I wanted to write my paper on something that interests me, like sports. Drug use in sports has been heavily publicized over the years but with one main drug as the problem, steroids. In my paper, I would like to focus on that same issue but with a different drug, cocaine. Cocaine is a (CNS) stimulant to the central nervous system. It typically comes in a white powder form and is snorted through the nose or rubbed on the mouth and lips. Other central nervous system drugs include amphetamine and caffeine.This recreational drug in particular has recently been the new drug of choice in athletes because when the high is present in the body, the athletes feels a sense of increased performance and decreased fatigue. It has also been said that in small doses it can increase a persons tolerance to intense exercise. The effects are actually the opposite, but that does not change the fact that use of this drug is on the rise. As of right now cocaine is banned in professional and school sports teams. In the past public sports figures like Walter Davis, of the Phoenix Suns, Tony Collins of the New England Patriots, and Dwight Gooden of the Nets have all been in headlines and entered rehabilitation centers for cocaine use. In a recent survey done by the NCAA mens lacrosse players abuse cocaine the most. The survey found that 9.7% of lacrosse players used cocaine compared to 3.8% of ice-hockey players and wrestlers, and football players were at 2.3% and basketball players were among the least with 1.2%. Many athletes are testes through urine samples. Cocaine is usually present for up to 5 days after use. In my paper, my central question would be Should illegal drugs in sports be taken more seriously, or something along the lines of testing athletes more for these types of drugs.
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