Drug Abuse in sports
My mother knew sports were the most important thing in my life. She tried to use my love of sports to keep me away from drugs. She told me drugs would keep me from performing at my best when I played football. But I had been reading the sports page since I was a little kid. I knew some of the best athletes in America were using drugs. Guys who could run a hundred yards in less than ten seconds were using drugs. They were doing great. Drugs weren't hurting their performance. So I didn't pay any attention to my mother's warnings, and I started using drugs when I was fifteen (qtd. in Perkins and McMurtrie-Perkins 25-26). On the weekends, there is at least one party planned. Teens will find someway, no matter what to get either drunk or high. Many will lie, steal, or cheat so they can use. Some teens even spend an entire day trying to obtain their drugs of choice. Although many teens don't use drugs because it is unacceptable, there is an increase in drug use among teens today, because sports athletes, movies, and music make it
Furthermore, Many young people consider athletes, actors, actresses, and musicians as role models. They try to model their lives after them, this, many times includes the celebrity's drug use if they have used before. There are many biographies on television that deal with a celebrity and their drug use. Young people see these bios and think that drug use is just a part of growing up and that they will have to do it sometime so why not get it out of the way (Duncan). Most important of all, many musicians have written or performed songs that have encouraged drug use. Some musicians even encourage drug use through their actions. If you watched the MTV Video Music Awards this year, you would have witnessed one of the many things that musicians do to promote drug use. Eminem was on stage, as he "searched" for his acceptance speech; little white pills fell out of his pants. Many officials reported that the pills might have been his favorite drug, ecstasy. Eminem also has a track on his recent album that talks solely about drug use. Because of the r
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