Doping in Sport
Modern sport is plagued by suspicions that many top athletes are cheating with performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) such as anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, erythropoietin (EPO), beta blockers, stimulants and diuretics to name just a few. The risks associated vary with each drug. All dangerous (especially with overuse) and all morally wrong, not to mention the long-term health effects of doping. So what are the side effects and why are amateur athletes turning to PEDs.
