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James Bullock

Profesor Loudermilk

English 1201 online

14 March, 2019

Annotated Bibliography

“Crossing the Line: Athletes Risk Their Health When Using Performance-Enhancing

Drugs.” NIDA for Teens, 11 Dec. 2014, teens.drugabuse.gov/blog/post/athletes-risk-their-

health-when-using-performance-enhancing-drugs.

This source is a website article that is called “Crossing the Line: Athletes risk their

Health When Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs” By NIDA blog team. The thesis in this

article is that these performance enhancing drugs do give you an advantage as an athlete,

however it has risks and is illegal. This article gives a brief description of different ways that

athletes use performance enhancing drugs and some of the harms of doing them. The article talks

about “Painless Play”. In this section the article talks about the use of non prescribed drugs to

help get rid of pain in athletes. This is unfair for other athletes and its unfair. The article also

talks about another type of PED called blood doping. This is used to gain endurance and not get

winded as easily. Athletes did this by multiplying their red blood cell count that helped bring

more oxygen to the body. It's not only unfair and illegal, it's also increases your risk for several

deadly disease. Another key point that this article states is that athletes abuse steroids and other

stimulants in order to improve their performance.

The Authors of this article worte it to inform the younger generation about the use of

Performance enhancing drugs. The article talks about not only the illegal aspect of PEDs, but the

health risks that are involved too. This source does not have a single author, it just says it was
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written by a group of people who work for the government based source. The source is reliable

because it is posted by a trustworthy domain and has credible website. I will be able to use this

information to backup my claims about Performance enhancing drugs being a health risk and just

being unfair to other athletes. This article lists health issues that are proven to been associated

with different PEDs.

“Effects of Performance-Enhancing Drugs | USADA.” U.S. Anti-Doping Agency

(USADA), www.usada.org/substances/effects-of-performance-enhancing-drugs/.

This article called “Effects of Performance-Enhancing Drugs” is a article that does not

have a single author either. The article is still reliable because it came from a very reliable

domain. The thesis of this article is that PEDs have many health issues that can be associated

with use. This article talks about the different Performance enhancing drugs that are out there

and all the side effects/health issues that can even turn deadly in some situations. This article

breaks down not only the physiological effects, it also breaks down the psychological effects of

PEDs. This article gives good evidence for me to use to prove that PEDs are very harmful to

your body and gives me good examples of PEDs and risks that are even gender specific. This

article was written to be there to inform the public and does not appear to be targeted torwards a

age group. It is targeted torwards athletes because it is about athletes and their use of drugs to

perform better. I will be able to use this article to help explain the effects that certain PEDS have

on your body and it will also help me explain the reason why athletes decide to participate in

PEDs still. The information along with the author are credible because the sources domain is

credible for use.

“Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Know the Risks.” Drugs.com, 2019,

www.drugs.com/mca/performance-enhancing-drugs-know-the-risks.
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This website does not have an author, however it is credible through its content. It has a

Mayo Clinic stamp on it that states the information came from mayo clinic who is a very

respected group in the medical field. This cite gives a good breakdown on all of the different

PEDS that there are and what they do. It gives a detailed explanation on the effects, risks, and

benefits of the drug. The purpose the author had in writing this is to inform whoever needs

informed on what the different kinds of PEDs that there are, what they do, and the health risks

associated. The Audience that is intended is probably the younger generation that are still

involved in sports. The kids can read and see how these drugs can harm you and it might help

keep them away from PEDs. I will be able to support my claims about the harms of each drug

and this source gave a good breakdown of the effects so I will be able to use it to explain in my

paper the effects these drugs have on your body. All the information is credible because it is

certified with mayo clinic and is a drugs.com website so its facts about the drugs not just

opinions.

“Performance Enhancing Drugs and Sports: Statistics and Side Effects.” Addiction Resource,

Addiction Resource, addictionresource.com/drugs-in-sports/.

