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184. Should Performance Enhancing Drugs Be Banned in Sports? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Thinking in English
Why PEDs Shouldn't Be Used in Sport
PEDs performance enhancing drugs should be allowed in sport. While it is true that many PEDs can be dangerous, this is not true for every single drug currently banned. For example, EPO has been studied extensively and there is little evidence of long term health consequences. If PEDs are banned due to their negative health effects, it seems unfair to ban safe and tested drugs like EPO for that reason. And as some athletes are always going to try and find an advantage, perhaps banning PEDs would never be effective anyway. Also, why should adults be told what they can and can't do to their bodies? Why shouldn't we trust them with other decisions about their
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