Should athletes be banned for doping?
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13 Citations | [1] propose that, since it will never be possible to control drug use in sport, athletes should be allowed to use those performance-enhancing drugs that are “safe”. |
63 Citations | Particularly notable findings were the potential role of doctors in athletes’ doping and that the current punitive anti-doping approach seems to deter athletes, although the fear of social sanctions was almost as great a deterrent. |
9 Citations | Doping can be seen as a threat to the integrity of sport, not just because of the rule breaking doping currently entails. |
27 Citations | By these means, suspect athletes might be identified, as doping will not only alter their blood or steroid profiles, but ultimately boost their performance, as well. |
| Thus, they should ban doping. | |
| While attaining accurate data on the prevalence of their use has limitations, studies suggest the illicit use of doping agents by athletes and non-athletes may be 1–5% in the population and greater than 50% in some groups; with the prevalence being higher in males. | |
53 Citations | Physicians can also rationalize doping as an occupational requirement of some professional athletes. |