Part one of term paper
Drug use has been a part of competitive sport for almost a century. At the first olympics in Athens in 1896, marathon runners drank a mixture of brandy and strychnine to help them on their ways and used opiates to control pain during a race. Use of alcohol was very common in the early years of the twentieth century. It might be argued that th ...

Part two of term paper
... stimulants were known to every high school coach. The use of drug was believed by athletes to enhance performance, in one way or another. Until 1960, nothing was done about the issue. The sports council of Europe officially moved against drugs when it tabled a resolution calling for the banning of drugs on ethical, moral and medical grounds. The Olympic games, even though they are only held every 4 years, represent the pinnacle of sporting achievement. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) ha ...