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Drugs in Football: Making an Appropriate Decision Breaking the rules in football, because of drug use, is causing physical and mental damage to athletes and those who associate with them. It is also setting a bad example for the youth of America. There is just ....

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.... positive effects, but they are not worth the later consequences. Some athletes need help to maintain a mental edge on their game and opponents. Some need help getting psyched up before a game. Those athletes that do, turn to drugs. The most used drugs that athletes turn to are amphetamines. Amphetamines effect the central nervous system. They prepare the body for action by stimulating the rate of respiration, heartbeat, and raising the blood pressure. Many coaches and trainers agree that no other drug is so widely distributed in clubhouses and locker rooms. People who have taken many pills over a short period of time develop the del ....