Sports and Drugs

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Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: PED use is so prevalent that banning it only disadvantages those not doping and hinders the progress of sports.
- Pro 2: PEDs help athletes to recover from injuries and to endure the rigors of sports.
- Pro 3: PEDs can be regulated and safely used.
Pro Quotes
Cons
- Con 1: PEDs violate the spirit and integrity of sport.
- Con 2: Despite any benefit in injury recovery, PEDs are dangerous and can still yield an unfair competitive advantage.
- Con 3: Allowing PEDs will increase youth drug use and other unhealthy activities.
Con Quotes
Sports Drug Policies
Banned Performance-enhancing Substances and Methods
- Alcohol
  - Medical Uses:
  - Effects on Athletes:
  - Side Effects:
  - Examples:
- Anabolic Steroids and Agents
  - Medical Uses:
  - Effects on Athletes:
  - Side Effects:
  - Examples:
- Beta-2 Agonists
  - Medical Uses:
  - Effects on Athletes:
  - Side Effects:
  - Examples:
- Beta-Blockers
  - Medical Uses:
  - Effects on Athletes:
  - Side Effects:
  - Examples:
- Cannabinoids
  - Medical Uses:
  - Effects on Athletes:
  - Side Effects:
  - Examples:
- Diuretics and Other Masking Agents
  - Medical Uses:
  - Effects on Athletes:
  - Side Effects:
  - Examples:
- Glucocorticosteroids
  - Medical Uses:
  - Effects on Athletes:
  - Side Effects:
  - Examples:
- Hormone Antagonists and Modulators
  - Medical Uses:
  - Effects on Athletes:
  - Side Effects:
  - Examples:
- Hormones and Related Substances
  - Medical Uses:
  - Effects on Athletes:
  - Side Effects:
  - Examples:
- Narcotics
  - Medical Uses:
  - Effects on Athletes:
  - Side Effects:
  - Examples:
- Stimulants
  - Medical Uses:
  - Effects on Athletes:
  - Side Effects:
  - Examples:
- Banned Methods
  - Blood Doping
    - Effects on Athletes
    - Side Effects
  - Chemical and Physical Manipulation of Samples
    - Effects on Athletes
    - Side Effects
  - Gene Doping
  - Techno-doping
Doping Cases at the Olympics
- Olympics Doping Cases by Games
- Olympics Doping Cases by Country
- Olympics Doping Cases by Sport
- Olympics Doping Cases by Drug(s) or Drug Offense
Historical Timeline
- 776 bce–1959
  - 776–393 bce - Ancient Greeks Use Performance-Enhancing Drugs
  - 100 ce - Roman Gladiators Use Stimulants and Hallucinogens to Prevent Fatigue and Injury
  - Late 19th Century - French Cyclists and Lacrosse Players Drink Wine and Coca Leaves to Fight Fatigue and Hunger
  - 1904–20 - Performance Enhancing Drugs Used in the Modern Olympic Games
  - 1928 - First Rule Against Doping in Sports
  - 1940–45 - Nazis Test Steroids on Prisoners and Adolf Hitler
  - 1940–45 - Soldiers Use Amphetamines during WWII
  - 1950s - Athletes Begin Taking Amphetamines Used by Soldiers in WWII
  - 1958 - FDA Approves First Anabolic Steroid for Sale in U.S.
- 1960–89
  - Aug. 26, 1960 - First Athlete to Die in Olympic Competition Due to Doping
  - July 13, 1967 - Cyclist on Amphetamines Is First Tour de France Doping Death
  - 1967 - International Olympic Commitee (IOC) Establishes Medical Commission to Fight Doping
  - Feb. 1968 - First Drug Testing at Olympic Games
  - May 4, 1968 - First Horse Disqualified from Kentucky Derby for Banned Substance
  - Oct. 1968 - First Olympic Athlete Disqualified for Doping Violation
  - 1972 - First Full-Scale Drug Testing of Olympic Athletes for Narcotics and Stimulants
  - 1975 - Anabolic Steroids Added to the IOC’s Banned Substances List
  - 1976 - Steroid Testing Conducted for the First Time at the Montreal Olympics
  - 1983 - Surprise Drug Testing at Pan Am Games Leads Many Athletes to Withdraw from Competition
  - Sep. 27, 1988 - Ben Johnson Stripped of Gold Medal after Positive Drug Test
  - Nov. 18, 1988 - President Ronald Reagan Signs Act Outlawing Nonmedical Steroid Sales
- 1990–99
  - Oct. 5, 1990 - Congress Passes Anabolic Steroids Control Act
  - June 7, 1991 - Major League Baseball Bans Steroids
  - Dec. 2, 1991 - Former East German Swimming Coaches Admit to Two Decades of Doping
