7/29/2019 Debate Matters: On the use of PED by athletes

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This house supports the use of performance-enhancing drugs byathletes

This side of the house fully supports the use of performance-

enhancing drugs, colloquially known as PED, in the world of sports.

Performance-enhancing drugs refer to any substance taken toperform better athletically. Inclusion in this area are substancesboth naturally possessing such characteristics, and those that arescientifically altered, also known as medical drugs.

Currently, the use of PED is not allowed in any sports.* However,this side of the house believes otherwise.

As a counter plan to the status quo, we would support PED giventhat there will be a regulation board or committee. We understand,as we all know, that any drug, no matter how effective it is or howthorough it is made or processed or researched, if taken without thesubstantial knowledge and/or proper medical supervision, isharmful. Thus, we believe that with the right knowledge and guidefrom experts, drugs which we thought so badly of, could be of gooduse. These will be discussed further later on.

A regulation board or committee will consists of a group of medicalexperts who are without doubt, knowledgeable to the field given.

There would also be a representative from different teams that willpersonally see a fair process. Lastly, a representative from theorganizing body and from the committee of whatever sportinvolved.

This regulation boards function is to see that everyone will be givenfair and equal access to drugs prescribed by a medical expert. Bydrugs, we are referring to those which we do not have easy accesswith such as substances that are natural enhances and over-the-counter drugs, but those that when taken in the wrong dosage,might result to abuse, complications and worse, death. Of course,

the athletes will still have the right to choose: whether they wouldwant to keep themselves away from these drugs, or the other wayaround. The regulation board will still see to it that only the drugsprescribed are the ones the athletes would take, thus a need fordrug tests, or any other method used in determining the drug oneintakes.

We believe that by putting everything on the table, we are reducingthe risk of athletes to be in danger in terms of their health, unlikekeeping it illegal and banned, which would just drive it to an

underground, causing it to be harder to regulate or to track down.

7/29/2019 Debate Matters: On the use of PED by athletes

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In 1904, Thomas Hicks won the Olympic marathon. But it almostcost him his life. His trainer pulled out a hypodermic that is amilligram of strychnine during that time when Hicks was alreadystruggling for life due to extreme tiredness. It gave him strength,and was able to finish the marathon, collecting his gold medal. Hicks

was almost between life and death, but was saved by the dope.Tour de France is an annual multiple stage bicycle race in France.The tour has typically 21 days of racing and 2 rest days and cover3,200 kilometers or 2000 miles. And you know whats 2000 milesfrom Manila? Bicol. That long. The 2012 Olympic Marathon Coursecovers 42.195 kilometers or 26.219 miles. And you know whats 26miles from Manila, thats right, Calumpit, Bulacan.

It is actually funny bordering weird to realize that a lot of peopleexpect athletes to accomplish all this with just training, right dietand a bunch of moral supports aka coaching.

What I am showing to you, ladies and gentlemen, is how crucial andcruel sports can be. And to expect people to push off anything thatcould help them get past through it is deeply appalling in myopinion.

Performance-enhancing drugs are supposed to enhance, improve, orfor the lack of better term, help a person in his performance. In thismatter, we are referring it to sports that would stretch the thresholdof strength and test the limit of a person. PED are not there to

magically transport you to the finish line, or to instantly give youstrength you thought you never have. PED are actually there to helpyou survive, just as how food and water and sunlight and goodclothing and a home to a person. PED are enhancers, definitely notcreators. With the proper knowledge of its usage, appropriatesupervision, determination, and lastly, the genuine will to achieveyour goal will definitely bring you home the bacon. Not just thestupid pill.