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Megan MooreComposition 2A. GaffneyMarch 11, 2014To Dope or non to Dope The Answer is NoAs intimately New York Yankee fans know, Alex Rodriguez finished the 2013 baseball season with 654 home-runs on his c ber. 654. He is currently twenty percent in home-run record books. Sadly for A-Rod fans, there will be no 2014 season. Following a lengthy bout with the MLB, Rodriguez was suspend after testing positive for PEDs--testosterone supplements to be exact. Tied to the, now-closed, Biogenesis clinic, Rodriguez and (at least) a dozen others are in the spotlight for cheating the game they love. Non-baseball fans might recognize the cognomen Lance Armstrong multi-cancer survivor, cyclist and guilty of cheating his sport as well. These two, among some(prenominal) others, are the posterboys for a dark era in athletics. As most people would agree, steroids and other drugs are a major problem in athletics today, not just for the athletes but for those of us who enjoy a just, fair, clean g ame.For many, many years, doping has been an integral part of athletic society. Research believes that doping derives root game in ancient Greek and Roman culture, 776 B.C (Baron) Granted PEDs back in the day were god-awful mixtures of herbs, drugs, and alcohol, the drugs athletes are taking now are just as bad. Margaret Goodman, a neurologist and the president of the Voluntary Anti-Doping knowledge (VADA), explains the different side- outcomes of steroids. As a ringside physician of boxing matches, shes listened to the boxers talk about performance-enhancing drugs. Fighters using dope described the vile consequences heart, kidney, liver, bone, brain and psychiatric ailment (Goodman).Recently, there is a push for the legitimation of steroids and various other PE... ...cles and testosterone. Wheres the fun in knowing mortal is cheating a sport they love? As more(prenominal) and more athletes come under-fire, the accomplishments of well-to-do athletes are covered up. How many baseball fans knew Johan Santana, a former Minnesota Twin, threw his first no-hitter in 2012? This no-hitter was likewise the first in the new York Mets team history. Meanwhile, that same season, favorites like Melky Cabrera and Bortolo Colon, among others, were suspended after testing positive for PEDs. Not only are performance-enhancing drugs destroying our athletes bodies, they are destroying the sports we enjoy. The athletes we look up to are leaving a negative effect on the children looking up to them. If we allow this practice to continue, or still worse, legalize steroids, we run the risk of hurting our athletes, our students and the good integrity of our sports.