As far as I know there are two main reasons for banning performance enhancing drugs in sport: 1. The health of the athletes. High level athletes will absolutel

As far as I know there are two main reasons for banning performance enhancing drugs in sport: 1. The health of the athletes. High level athletes will absolutely fuck themselves up for a shot at winning. Pro cyclists have used EPO to increase their hematocrit levels so that their blood is too thick for their heart to pump; they die in their sleep when their heart rate drops. I'm sure there are other examples of people doing stupid stuff with steroids. The counter argument here is that people should be allowed to make their own decisions or that some drugs aren't that harmful. 2. To promote fairness in competition. Poor countries cannot afford the advanced drug development programs that rich countries can. By banning PEDs they can compete fairly. I find this argument quite bogus in that so much of a nations sports performance is to do with money anyway; the latest equipment, altitude training camps, quality medical teams etc. don't come cheap. Both of these could also apply to college students I guess.