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CaliforniaStateUniversity,Northridge

AnnotatedBibliography:
SportsandDrugs

EsmeraldaCerda
ProfessorSpitlerLawson
English113B
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12May2017
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Estes,Mark,N.A,J,RichardKovacs,L,AaronBaggish,andJ,RobertMyerburg.
EligibilityandDisqualificationRecommendationsforCompetitiveAthleteswith
CardiovascularAbnormalities:TaskForce11:DrugsandPerformanceEnhancing
Substances:AScientificStatementfromtheAmericanHeartAssociationand
AmericanCollegeofCardiology.Circulation.132.22(2015).Print.
Thisarticleinformstheaudienceofmanyorganizationsthatwerecreatedtolower
thenumberofpeoplewhousedrugsforimprovementinsports.Thereare
policiesthataretakenintoconsiderationtomakethepersonthinktwicebefore
usingdrugs.Athletescanbedisqualifiedfortakingadvantageoverotherathletes
whodonotusedrugstoenhancetheirperformance.Thisisunfairfortheother
athleteswhocompetewiththosewhousedrugsbecauseitgivesthemthe
disadvantageofwinning.Therearedetectorsthatshowthoseusingdrugsto
improvetheirperformance.IfoundthisarticlebysearchingontheCSUNs
OviattLibrarydatabases,Drugs,Disqualifications,Athletes.Thissourceis
usefulformytopicinmypaperbecauseIcaninformthereaderswhythisclaimis
important.

Hecht,Michael,andDr.MichaelHecht.HowDrugsCanAffectAthletes.TheAtlanta
JournalConstituatio.8August2012.Web.14April2017.
Thisarticleinformstheaudienceoftheparticulareffectsthatperformance
enhancingdrugsmayhaveonanindividual.Drugscanbeagainingbenefitfor
athletesinavarietyofways.Onthecontrary,drugscandoasmuchdamagetoa
personshealth.Thiscanbenefitathletesandhelpthemobtainmorestrengthafter
experiencingpainorotherchallengingcircumstancesthatmightstopthemfrom
continuingtheirgoalsofacompetitiveathlete.Ifoundthisarticleaftersearching
fortheeffectsthatdrugshaveonathletesontheCSUNsOviattLibrary
databases.ThisarticleappearedonmysearchresultsandIchosethisarticlefor
myresearchpaperbecauseitiscredibleanditincludesavarietyofcitationsfrom
otherreliablewebsites.ThearticleIplantowriteaboutinmyessayiswell
writtenandcanbeveryhelpfulwhenitcomestowritingaboutthenegativesas
wellasthepositiveeffectsthatdrugshaveonathletesandhowitcanaffectthe
healthofaperson.Forexample,Icanmentionhowdrugscanhelprelievepain,
evenwhenanathletecontinuoustoplaythesport.

Nicholls,Adam,DanielMadigan,SusanBackhouse,andAndrewLevy.Personality
TraitsandPerformanceEnhancingDrugs:TheDarkTriadandDopingAttitudes
AmongCompetitiveAthletes.PersonalityandIndividualDifferences.1July
2017.Web.14April2017.
Thisarticlementionswhyathletesaremorelikelytousedrugstohelpthem
becomemorecompetitiveinthesport.Italsoinformsthereadersaboutthe
 negativeaffectsthatdrugscanhaveonanyone;forexample,theuseofdrugscan
severelydamageanindividualsphysicalhealthaswellastheirmentalhealth.I
hadaccesstothisarticleaftersearchingfordrugsandhowitcanbenefitathletes
ontheCSUNsOviattLibrarydatabases.Iwasabletoadjustmysearchresultson
thelefthandcornerandlookforbetterarticlesthatwillhelpsupportinwriting
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myresearchpaper.Thesourceoffersavarietyofstatistics,dates,anditisalso
peerreviewed;therefore,thearticleiscredibleaswellasusefulformyresearch
paper.Icaninformthereadersofthestatisticstohelpgrasptheirattentionand
elaborateontheaffectsthatdrugscanhaveonapersonsbehaviors.

Sjoqvist,Folke,MatsGarle,andAndersRane.UseofDopingAgents,Particularly
AnabolicSteroids,inSportsandSociety.TheLancet,371.9627(2008):Print.14
April2017.
Accordingtothisarticle,itintroducestheaudiencetotheparticulargroupsof
peoplethatchoosetousedrugs.Itfocusesonhowtheuseofsubstancesinsports
hasincreased,incomparisonthepreviousyears.Itinformsthereadersthattheuse
ofdrugstoenhanceathletesskillsiscommon.Ifoundthissourceonthesearch
resultsafterlookingforperformanceenhancingdrugsforathletesontheCSUNs
OviattLibrarydatabases.Thesourceispeerreviewedandhasavarietyof
statistics,whichmakethearticlecredible.ThearticlecanbeusefulbecauseIcan
supportmyresearchpaperwithreliablestatisticsandhowtheuseofdrugshas
becomemoreopentoathletes.