Sports have seen dramatic changes over the last few years because of the new expectations of fans. Ever since the steroid era has come about, fans expectations have altered because they want their athletes bigger, faster and stronger. The main question sports philosophers’ debate about is, “are steroids illegal if so many athletes today use them?” People still believe in is the all-natural method that requires hard work but that is now long gone. These robust figures we now see on television are not offspring’s of the clean and all-natural method. If we think steroids are illegal we should think again because it’s scary how many athletes actually take the drug.

Steroids have become an on growing epidemic in the world of sports and there’s really nothing authorities can do about it. Athletes today still abuse these drugs and find a way to get away with this drug abuse even though they know they’re illegal. Athletes always try to find that little extra edge on the competition so they look for the easiest way to increase strength, agility, endurance and speed. Harsher penalties should installed in order to halt this steroid onslaught on sports. The government might have to intervene at some point to resolute this predicament we have so frequently seen.

Steroids have become the most controversial issue in sports this past decade. People have considered that steroids are unethical and they are also tarnishing the reputation of what sports used to portray in society. In previous years, baseball has always been considered to be "America's past time" and happened to be highly regarded for its role model players. Everyone regarded sports, and baseball in general, to be the one pure thing in society where athletes could compete in a gentleman's game. What was once praised and adored is now criticized because of all the corruption that taken place in last decade. Parents once thought that they could lead their kids away from drugs by engaging them in athletic activities, however, that is not the case anymore. People are concerned, with the new demand coaches have for their athletes, because everyone is looking for that edge above the competition so they, themselves, can compete at a higher level than their fellow competitors. These motivations that have occurred are the reasons why harsher penalties have been enforced, in regard to performance enhancing drugs. These penalties, however, have not been very effective because a vast majority of the athletic world still prefers to utilize these drugs because of its advantages. I believe harsher penalties must be instilled, in the system, in order to halt this tremendous spread of performing enhancing drugs. For instance, zero tolerance to anyone who is caught, more severe sentences such as longer suspensions and weekly drug tests and, if this does not put fear into athletes, government intervention should also be applied (such as federal offenses).

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