The effects of these drugs make on the hormones and bodies of sportsmen. The contents of those drugs may contain alcohol. The discussion on energy supplements and drinks has been done. It has its significance for the readers like sportsmen, coaches, sports scientists, sports physicians, sports board members and policy makers CITATION Mot06 l 1033 (Mottram, 2006).
Pampel, F. (2007). Drugs and Sports. Facts on File, Incorporated.
We think that the relation of drugs with sports is not a very long way and performance enhancing drugs discovery is not very old. Fred C. Pampel has written well about the history of performance-enhancing drugs usage. The antique Greek Olympic contenders used to take such measures. Therefore this usage go beyond time and history and geographically too, it has no bounds as such. A very important point has been discussed by the writer is that he says that the concept of drug usage is associated with high class sportsmen and athletes but the effect of their usage is caused on youngsters who try to imitate them exactly, or the struggling players apply the same strategy for their quick career growth CITATION Pam07 l 1033 (Pampel, 2007).
Schmidt, K. (2007). Just Say yes to Steroids. Oakland Tribune.
This article contains the discussion about the after effects if the steroids and drugs are declared as allowed medicine for enhancing the energy. Some of its after effects are dark and some are bright. the industry of steroids will flourish and many homes will start running with ease. The dark side includes many things including the least fan following, minimal charm of people to go for watching the matches and races live. Stadiums and Sport complexes will start to be demolished by the firm due to having less revenue, besides media will get no lucrative sponsors in order to run the seasonal campaign. Therefore the performance-enhancing drug industry will flourish at the cost of these losses CITATION Sch07 l 1033 (Schmidt, 2007).
Anthony P. Millar. (2007). Should Drug Testing Be Banned? Doping Journal.
Millar, in his article, argues that there will be no loss of fan following and reduced sponsors, if the government withdraws its ban from the performance-enhancing drugs. All the fans want to see is record-breaking stuffs for their entertainment whether they use steroids or not. this is impossible that media firms stop getting sponsors for the telecast of such unbelievable stunts by a normal man, no matter if that normal man is an addict of performance enhancing drugs or not. Spectators will come to enjoy and will pay for that. This issue has been discussed by Miller in his article CITATION Mil07 l 1033 (Millar, 2007).
Waddington, I., & Smith, A. (2008). An Introduction to Drugs in Sports – Addicted Winning? Routledge.
Athletes are addicted to win the game. The stress and compulsion let them take the drugs so that they can stay back for a long time. Taking drugs is a risk to life of the player too. The title of this book introduces the concept of drug usage in sports profession. Writers have used different theories for the drug usage in sports, they have endowed with the profound analysis and have examined the reasons why athletes get addicted to these drugs and take them on the regular basis.
A synopsis is also provided how the physicians are engaging sportsmen into this usage. Their usage augments the performance promptly which is the reason why sportsmen prefer them to be on the safer side along with their talent. This book incorporates in it the past account of its discovery, then the usage terms, the ethical side of using these kinds of drugs. As this strategy is unfair, the preventive measures and policies are discussed. This book also covers the ways through which its usage can be detected in the players. The book also provides with case studies and pragmatic information CITATION Wad08 l 1033 (Waddington & Smith, 2008).
William C. Rhoden. (2007). Fans Tolerate Doping, and Media Remain Riveted. New York Times.
In this article, writer is discussing about the places where sportsmen are not verified if they are using steroids or not. these players make themselves very huge and strong by taking those steroids. This is a tactic for being illuminated in the limelight. The fact that performance-enhancing drugs have a greater impact or lesser, the number of audiences has been increasing graciously and no loss of charm is observed for the baseball freaks. The aim is not to blame fans that they only run after heart throb stunts and performances but the point is that there would be no major changes if doping and steroids are allowed on the public level CITATION Rho07 l 1033 (Rhoden, 2007).