Drugs in Olympics Athletes around the world compete in events ranging from high school level to world class events. More athletes find drugs and steroids as a way to improve their performance rather than doing the work and training. Drug testing in Olympics strips medal winners every year. The amount of steroids and drugs on the ban list is growing, and Olympic drug testing should be stricter. It is true that all athletes are human. …showed first 75 words of 850 total…

…showed last 75 words of 850 total…time and energy that could be put to working harder. Since 1968 when the first drug tests were administered the amount of steroid abusers has gone down. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography Devin Gordon and Sharon Begley. "Under the Shadow of Drugs" Newsweek - Sept. 11, 2000 "FACTSHEET: Tackling drugs in Sport" Official Olympic Homepage www.olympics.com Alvin, Virginia, and Robert Silverstein. "Steriods: Big muscle Big problem" Copyright 1992 Martha Brant and Melinda Liu. "The Drug Charade" Newsweek - Sept. 11, 2000