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[SIZE=-1]ProCon.org, a nonpartisan 501c3 nonprofit research organization, created a new website, Sports and Drugs - ProCon.org, to explore the question "Should performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids) be accepted in sports?"[/SIZE]
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ProCon.org, a nonpartisan 501c3 nonprofit research organization, created a new website, performance enhancing drugs, steroids, to explore the question "Should performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids) be accepted in sports?"
The online project contains nearly 30 questions about drugs in sports with over 250 sourced responses from more than 200 sports experts. Those experts include professional athletes (from Lance Armstrong to Gene Upshaw), doping authorities (from Dr. Don Catlin to Dr. Gary Wadler), sports writers, academics, physicians, league commissioners, politicians, and many other knowledgeable sports fans.
Some subjects of discussion include whether or not:
* Tiger Woods' alleged LASIK surgery to improve his vision to 20/15 is ethically different than an athlete taking a banned substance
* there is a correlation between the 5% (approximate) of middle schoolers who take anabolic steroids and the use of such substances by their athlete role models
* the testing labs, such as the one that found cyclist Floyd Landis guilty of using banned drugs, are credible and reliable
* the teammates of sprinter Marion Jones should return their Olympic gold medals. None of them tested positive for banned drugs although Jones confessed to having used them.
Some of the interesting facts presented on the site include:
- The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned 192 performance enhancing substances and methods including alcohol, marijuana, testosterone, insulin, blood transfusions, and gene manipulation.
- Of the 21,579 drug tests conducted at the Summer Olympics from 1968-2008, there were 59 cases (0.27%) of doping violations. There have been 13 positive results (0.25%) from 5,264 tests conducted at the Winter Olympics between 1968 and 2006.
Today ProCon.org made its sports research publicly available for free and without advertising on the website performance enhancing drugs, steroids. The project will continue indefinitely. It was developed to advance the organization's goals of promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship. Big Three ProCon.org
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ProCon.org has used its comprehensive unbiased approach on many issues including the 2008 presidential election, Big Three bailout, medical marijuana, the Iraq war, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, illegal immigration, and several others.
For an explanation of our methodology and a full listing of our other topics, visit ProCon.org - Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues
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[SIZE=-1]PR Newswire (press release), NY [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]ProCon.org, a nonpartisan 501c3 nonprofit research organization, created a new website, Sports and Drugs - ProCon.org, to explore the question "Should performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids) be accepted in sports?"[/SIZE]
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ProCon.org, a nonpartisan 501c3 nonprofit research organization, created a new website, performance enhancing drugs, steroids, to explore the question "Should performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids) be accepted in sports?"
The online project contains nearly 30 questions about drugs in sports with over 250 sourced responses from more than 200 sports experts. Those experts include professional athletes (from Lance Armstrong to Gene Upshaw), doping authorities (from Dr. Don Catlin to Dr. Gary Wadler), sports writers, academics, physicians, league commissioners, politicians, and many other knowledgeable sports fans.
Some subjects of discussion include whether or not:
* Tiger Woods' alleged LASIK surgery to improve his vision to 20/15 is ethically different than an athlete taking a banned substance
* there is a correlation between the 5% (approximate) of middle schoolers who take anabolic steroids and the use of such substances by their athlete role models
* the testing labs, such as the one that found cyclist Floyd Landis guilty of using banned drugs, are credible and reliable
* the teammates of sprinter Marion Jones should return their Olympic gold medals. None of them tested positive for banned drugs although Jones confessed to having used them.
Some of the interesting facts presented on the site include:
- The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned 192 performance enhancing substances and methods including alcohol, marijuana, testosterone, insulin, blood transfusions, and gene manipulation.
- Of the 21,579 drug tests conducted at the Summer Olympics from 1968-2008, there were 59 cases (0.27%) of doping violations. There have been 13 positive results (0.25%) from 5,264 tests conducted at the Winter Olympics between 1968 and 2006.
Today ProCon.org made its sports research publicly available for free and without advertising on the website performance enhancing drugs, steroids. The project will continue indefinitely. It was developed to advance the organization's goals of promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship. Big Three ProCon.org
About Us
ProCon.org has used its comprehensive unbiased approach on many issues including the 2008 presidential election, Big Three bailout, medical marijuana, the Iraq war, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, illegal immigration, and several others.
For an explanation of our methodology and a full listing of our other topics, visit ProCon.org - Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues
More...
