A comment from a participant in a earlier entry raised the question of Steriods or Performance Enhancing Drugs in relation to Teenagers / School Children and Sports here in Swain County.
The site would ask for comment from those who may or may not have knowledge of such activity. We're talking about as the commenter said the future Health and Well Being of Swain Counties Children from our past as well as our future.
The site feels that this situation if it has went on in the past present or future is determintal not only to children or young adults but as well to the Morality of Swain County as well.
Would we chose to win at any cost?
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There is no reason to suspect any of our kids are using steroids. I think they are tested for that.
With all the eyes of Congress looking on the baseball players using these performance enhancing drugs, they may want to take a look at some of their own Freshman athletes and others that played football at UT for example, and then went on to play professionally. Ask the simple question to ALL of them, "Have you ever used performance enhancing drugs in high school, college or anytime in your sports career?" My gut tells me that some probably did, before the rules changed that they shouldn't have, but that still doesn't make it right.
Testing is normally directed at specific fields. Not as a general overview of everything or all drugs. No one should suspect anyone specifically but when we look at the past in a broad sense and look at the news now a days, you have to wonder. Certainly some have crossed the line, not necessarily here, I hope. But sticking our heads in the sand and saying no way not here, is not the answer. Especially for the athelete that might not understand just how this could effect him or her in years to come. We're talking about young lives. It's time we kept our eye on the ball ourselves for them.
No need to think it can't happen or doesn't. My legs and arms hurt everyday especially in the winter time and I anit that old. I have other problems too that can't be fixed.
It's time to test these kids and make sure nobody is jackin them up just to win. It anit worth it when you get older.
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