Sports and Drugs Go Hand in Hand

<Tab/>Ben Johnson, a Canadian, gave a world record time for the 100 meter sprint at 9.79 seconds at the Seoul Olympics. He was given gold, and even sweeter, beat American rival Carl Lewis. In his moment of glory, Johnson was stripped of his gold medal, world record, and banned from competition for two years. Reason? He tested positive for anabolic steroid. Carl Lewis became the world's fastest man. Within 15 years, he was …

…sports. To eliminate this evil from our society, drug testing should be mandatory for all professional and Olympic athletes. This is the only way we can save our elite athletes from harmful and sometimes fatal side effects; we can bring the dream of fair competition to reality and stop the spread of this self destructive trend to our junior athletes. This is the only way we can regain the sports that used to be "fun."