Everyday Doping | HTX Engelsk A | 20. december 2010

This study guide will help you focus on the topic of everyday doping. We will show you examples from two texts that cover the topic and focus on the most significant elements that will be relevant for a discussion about everyday doping. In these notes, we will focus on outlines, the role of performance enhancing drugs in modern society, and on whether it is fair to use performance enhancing drugs in order to achieve higher grades.

Exam question

This study guide is based on the written exam in English A on HTX from December 20, 2010:

Presentation of the topic

Doping refers to the use of drugs to enhance performance. Usually, people use performance enhancing drugs to improve their results at school, at the workplace, or at sports competitions. Doping has long been a problem in sports competitions, often debated and strictly regulated. However, using performance enhancing drugs at school or at the workplace is less discussed and regulated, although it is a common practice. Some of the drugs which are frequently used for boosting intellectual capacity are Ritalin and Adderall, which are usually prescribed for ADHD.

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