Roles

By now you probably have some understandings and thoughts about drug use in sport.
Your team has to choose one of the roles below. You may not agree with the role's stance.
Research deeply for this person/group and debate on their behalf.
At the end of the debate you will get a chance to say what you really believe.

Companies

These questions are a guide only. 
You should develop your own set of questions that need to be answered about this perspective.
1. How can you convince sporting bodies, the IOC and countries that performance enhancing drugs 
    are the future Olympic games.
2. What are the testing policies and procedures in different countries?
3. What is the current IOC policy on drug use?

• IOC Drug Code Critisized

• CNN Report - IOC vows to get ought on Drugs

• IOC President - newspaper article

• CNN - Australia to get tough on drugs - Olympic report

• Everyone wants to sell drugs online

• Caffeine and Running

• House of Nutrition - Creatine article and Internet companies

Help Page: Strategy for Analyzing the People's Opinions on the Topic

Athletes and Coaches

These questions are a guide only. 
You should develop your own set of questions that need to be answered about this perspective.
1. Why do athletes take drugs?
2. What are the consequences of athletes taking drugs?
3. Is drug taking a regular occurrence for athletes?
4. Are performance enhancing drugs readily available?

• Australian Sports Drug Agency - General information site

• Drugs in Sport  - Australian Government site about drugs in Sport

• Athletes critical of drug tests - CNN report

• Australian Drug Foundation

• Lynford Banned - News article

• Obtaining legal doses of steroids - Report

• 'Athlete off the hook!' - News report

• Do Athletes need to take steroids?

• The Athletic Initiative Against Drugs -Outlines positive ways coaches and athletic directors can influence athletes to reject illegal drugs.

Help Page: Strategy for Analyzing the People's Opinions on the Topic

Media and Sponsors

These questions are a guide only. 
You should develop your own set of questions that need to be answered about this perspective.

1. What are societies' expectations of athletes?
2. What are the effects of media/sponsors on expectations of athletes' performances?
3. Does the media reflect any point of view in reporting this issue?
4. Is there pressure placed on the media from outside bodies in the material they report?
5. What are some of the issues presented in the media relating to drugs and sport?

• News Report on Drugs in Sport

• CNN Report - IOC vows to get tough on Drugs

• News Report on Drugs in Sport

• ABC Warned - Swimming article

• Bloomberg Online - Olympic Report

Help Page: Strategy for Analyzing the Parts of the Topic

Medical and Science

These questions are a guide only. 
You should develop your own set of questions that need to be answered about this perspective.

1. What are the performance enhancing drugs?
2. What are the positive and negative effects on an athlete's body?
3. What are some of the opinions of experts towards drugs and sport?
4. What are the short and long term effects of performance enhancing drugs?

• The Drug Library - General information on drugs

• Check It! - Quiz to determine your knowledge

• Ask an Expert - Choose health expert to answer those niggling questions

• Substance Abuse Substance Abuse - Report

• Sunday Voice: Seven myths about NCAA athletes and drugs (04/26/98, CHN)

• Anabolic Steroids

• Countries' stance on drugs

• http://www.adf.org.au/library/index.html 
  The Australian Drug Foundation's searchable archive