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South Africa’s drug abuse rates have gone high by 17%, according to the 2011/2012 drug abuse statistics. Sports seem to be making headlines of cases of sportsmen abusing drugs.
A total of 55 doping rule violations were reported across 13 sports disciplines in South Africa between April 2011 and June 2012, the SA Institute for Drug Free Sport (Saids) announced on Wednesday (19 September 2012).
“The concern we have is that athletes continue to have a 'laissez faire' attitude towards sports supplements, even though they run the risk of it severely impacting on the longevity of their sports careers,” CEO Khalid Galant said in a statement.
Since sports is about to be an investment of job creation in SA. SA sports officials should also take a closer look at drug abuse in SA sports. It is becoming a serious concern for the nation because of the lately reported cases.
It is quite obvious that sports officials are doing something to work on decreasing drug abuse in sports SA. What can we do as Public Relations Practitioners to assist the SA sports officials to campaign on reducing drug abuse in sport SA.
Drug are not good for people not to mention those playing sports. I am happy that the Sport officials are embarking such campaigns to decrease this thing of drug abuse
ReplyDeleteThe people who use drugs when they play sport, it because they want to win and get money and that crime because you win something that you did nowork hard for.
ReplyDeletecampaigns like this will give the people more information on what the dangers of using drugs are especially for those playing sports.
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that there are health inspections weeks before sports people participate in huge events, but sadly it doesn't stop them from using drugs. The Sports Department should do something to totally stop these sports participants to abstain from subtance consumption.
ReplyDeletei feel like it is a song now,teeling sports people,more expecially profesionals that drugs are not good for their health,but stil they choose to ignore this message
ReplyDeleteDrug abuse on its own is already a problem. Every athlete who is found guilty of abusing drugs should be dismissed permanently on the sport field.Perhaps, this would be an eye opening experience.
ReplyDeleteDrug abuse is bad for everyone and now it makes it even more worse to hear that sports people are also involved.
ReplyDeletePlayers should be tested regularly to prevent such issues. And more campaigns we organised.
ReplyDeleteindeed it must stop we are trying to build a very coompetative nation and it is things like this that will hinder our chances of becoming that
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