Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports

Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports Nicholas Griggs Western International University COM110 Lisa Johnson Due Date: July 10, 2005 The representatives in Washington, D.C. now want to pass more anti-performance-enhancing drug legislation aimed at professional athletes and not at the school-aged athletes. On April 26, 2005, Rep. Cliff Stearns, R- Fla., the chief sponsor of the bill, and Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., co-sponsor of the bill, introduced the "Drug Free Sports Act." Of the five major items addressed in the …

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