The Use of Drugs and its Effects on the Spirit of Games

Performance enhancement drugs are defines as any drug that has the purpose of helping to gain an advantage over another person in sports. According to DR. Mottram performance-enhancement drugs is a " to gaining an unfair advantage over fellow competitors". The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports is widespread and becoming a matter of public awareness and debate.

performance-enhancing drugs such as Anabolic Steroid, increasing the amount of oxygen in body tissues, Creatine and also Stimulants etc.

Anabolic Steroids: are a type of PEDs. Those athletes used these drugs , they have a much bigger body mass and muscle strength than other athletes. At the same time, this drugs have an adverse side effect such as cancer and brain hammering.

increasing the amount of Oxygen in the body tissues; this type of drug is to give an unfair advantage to athletes in sports. this druggy is to increase the amount of oxygen in the body tissues as well as build red blood cells in an athlete's body.

Creatine; is helpful in the production of power in muscles and also delayed muscles fatigue. Creatine most popular in swimmers, weight lifters and jumpers. This type of doping can cause of damage the liver, stomach and also muscle cramps.

Stimulants; this class of drugs stimulates an athlete's body. Its help in to reduce fatigue, support appetite and increase alertness in sports. This drug can cause of dehydration , heatstroke and insomnia.

Some athletes used these drus to increase chances of winning a sports competition ,therefore these drugs strictly  prohibited in all sports because these drugs destroyed an athlete's whole life not only physical health but also psychological and mental health. PEDs increase performance in sports so that an athlete reached a low level to highest peak of using these drugs.

These drugs banned in sports. if an athlete used these drugs , they can lost his professional sports awards. It seems that when Ben Johnson's gold medal was exposed in the 1988s souel Olympics for using steroids. In another case of, during athletic events can be traced back to the 1800s when Rather Linton, a 24 year young cyclist, died during a race due to being a result of taking a stimulant. Although it has enhanced the entertainment value of sports at the same time it has also destroyed the value of sports.

Performance enhancing drugs harm to the health of an athlete and also damage the integrity of sports.Therefore PEDs banned in sports. Performance enhancing drugs have many severe physically and psychologically side effects such as they can cause of cancer, heart attack, paralysis, muscle cramps, dehydration and high blood pressure. Some athletes used these drugs to improve their own confidence. Some athletes have many reasons for using these drugs such as they want to increase anaerobic and aerobic capacity, build body mass, improve muscle strength and reduce fatigue.

World Anti-Doping Agency protects the overall health of all athletes. WADA is to give the ensured to equality  in sports competition by ensuring the best performance in sports tournaments without doping. Furthermore, WADA took the test of using performance enhancing drugs before the sports the competition, during the competition and after the competition. IAAF, IOC, WADA to make the rules and scales for prohibiting using these drugs. These measures save the life of sportsman and the dignity of sports because all the athletes are the future of a country. The purpose of the literature to increase awareness in public of the side effects of the drugs. Parents, Coaches, school counselor and trainers observe the athletes and also work with them , update training techniques in a better way and also help all athletes to realize the adverse side effects of doping during the early training year.