Comback of Steroids in Sport - 584 Words

By the end of the 21st century steroids will be permitted in every professional sport. Professional sports can put as many limitations on what athletes can take but it will never be enough. Many athletes will have enough money to overcome these limitations. They may still get caught with the drugs but they have enough money to control the media so people won’t see what they did. There is only one way to level the playing field. The only way is to make steroids legal in professional sports. In the article, â€Å"Why it’s Time to Legalize Steroids in Professional Sports† by Chris Smith, he says, â€Å"Not only would the playing field suddenly be even for all players, it would be at a higher level.† I think that this is exactly true. Legalizing steroids would make the sports more entertaining. Athletes in the sport will be able to play at a higher level. Chris Smith also said, â€Å"It also makes sense for professional sports to allow steroids from a busin ess standpoint.† People will pay more money to watch the upper level athletes perform. If steroids were legal it would make drug stores more money because more people would be buying steroids. Not only will the legalization of steroids benefit the sport, it will benefit other businesses as well. Athletes will have a choice of if they want to do steroids or not. There are many side effects of using steroids. One of the side effects is that the body will stop producing natural testosterone. The next side effect is that steroids cause