Drugs in Football Making An Ap
Drugs in Football Making An ApDrugs in Football: Making an Appropriate Decision
Breaking the rules in football, because of drug use, is causing
physical and mental damage to athletes and those who associate with them.
It is also setting a bad example for the youth of America. There is just too
many available drugs for football players today.
For football players, drugs are easy to obtain. Too easy to obtain.
Bill Gilbert, a Sports Illustrated writer, said, "they do not have to stand
around in waiting rooms, at pharmacy counters, or on street corners for their
fixes. Drugs are brought to them, and usually provided free of charge. The
athlete gets free professional advice from physicians and assisting trainers
as to what drugs to take, and when, and how " (Harris 14). The variety and
number of drugs available is enormous. The two main types of drugs
available are physically enhancing and mentally enhancing drugs. Both
types have the most deadliest consequence in common, death. Each type
has its own pros and cons. Yes, there are some positive effects, but they are
not worth the later consequences.
Some athletes need help to maintain a mental edge on their game and
opponents. Some need help getting psyched up before a game. Those
athletes that do, turn to drugs. The most used drugs that athletes turn to are
amphetamines. Amphetamines effect the central nervous system. They
prepare the body for action by stimulating the rate of respiration, heartbeat,
and raising the blood pressure. Many coaches and trainers agree that no
other drug is so widely distributed in clubhouses and locker rooms. People
who have taken many pills over a short period of time develop the delusion
of insects crawling on their skin. That delusion is an hallucination, one of
many side effects of mentally enhancing drugs. One instance of the
negative effects of amphetamines happened on a high school football field a
few years ago.
Unaware that the running back was high on amphetamines, the coach
sent the running back into the game. The quarter back was then snapped the
ball from the center and got ready to hand the running back the ball. The
running back then thought he took the ball and made a brilliant run into the
endzone. That athlete made a complete fool of himself because of drugs.
Another largely used drug is the infamous cocaine.
Cocaine is an alkaloid derived from the coca leafs. It too effects the
central nervous system. Cocaine is considered one of the most dangerous
drugs around. According to former New Orleans Saint Don Reese, who quit
because of cocaine, "cocaine can be found in quantity throughout the NFL.
It's pushed on players, often from the edge of the practice field. Sometimes
it's pushed by players. Prominent players....
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