  - May 14, 1992 - Former NFL Player Dies of Brain Cancer after Using Steroids and Human Growth Hormone for Two Decades
  - Sept.–Oct. 1994 - Chinese Swimmers Fail Drug Tests Three Times More Than Any Other Nation
  - Dec. 15, 1994 - First British Female to Test Positive for Performance-Enhancing Drugs Receives Four-Year Ban
  - May 15, 1997 - Bud Selig Issues Memo Repeating the MLB Ban on Steroids
  - 1998 - Irish Swimmer Suspended for Pouring Whiskey into Urine Sample to Mask Doping
  - 1998 - Mark McGwire Admits to Using a Steroid Precursor
  - Feb. 1998 - Snowboarder Who Tests Positive for Marijuana Has Gold Medal Taken then Returned
  - Nov. 10, 1999 - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Is Established
- 2000-2009
  - Oct. 1, 2000 - U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Begins Operations
  - 2002 - Anti-Doping Pioneer Identifies First Designer Steroid
  - May 28, 2002 - Former Baseball Player Says 50% of MLB Players Use Steroids
  - Aug. 30, 2002 - Steroid Testing Included in MLB Labor Agreement
  - Apr. 21, 2003 - Wade Exum Report Alleges Cover-Up of Doping by Over 100 American Athletes
  - Sept. 3, 2003 - BALCO Is Raided by Federal Investigators
  - Nov. 7, 2003 - British Sprinter Dwain Chambers Banned from Olympics for Life for Positive THG Test
  - Nov. 13, 2003 - High Number of Positive Tests Leads MLB to Institute Penalties for Doping
  - Dec. 2003 - 10 Baseball Players, including Barry Bonds, Called to Testify about BALCO
  - Oct. 22, 2004 - President Bush Signs the Anabolic Steroid Control Act
  - 2004 - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Takes over Control of the Prohibited List
  - 2004 - WADA Removes Caffeine from the List of Banned Substances
  - Jan. 13, 2005 - Penalties for Positive Drug Tests Implemented by Major League Baseball
  - Jan. 19, 2006 - First NHL Player to Test Positive for Banned Substance Suspended from International Competition But Not from NHL
  - Feb. 9, 2006 - U.S. Skeleton Racer Banned for Use of Hair Growth Medicine on the Eve of the Winter Olympics
  - Dec. 29, 2006 - President Bush Signs a Law Banning Gene Doping in Sports
  - July 23, 2006 - Sep. 20, 2007 - Floyd Landis Wins the Tour de France But Loses Title When He Tests Positive for Elevated Testosterone Levels
  - Jan. 24, 2007 - NFL Announces Stricter Anti-Doping Policies
  - June 25, 2007 - WWE Wrestler Commits Murder/Suicide after Injecting Steroids
  - Aug. 7, 2007 - Barry Bonds Hits Record 756th Home Run amid Speculation of Steroid Use
  - Sep. 24, 2007 - DEA Announces Largest Steroid Bust in U.S. History
  - Oct. 5, 2007 - Track Star Marion Jones Admits to Steroid Use during 2000 Olympics
  - Nov. 1, 2007 - German Athletes and Their Children Suffer Health Problems 40 Years after Non-consensual Doping
  - Nov. 1, 2007 - Tennis Player Martina Hingis Retires from Tennis after Testing Positive for Cocaine
  - Nov. 15, 2007 - Barry Bonds Indicted by Grand Jury for Lying about Steroid Use
  - Dec. 13, 2007 - Former Senator George Mitchell Reports Widespread Use of Steroids in Baseball
  - Jan. 11, 2008 - Track Star Marion Jones Sentenced to Six Months in Prison
  - Jan. 26, 2008 - All Russian Rowing Officials Banned from Competition for One Year
  - Feb. 12, 2008 - World Series Winning Pitcher Roger Clemens Denies Allegations That He Took HGH and Testosterone
  - Apr. 10, 2008 - IOC Rules Teammates of Marion Jones Must Return Olympic Medals
  - July 31, 2008 - Seven Russians Caught Doping Prior to Beijing Olympics
  - Sep. 5, 2008 - Steroids Banned at the Kentucky Derby
  - Oct. 16, 2008 - First Doping Suspensions in History of Major League Soccer
  - Dec. 2, 2008 - Six NFL Players Suspended for Taking Steroid Masking Agent
  - Dec. 8, 2008 - NASCAR Announces Stricter Anti-Doping Policy
  - Jan. 31, 2009 - US Swimmer Michael Phelps Caught Smoking Marijuana and Suspended for Three Months
  - Feb. 7, 2009 - New York Yankees’ Third Baseman Alex Rodriguez Reportedly Tested Positive for Steroids in 2003
  - Mar. 24, 2009 - Soccer Federations Reject WADA’s Stricter Drug Testing Policies
