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Drug Testing in Athletics

Take out a scrap of paper and write 3 words that come to mind when you think about DRUG TESTING IN PROFESSIONAL/OLYMPIC ATHLETICS. History of Drug Use in Sports ...

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Drug Testing in Athletics

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  1. Drug Testing in Athletics Jin Kim, Stephanie Hodge, Kimberly Botson

  2. Take out a scrap of paper and write 3 words that come to mind when you think about DRUG TESTING IN PROFESSIONAL/OLYMPIC ATHLETICS

  3. History of Drug Use in Sports • Ancient civilizations • 19th Century • WWII • Post-WWII • Olympics • Professional Athletics

  4. Drug use in pro sports

  5. What is the issue? • why drugs damage sports? • Fans • Competitors • Sponsors

  6. Types of Drugs and Their Effects • Three main categories • Therapeutic Drugs • Performance Enhancing Drugs • Growth Enhancers • Anabolic Steroids • Blood doping • Erythropoietin (EPO) • Typical Drug Misuse

  7. Current Situation of Testing

  8. Benefits of Drug Use • Enhances performance • Drugs are ever-changing making them hard to detect in testing • Increases chances of winning and better performance • Many excuses for athletes to use if caught

  9. Cons of Drug Use http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=steroid%20freak&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv

  10. VS. • Sameness • More violent sports = More drug uses • Difference • Olympic games • weightlifting, cycling and track and field sports • Ergogenic (Strychnine , amphetamine, and anabolic steroids ) • Short term • Pro sports • UFC, Pride fighting, football, baseball • anabolic steroid ,cocaine • Long term

  11. Alternate View • Drug use is widespread • End punitive testing • Provide athletes with education • Place use under medical supervision

  12. Social Aspects • What Americans think • Non-athletes drug use • Adolescent drug use • President: “Get rid of steroids now” • Doctors roles

  13. Key Ethical Issues Pertaining to Drug Testing in Sports Key Ethical Issues Pertaining to Drug Testing in Sports • Invasion of Privacy (main focus) • Cheating • Safety • Sport System Efficiency • Universal Trust

  14. Kant’s Theory • Invasion of Privacy -fails Kant’s Categorical Imperative • Cheating • Fails Kant’s Categorical Imperative

  15. Utilitarianism

  16. Virtue Ethics

  17. Conclusion

  18. Questions? • Do you think using performance enhancing drugs in athletics can be considered cheating?

  19. Resources • http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/brochures/steriods/professionals/index.html • http://www.alcoholmedicalscholars.org/athletes-out.htm • http://www.humankinetics.com/PRODUCTS/SHOWPRODUCT.com • http://www.collegesportsschlarships.com/steroids-athletic-competition.com • http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/544378.com • http://www.blues.uab.es/olympic.studies/doping/parry.htm • http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/directory/d/drug_testing.com • http://espn.go.com/gen/news/2004/0120/1714001.html • http://dwb.unl.edu/Teacher/NSF/C10/C10Links/www.tcada.state.tx.us.com • http://sportssci.org/encyc/anabster.html • http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=1936592.com • http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/12453.com • http://www.greatdreams.com/olympdrg.htm • http://www.project-syndicate.org/print_commentary/murrayl/English.com • http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01ED7113CF935A25751C1A96559C.com • Mallory, D.C., and Dwight H. Zakus. "Ethics of Drug Testing in Sport- An Invasion of Privacy Justified?." Sport, Education, and Society 7(2002): 203-218.

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