Research paper on drug testing for athletes

Gloria,

I have yet another paper to write. So far my topic is
Should drug testing be mandatory for secondary and collegiate athletes?

A couple of my main points so far are
What's the effectiveness of drug testing?
Is drug testing an invasion of privacy?
What happens if a student is caught using illicit drugs?

Do you have some more ideas for main points to touch on?

Thanks
Hartsey

Good afternoon :)

What about the changing makeups of the drugs? For example, for every new test being developed, there is some scientist out there creating a drug that will not be detected. Or, what athletes will get tested? Should it be a blanket statement for all involved in college extracurricular? What about chess team members that use memory enhancing drugs and supplements like ginko? I like your idea of consequences; perhaps you can do some research as to what the current procedures for x number of schools are. That would be interesting. What about the glorification/example professional athletes play in this? For example, don't college athletes aspire to be professional, therefore what happens in the pros has an effect on organized collegiate sports?

Hope that helps!

Regards,
Gloria
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ok here is my outline so far...I think i need more ideas! What do you think?

What's the effectiveness of drug testing?
-Benefits
-Detecting early drug use
-Enforcing Drug free schools
-Drawbacks
-Costly
-Singling out athletes
-Invasion of privacy

What is the impact of drug testing on morale of mandatory participants?
-not effected
-embarassed
-ways to improve the testing
-what to expect
-testing space
-educational session



Are more athletes reported using illicit drugs or enhancing substances?
-Reported drug use


What are the consequences if a student is caught using illegal drugs?
-Suspension
-Early Detection
-Rehabilitation

Unfortunately, some of the most harmful drugs, like meth and cocaine, are out of the person's body within a day or two, so they do not show up on the drug tests.

However, the tests prevent the use of performance enhancing drugs, which keeps competition fair.

uch has been written about this, and the best thing to do is google the words:

college athlete "drug testing" controversy

Good luck!!

In the essay,mention about parentel care and other rehablitation techniques....

involve individual interests too.