Dayenerah Chavez

English 102

9-4-18
 In this paper I will be discussing whether college athletes should be drug tested regularly. Many

people feel that since college athletes are in college because they are playing for that team they should

be held to a higher standard over regular college students. Whereas others feel that college athletes

should not be held so high, because in the long run they are still just normal students going to college to

get their dream jobs. While many people are debating whether it is or isn’t a good idea there are many

people that are undecided.

Meldrum, R., & Feinberg, J. (2002). Drug use by college athletes: is random testing an effective

deterrent?. Sport Journal, 5(1), 4p.

This article goes over the affects and reactions of random drug testing. In some cases, people

feel that it is a way of invading the privacy of students. That students should not be punished for being in

college and experimenting. Whereas others feel as a collegiate athlete they gave up their rights to

privacy and should held to the higher standard. They are considered role models to younger generations,

they are wearing the school’s logo therefore they are the faces of how their school is. By letting an

athlete participate in an event not knowing if they are or aren’t using a performance- enhancing drug, is

that truly fair to the other teams? Is that truly safe for the name, other team members?

Green, Gary A. MD, Uryasz, Frank D. MBA, Petr, Todd A. MBA, Bray, Corey D. MS (2001). NCAA Study of

Substance Use and Abuse Habits of College Student-Athletes. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine,

11(1), P 51-56 Clinical Investigations.

The objective of this study was to recognize the patterns of NCAA student athletes for any

alcohol, amphetamines, steroids, cocaine, marijuana, and hallucinogens. It was a self-reported and

anonymous survey given to both male and female student athletes competing in NCAA Divisions I, II, III.
This study shows a wide rang of use in the NCAA sports, majority of students engaged in substance use.

The survey showed that the highest use among Division III athletes.

Henry Wechsler PhD, Andrea E. Davenport MPH, George W. Dowdall PhD, Susan J. Grossman EdD,

MSW, LCSW, Sophia I. Zanakos PhD. (1997) Binge Drinking, Tobacco, and Illicit Drug Use and

Involvement in College Athletics. Journal of American College Health 45:5, pages 195-200.

This is replication from a study done in 1985. It was a questionnaire was handed out to 2,282

athletes both male and female, participating in 11 institutions. There was a fewer athletes that reported

using cocaine or marijuana in 1989 that in 1985. But there was an increase in reports in the use of

tobacco and major pain medications. Whereas, the use of alcohol and steroids remained the same.

Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Sarah A. Costigan, Sarah G. Kennedy, Sara L. Robards, John Germov, Cameron

Wild. (2018) Efficacy of interventions targeting alcohol, drug and smoking behaviors in university and

college students: A review of randomized controlled trials. Journal of American College Health 0:0,

pages 1-17.

In this article, the authors compared the pattern of substance usage in undergraduate student

athletes and non- athletes from the year 2005 to 2006. They collected this data from 418 males and 475

females. This study was a self- reported questionnaire that assess prevalence, and quantity of alcohol

and drug usage during their athletic season. The results concluded that male athletes were at risk for

heavy drinking and performance-enhancement drugs.

Ray Tricker is Director of Drug Education and David L. Cook is Director of Sport Psychology at the

University of Kansas, 160 Robinson Ctr., Lawrence, KS 66045. Rick McGuire is Head Track Coach with

the Athletic Department, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201. Volume: 3 Issue: 2 Pages: 155-

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 This article reviews that in recent years the abuse of drugs in college athletes has been receiving

a greater amount of attention. Due to this growing problem of drug use in athletes, the new NCAA drug

test policy, and many recent deaths od elite athletes. The sports psychologist is to be prepared to deal

with many of these issues. Many college settings the psychologist me expect to provide support with

counseling in the development of drug abuse and way to prevent by various programs. Sports

psychologist need to examine the factors that may lead athletes to using drugs, they need to understand

the different roles of preventions. This article goes over five problems related to drug abuse in collegiate

athletes, such as, “: (a) why athletes are at risk, (b) athletic leadership and its relationship to substance

abuse, (c) the role of the sport psychologist, (d) issues related to the effectiveness of drug education for

athletes, and (e) recommendations for athlete drug education programs.”