Performance-enhancing drugs should be banned from athletesThe use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) has a major negative impact on athletes and causes many problems in sports and competitions. These PEDs should be banned for athletes and competitors of all levels because they are unhealthy and harmful to the body, give users an advantage over competitors, and diminish the true sportsmanship of the game itself. Illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs leads to many unhealthy and potentially serious negative side effects. Long-term side effects of PEDs include damage to vital organs such as the liver, kidneys, and heart. PEDs affect your organs because they are not used to processing and breaking down these powerful compounds in the drug, and over time they begin to damage them. These drugs can also be very harmful to users who are not fully developed. Users of these drugs that are not yet fully developed risk permanently stopping their growth plates. PEDs can also impair the limbic system, which changes our emotions and memory. One of the most well-known side effects is “Roid ...