Drugs in the Sports Life

Drugs have been around for thousands of years but their reasons for being used have changed. Drugs were originally made for medical uses. In the ancient Egypt, physicians prescribed tannic acid to treat burns. The early Chinese and Greek pharmacies induded opium used cannabis, hemp and plants as esthetic. As the world is changing day by day, also technology is becoming advance day by day and also with the advance in the technology, drugs have become more helpful and more  deadly. Since, drugs have become easier to get they have also become more popular with the young people and competitors in sports. The French triedusing caffeine to enhance their performances. While others European were mixing cocaine and heroin to give them extra energy. They called this drug "speedball". This deadly mix contributed to the death of cyclist. Today,the drugs have changed dramatically and many athletes are found taking the drugs. Some, drugs like heroin, cocaine, browns ugar, anesthesia, etc are taken by smelling and drugs like narcotic, also anesthesia is taken by  injection. The most famous examples of sports men taking drugs are the stripping of the hundred meters Olympic gold medal of Ben Johnson and the ban imposed on Diego Maradona. Some cricketers like Shane Warne was also found taking drugs and he was not allowed to play cricket world cup 2003. Another cricketer Shoaib Akthar was also claimed taking drugs and ban for 3 months, although it was not sure. Mohammad Asif was also banned with Shoaib Akthar.
In conclusion, all synthetic drugs should be banned from sports and that all athletes who have any illegal drug in their system should not be banned from the sport for life.

Sports activities and drugs should not be mixed.