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Professional Video Gamers to Be Tested for Doping

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Re: Professional Video Gamers to Be Tested for Doping

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_pmf_ wrote: post #49
forloop wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Re: Professional Video Gamers to Be Tested for Doping

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Post by mmcru »

bluecalm wrote: post #29

The problem is that many performance enhancing drugs are used to treat legitimate conditions. It will always be easier to get doctor prescription for some players than it would be for others. If you ban Adderal/Ritalin/Modafinil (although the last one is very questionable when it comes to performance benefit but still very useful for motivation/energy when putting long hours practicing) and allow medical exemptions y…

I think the problem with a total ban is just the sheer number of people with diagnoses. For example, I read recently that something like 6% of adults have ADHD (I don't have a source, correct me if that is way off). I personally wouldn't be surprised if the incidence was higher among young geeky types. And Adderall isn't even the only drug that these types of competitions should be worried about.

You can only ban so many people from competing without really starting to affect the potential number of players, which isn't something that private gaming-tournament organizations are going to want to do.

Re: Professional Video Gamers to Be Tested for Doping

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Post by gillianseed »

mdpopescu wrote: post #48
gillianseed wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We are talking professional competition here, the result of your logic is that anyone who wanted to compete professionaly would have to subject themselves (and their health) to doping. I don't want to see such a future, where young athletes have no choice but to put their health at severe risk in order to be competitive. And of course should doping be allowed as you suggest, and naturally everyone would have to use i…

Why is "I don't want to see X" considered a valid argument?

Are you kidding me ?

The argument is what follows that statement, how about we discuss that ?

Re: Professional Video Gamers to Be Tested for Doping

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Post by bluecalm »

mmcru wrote: post #52
bluecalm wrote: post #29

The problem is that many performance enhancing drugs are used to treat legitimate conditions. It will always be easier to get doctor prescription for some players than it would be for others. If you ban Adderal/Ritalin/Modafinil (although the last one is very questionable when it comes to performance benefit but still very useful for motivation/energy when putting long hours practicing) and allow medical exemptions y…

I think the problem with a total ban is just the sheer number of people with diagnoses. For example, I read recently that something like 6% of adults have ADHD (I don't have a source, correct me if that is way off). I personally wouldn't be surprised if the incidence was higher among young geeky types. And Adderall isn't even the only drug that these types of competitions should be worried about. You can only ban so…

I agree. I even more hate the situation where knowing the right doctors or even living in a country with more prescription-happy ones gives you advantage though.

Re: Professional Video Gamers to Be Tested for Doping

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Post by WorldWideWayne »

iMark wrote: post #15
hukep wrote: post #14

I don't like the concept of word 'doping'. It is just the word which represents a chemical substance to stimulate body for a better performance. There is however such a hate in using this word. In the past even caffeine in the coffee was considered to be a doping. It is not nowadays Everybody should be allowed to use any chemical substance for himself as he wish. He should be responsible for his own action. If he des…

I wouldn't want to compete against people who are prepared to destroy their health to win.

You're already competing against people who are prepared to destroy their health to win - the people who work 80+ hours per week.

If we don't outlaw over-working then I don't see a reason to outlaw the drugs.

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