This source once again does not have a single author that wrote it. This source seems to

have been written and put together by the website addicitionresource.com. This source is

credible because it has backed up research and links for pieces of information or statistics they

have on the cite. This source gives a breakdown on the different drugs used also. This source

gives a lot of statistics on athletes usage and the health problems they experienced. It talks about

why the athletes take these drugs over the “traditional drugs” and why Athletes are turning over

to them instead. This source also gives good information on the addiction part of PEDs. The

creator of this source made this source to target the people who are involved in sports and who
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want to find out the risks and what Performance enhancing drugs are used for. This creator is not

forsure a credible source but has some good information that is backed up and has some input

from other sources so that leads me to believe this source is reliable and credible. This source

will help me explain the more statistical negative impacts of PEDS on the body. I will use this

source when I explain the long term health effects of PEDS. I can use this source to explain the

signs that are visible in athletes when they are abusing performance enhancing drugs. It gives a

good selection of things to look out for when dealing with athletes abusing the drugs.

Mills, Kate. “Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs by Professional Athletes.” RECO Intensive,

15 Nov. 2017, recointensive.com/scandal-sports-use-performance-enhancing-drugs-

professional-athletes/.

This article is called “Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs by Professional Athletes” by

Kate Mills. The article is a informal piece that gives some information on the professional athlete

use of PEDs. The article starts off by talking about performance enhancing drugs and the history

that it has in sports. After that it gets into the different kinds of PEDs and all the competitive

advantages you can get from PEDs. The article briefly touches on the benefits and starts to hit on

addiction and the long term effects of using PEDs. The author wrote this because she thinks

PEDs are a real problem and that people need to open their eyes and realize that athletes would

be so great if it wasn't for PEDs. the intended audience is the people that are still involved in

sports and for anyone thinking about taking performance enhancing drugs in a legal setting.

The author is Kate Mills. She does not have much credibility history, but she does use very

credible and reliable sources to back up her statements. She uses good evidence for her points so

I would believe the article to be a credible source. I will be able to use the facts she used to prove

my statements about the risks and addiction with the use of PEDs.
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“Understanding the Risks of Performance-Enhancing Drugs.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for

Medical Education and Research, 27 Nov. 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-

lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/performance-enhancing-drugs/art-20046134.

This article is called “Performance-enhancing drugs: Know the risks” by the mayo clinic

staff. This source breaks down the PEDs just like most of the sources. This is a very detailed list

of all the risks and benefits and the overall experience of PEDs. The article does a good job at

explaining why the athletes take these drugs and why its becoming a bigger problem. The article

hits on the testing that programs got in order to tell if athletes are taking Performance enhancing

drugs and what ones they are taking. This article is a very reliable information source and has a

high reputation. The source has a .org domain so it means thats its suitable for research and is

supported. This was written to inform anyone who is uneducated on PEDs. Its a easy read so that

just about anyone can read and understand it. It lists good facts and all the possible side effects.

It's one of the first credible cites that pull up when you search Performance enhancing drugs. The

author's intention was just to inform to try and stop an increase in PEDs. This source gives em

every possible health risk and side effect that can happen from each PED, and it will help me

backup my claim that PEDs can lead to life threatening diseases after use. This will also help me

argue against the use of PEDs completely in any type of sport.

Wailoo, Keith. “Old Stroy, Update: Better Living through Pills.” 2007.

This source is a newspaper article from New York Times and it's called “Old Story,

Update: Better Living through Pills” by Keith Wailoo. This newspaper article talks about the

history in usage of Performance Enhancing Drugs. It gives good examples of previous issues

when dealing with PEDs. the article gives examples of professional athletes and them being

accused of using PEDs and their journey through it. The author of this article wrote it to entertain
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the reader but to also inform the reader about the previous history with PEDs. the intended

audience is anyone who is needing research on the history of PEDs or just knowledge on

performance enhancing drugs.

The author Keith Wailoo is the professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He

is a credible writer and has research backing up his historic years on the timeline. He uses the

evidence in his claims and seems to have a good understanding of the history. I will be able to

use some of the history that Wailoo uses to back my claims when it comes the the legalization of

PEDs in professional sports. The source has great facts that have been proven that ca be used

against the legalization of PEDs in professional setting.

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