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Athletes and drug use / Jennifer L. Skancke and Lauri S. Friedman, book editors.

Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning, ©2009.

116 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Contains fourteen articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to athletes and drug use, debating whether drug use among athletes should be illegal, what the consequences of drug use should be, and how to curb drug use among student athletes.

Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints

Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.

Doping in sports.

Athletes -- Drug use.

Anabolic steroids -- Health aspects.

Scherer, Lauri S.

Skancke, Jennifer.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-107) and index.

Ch. 1: Should drug use among athletes be illegal? Performance-enhancing drugs should be illegal / Marissa Saltzman -- Performance-enhancing drugs should be legal / Adrianne Blue -- Performance-enhancing drugs violate the spirit of the game / George J. Mitchell -- Performance-enhancing drugs make for more entertaining games / Eugene Robinson -- Athletes cheat when they use steroids / Peter Grier and Christa Case -- Steroid use is not cheating / Jacob Sullum -- ch. 2: What consequences should exist for athletes who use drugs? Harsher penalties are needed for athletes who use drugs / Mark Sappenfield -- Athletes who use drugs should not be penalized / Bengt Kayser, Alexandre Mauron, and Andy Miah -- Athletes who use drugs should have their records deleted / Robert Weiner -- Imposing penalties on athletes who use drugs is hypocritical / Colman McCarthy -- ch. 3: How can drug use among student athletes be curbed? Student athletes should be drug tested / Mike Celizic -- Student athletes should not be drug tested / Jennifer Kern ... et al. -- Drug testing could increase drug use in student athletes / John R. Knight and Sharon Levy -- A comprehensive education program can reduce drug use in student athletes / Linn Goldberg -- Facts about athletes and drug use -- Organizations to contact.

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