In the brutal cutthroat world of modern sports where athletes are in demand for excellence, athletes have been forced to find alternative means to improve their performance. Today, athletes often face a choice whether to use drugs to enhance their performance or to accept what could amount to a handicap. It is a choice that carries significant moral consideration, as currently, the use of performance enhancing drugs is banned from Olympic competition. Should athletes be …showed first 75 words of 882 total…

…showed last 75 words of 882 total…why do athletes risk their health and their opportunity to compete by using drugs? There is, of course, no single answer to the question because athletes have different reasons. Athletes are a part of a much larger social community, and steroid abuse is widespread in this larger social community. Athletes are not immune from these influences. In a perfect and fair world there wouldn’t be drug abuse, but this is not a perfect world.