  - Mar. 28, 2009 - Aug. 6, 2009 - French Tennis Player Blames Positive Cocaine Test on a Girl He Kissed at a Night Club
  - Apr. 17, 2009 - U.S. Cyclist Tyler Hamilton Announces His Retirement After Testing Positive for Steroid DHEA
  - May 2, 2009 - Winner of the Kentucky Derby Is Tested for Steroids for the First Time
  - May 4, 2009 - U.S. Swimmer’s Two-Year Doping Suspension Cut to One Year Due to Circumstances
  - May 7, 2009 - Los Angeles Dodger Manny Ramirez Suspended for 50 Games
  - May 17, 2009 - Bodybuilders Flee Testers
  - July 30, 2009 - Two Players from the Red Sox 2004 and 2007 World Series Teams Tested Positive for Performance Enhancing Drugs in 2003
  - Aug. 6, 2009 - NBA Player Rashard Lewis Receives 10 Game Suspension for Banned Substance
- 2010-2019
  - Jan. 7, 2010 - Boxers Walk Away from $25 Million Each in Disagreement over Drug Testing Procedures
  - Jan. 11, 2010 - Mark McGwire Admits to Using Steroids during His Baseball Career
  - May 19, 2010 - Floyd Landis Admits to Doping for Most of His Career
  - Aug. 19, 2010 - Roger Clemens Indicted on Charges of Lying to Congress about Using Performance Enhancing Drugs
  - Mar. 21, 2011 - Barry Bonds Found Guilty on One Count of Obstruction of Justice in Steroids and HGH Case
  - Apr. 8, 2011 - Manny Ramirez Retires after Failing Another Drug Test
  - July 16, 2011 - North Korean Soccer Players Reportedly Struck by Lightning, Treated with Deer Musk, and Tested Positive for Steroids
  - Aug. 4, 2011 - NFL to Become First Major American Sports League to Conduct Blood Tests
  - Aug. 18, 2011 - First Professional Athlete in the U.S. to Test Positive for HGH Is Suspended for 50 Games
  - Feb. 3, 2012 - Two-Year Doping Investigation of Cyclist Lance Armstrong Ends with No Charges
  - Feb. 6, 2012 - 2010 Tour de France Winner Alberto Contador Found Guilty of Doping and Stripped of Title
  - Feb. 23, 2012 - Ryan Braun Becomes First Professional Baseball Player to Successfully Appeal a Positive Drug Test
  - Aug. 23, 2012 - Lance Armstrong Stripped of His Seven Tour de France Titles After Declining to Fight Doping Charges
  - Aug. 5, 2013 - Alex Rodriguez Suspended through 2014; 12 Players Suspended 50 Games for Violating MLB Drug Policy
  - Apr. 22, 2015 - Barry Bonds Obstruction of Justice Conviction Overturned
  - Aug. 2, 2015 - Leaked Doping Tests Indicate Widespread Doping in Track and Field, Olympics, and Marathons
  - Nov. 9, 2015 - Report Alleges Widespread Doping by Russian Track and Field Athletes
  - June 8, 2016 - Maria Sharapova Banned from Tennis for Two Years
  - July 21, 2016 - 2016 Olympics Ban for Russian Track and Field Athletes Upheld
  - Mar. 1, 2019 - Top-Ranked Bridge Player Suspended for Doping
  - Dec. 9, 2019 - WADA Bans Russia from Global Competition
- 2020-present
  - Mar. 10, 2020 - 27 People Indicted in Horse Racing Doping Scandal
  - Mar. 15, 2020 - NFL Loosens Rules on Players’ Marijuana Use
  - Apr. 2020 - United States Anti-Doping Agency Trials Virtual Drug Testing
  - Oct. 26, 2020 - Doping Tests Dramatically Limited by COVID-19
  - Dec. 4, 2020 - Trump Signs Anti-Doping Law
  - Dec. 17, 2020 - Russia’s Doping Ban Cut in Half
  - June 15, 2021 - American Runner Shelby Houlihan Banned for Four Years for Positive Anabolic Steroids Test
  - July 1, 2021 - American Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson Tests Positive for Marijuana
  - Sep. 14, 2021 - WADA to Review Status of Marijuana as Prohibited Drug
  - Feb. 7, 2022 - MLB Steroid Testing Paused for First Time in 20 Years
  - Sep. 23, 2022 - Teen Russian Tennis Player Banned for Nine Months for Doping Violation
  - Oct 21, 2022 - Former Tennis #1 Simona Halep Suspended for Doping
  - Jan. 23, 2024 - NBA Suspends Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson for Positive PED Test
  - Jan. 29, 2024 - Russian Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Banned for Four Years
  - Apr. 20, 2024 - Chinese Doping Scandal Ignites
  - Jan. 8, 2025 - Biden Administration Withholds Funds From WADA
  - Feb. 15, 2025 - Jannik Sinner Banned from Tennis for Three Months
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