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Karen Hastings

Mrs. Barnes

English 112

14 November 2016

Annotated Bibliography

Kuzma, Cindy. "Are Olympic Athletes Legally Doping?" Caffeine, edited by Amy Francis,

Greenhaven Press, 2016. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, [Link].

com/apps/doc/EJ3010963211/OVIC?u=mass12242&xid=a25a228a. Accessed 10 Jan.

2017. Originally published in [Link], 29 Jan. 2014.

Cindy Kuzma, independent fitness and health writer, explains how some athletes are

already legally using performance-enhancing chemicals in the article, Are Olympic Athletes

Legally Doping? Caffeine once was once an illegal substance if consumed in too high of

quantity for professional athletes, but since then they have lifted the restraint on caffeine. There

were multiple reasons that Kuzma provided in the article for this happening, but the most

important one was how difficult it was to track how much caffeine the athletes were consuming.

Kuzma displays many quotes and facts that are creditable in the article. Overall, to me its

fascinating how something as simple as coffee use to banded from the Olympics and this article

will be a good source to use.

"Preface to 'Is Drug Use a Serious Problem in Professional Football?'." Professional Football,

edited by Tamara Thompson, Greenhaven Press, 2016. Current Controversies. Opposing

Viewpoints in Context, [Link]/ic/ovic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetails

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9be77611337495c3879718895. Accessed 14 Nov. 2016.

In the article, Is Drug Use a Serious Problem in Professional Football?, they provide many

different viewpoints about drugs in the NFL and the lifelong consequences of taking them. They

talk about how getting tested for drugs have gone up immensely, and by having bigger players,

providing harder tackles has resulted in more injuries and concussions. They also talk about how

the NFL arrest rate is just thirteen percent of the national average, which is not very high, but

since there's a headline in the newspaper for every NFL player to get arrested, it seems like a lot

more than there actually is. This article was a combination of multiple other sources and has

many facts that could be proven, but in addition to this, there are also many opinions. The facts

about the evolution of NFL players and how much they have grown over the past ten years is

astounding and the article itself will be a splendid source.

Steadman, Ian. "Performance-Enhancing Drugs Should Be Allowed in the Olympics." The

Olympics, edited by Noah Berlatsky, Greenhaven Press, 2016. At Issue. Opposing

Viewpoints in Context, [Link]/apps/doc/EJ3010557225/OVIC?u

=mass12242&xid=da7bd79a. Accessed 10 Jan. 2017. Originally published as "The

Olympics Would Be Better If Athletes Were Allowed to Take Drugs," Wired, 7 Sept.

2012.

Ian Steadman, writer for Wired magazine explains why some performance-enhancing drugs

should be legal in the article, Performance-Enhancing Drugs Should Be Allowed in the

Olympics. Almost every professional athlete has taken some sort of performance-enhancing

drug, or has thought of doing it sometime in their athletic career. As of right now, most of these

substances are dangerous and provide serious health concerns. Steadman believes that if they

were to make these drugs legal, that scientist could figure out ways to make them less dangerous,

and it would reduce the amount of athletes cheating. Steadman provides many examples of

athletes using banned substances for evidence and explains how if the drugs were to be legalized,

that they could have a positive effect on the sport. This article is biased towards drugs being

legalized, which means there are some options and all the facts are directed towards the positive

effects of drugs. Steadmans point of view on this topic is not common which is why it very

interesting and will be a great source.

"Performance-Enhancing Drugs Are Dangerous." Performance-Enhancing Drugs, edited by

Roman Espejo, Greenhaven Press, 2015. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in

Context, [Link]/apps/doc/EJ3010934211/OVIC?u=mass12242&xid=a68f

d5f0. Accessed 11 Jan. 2017. Originally published as "Performance Enhancing Drugs and

the Modern Olympian,"[Link]

Chris Doorley, San Francisco writer and editor, explains how dangerous and life

threatening performance-enhancing drugs can be in the article Performance-Enhancing

Drugs are Dangerous. Throughout the years there has been numerous accounts of

athletes cheating by using performancing-enhancing drugs, but what most people dont

realize is how dangerous they really are. The three most popular PEDs

(Performance-Enhancing Drugs) are Synthetic Testosterone, HGH, and EPO. These

drugs can cause serious health concerns such as tumors, blood clots, heart attacks and

stroke. Although Doorley is not a certified doctor or expert, he does provides many

quotes, and facts from doctors, and other credible sources. In the article, Doorley goes

into depth about the three mostly used PEDs which will serve as great information.

Ross, John J. "How Performance-Enhancing Drug Testing Works, or Doesn't: Olympic

Edition." Performance-Enhancing Drugs, edited by Roman Espejo, Greenhaven Press,

2015. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,[Link]

/apps/doc/EJ3010934216/OVIC?u=mass12242&xid=3cc755cf. Accessed 11 Jan. 2017.

Originally published in [Link], 24 July 2012.

John Ross, hospitalist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston,

Massachusetts, and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, describes

how drug testing for PEDs doesnt always work in the article, How

Performance-Enhancing Drug Testing Works, or Doesn't: Olympic Edition. Throughout

the sports world, scientist are trying to discover new ways of tracking/testing if athletes

have been using performance enhancing drugs before they compete. Blood doping and

steroids are just a couple of the many types of drugs athletes are using all over the world

and getting away with it because it doesn't show up in their test. Ross explains numerous

ways that experts are trying to solve the problem of athletes cheating and he even

provides examples of how far the testing has come over the past 100 years. Although it is

getting better, its still not at the point that the scientists and experts would like. Ross has

many accomplishments that would prove him as a credible source, This article includes

lots of statistics and facts that help people understand how many athletes are cheating and

what's being done to put an end to it.