In my opinion, drugs in sports are a bad thing. Most athletes nowadays use drugs to win, be successful, be popular, famous and get scholarships. They see drugs as an advantage to get what they want. Today's athletes are too caught up in taking drugs to be successful, and don't see how dangerous they really are. They don't pay attention to us. Other athletes may use different types of medications to relax or calm down before a game. Athletes take all kinds of drugs to help them with this or that, but that doesn't mean it's okay. It's wrong in many ways. Taking drugs harms athletes in many ways. It makes athletes sick, injures them, can kill them, lose their jobs. Anything could happen to athletes if they aren't careful about what they do or take. If athletes have to hide that they are taking drugs, it is a sign that it is not good and they should not take anything. Why is the fight against doping so important? More than 1000 people, including about a hundred journalists, went to Copenhagen to establish all these rules? Because the use of doping causes suspension. Usually most athletes take drugs to improve their physical performance in an attempt to avoid falling behind other competitors, or even if it means damaging their health and putting their sports career at risk. Other athletes use drugs to relax and calm down, to deal with all the pressure and stress in a constant battle to always win! Perhaps to boost one's self-esteem or confidence, or to mask the pain of certain sports injuries, or perhaps to control and reduce weight and to hide the use of other banned drugs. Steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs such as human growth hormones are… middle of paper… you need to take drugs to be a good rock musician. On the other hand, the link between performance and doping in sport is strong in public perception. If doping was legalized, it would send a signal to young people that it is okay to take drugs if you want to be a successful athlete. I too believe that hysteria about doping sometimes reaches inconceivable levels. However, there is a reason why sport reacts so strongly against doping. Perhaps critics should be happy that someone tries to maintain the special character of sport instead of criticizing them for fighting a hopeless battle and for being out of touch with the development of society. Who knows? Maybe it will have a positive effect on the use of medicine, etc. in society at large, if we can keep competitive sport open and transparent.