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    Enhancing Performance From The Top Down Organizational leadership from companies far and wide has spent millions‚ if not hundreds of millions of dollars trying to develop the perfect method for the enhancement of performance within his/her organization. Human resource (HR) managers have been directed to come up with incentive packages that might include trips‚ concert and sporting event tickets‚ spot bonuses‚ and at-a-boys that company leaders feel should and will encourage employees to increase

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    Adolescents and the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Athletics Much of the evidence on the use of performance enhancing drugs in sports comes from professional athletics. However‚ evidence also indicates that adolescents use performance-enhancing drugs‚ but that their use is not limited to those participating in athletics. The use of performance enhancing drugs also called “doping” can be tempting for teen athletes. Many young people often feel pressured by their peers or by their own ambitions

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    even high school sports‚ there is widespread illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs. The use of performance-enhancing drugs‚ or "doping‚" by professional athletes has been acknowledged as a problem since at least the 1960s. A performance-enhancing drug is any substance taken by athletes to improve performance (USADA). It is important to know the history of performance-enhancing drugs to truly understand what performance-enhancing drugs are‚ why athletes use them in sports‚ and what the consequences

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    Composition II 2:00 22 November 2011 P.E.D.’s in M.L.B. Big muscles and performance enhancing drugs have changed the game of baseball forever. Performance enhancing substances‚ stimulants‚ and drugs of abuse are banned by Major League Baseball. According to the Los Angeles Times‚ there are a total of 58 substances‚ 30 stimulants‚ and 7 drugs of abuse that Major League Baseball has banned players from using. Performance enhancing drug usage was speculated as a problem‚ but wasn’t showcased on a national

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    suddenly becomes the fastest or the strongest in their sport; in many cases they have stopped depending on talent and now rely on a performance- enhancing drug for success. Substance abuse in sports is shown to be common because of their benefits‚ various scandals in the media‚ and new polices companies have now had to implement. The act of "doping" or the use of an enhancing-drug has become a social norm though out all sports. There is a drive in the human body that makes us want to be the best at everything

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    Baseball is cleaning up its image with a new drug testing policy implemented for the 2005 season. The new agreement between the players‚ the owners‚ and Major League Baseball to test for performance enhancing drugs is a vast improvement over the previous deal. There is still plenty of room for those who want to cheat. Let’s face it; using performance enhancing drugs is cheating. The testing procedures approved with the new agreement are significantly different from those of the previous one. The

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    I strongly believe that the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport should continue to be banned. Performance enhancing drugs are dangerous to not only the athlete that consumes them‚ but also the people around them. Athletes only use PED’s to have an unfair advantage over other competitors. This ruin’s the integrity of the sport and spoils other athlete’s love of the sport. Just imagine devoting your life to a sport‚ giving 110% at training every day‚ but then losing to someone who try’s half

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    Should athletes be given the choice to use performance-enhancing drugs? Yes Freedom of choice. If athletes wish to take drugs in search of improved performances‚ let them do so. They harm nobody but themselves and should be treated as adults‚ capable of making rational decisions upon the basis of widely-available information. Even if there are adverse health effects in the long-term‚ this is also true of both tobacco and boxing‚ which remain legal. Yes Already athletes use all sorts of

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    made some mistake. I am willing to accept the consequences of those actions‚” after he was caught using Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs). Unfortunately‚ there are many professional athletes who also use these types of drugs in their game. Using these drugs is unfair and unethical. They also cause many negative short-term and long-term effects. I strongly believe that performance-enhancing drugs should be illegal. For instance it is an unfair and unethical way to make yourself better. If an adult

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    answer to the question “do drugs ruin sports”; Some fans might say yes because it morally wrong‚ other fans say no because faster stronger players are more fun to watch. In professional sports the best players are paid the best and there is a lot of competition out there to be the best; some people believe hard work and dedication is the way to get to the top while others believe there are shortcuts to get there. Most professional sport organization have some form of anti-drug policy and conduct test

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