Think Before You Dope…

Doping is the act of using drugs or supplements for the purpose of enhancing performance.

Many athletes in the sports fitness community may choose to dope whether it’s for personal improvement in function and performance, to win a medal or secure a position in leagues and professional teams.

These performance-enhancing drugs include anabolic steroids, growth hormones, erythropoietin and other stimulants and can be taken in the form of pills, injections or topical creams.

While these drugs can have short-term effects on the body such as increasing muscle mass, strengthen bones and tendons and increasing lung capacity; they also have adverse negative effects on health, which can be dangerous, and, in some instances, fatal.

Some athletes use performance-enhancing drugs for short term but stop using it days or weeks before competitions so that they are not detected when tested.

In the CIO, the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) is responsible for eradicating the use of prohibited drugs and enforcing anti-doping protocols to promote clean and fair sports and preserve athletic values.