Say No to Drugs-ATHLETES!!!

Is it just me or does it seem every athlete that we've ever looked up to since we were little kids used a performance enhancing drug one time or another? The recent drama about America's sweetheart Marion Jones is just a little glimpse into the ugly world of sports.
It's just a little discouraging watching pro sports on T.V. and not knowing whether or not that athlete has natural ability or not. This day in age there are so many types of steriods or performance enhancing drugs that still have not been able to be detected which is scary to think about. This is not only happening in America but all over the country; such as Australia whose cricket, soccer and rugby players are being banned from their sports for "using."
What happened to the good ol' days where you played your sport with the God given talent you were given? The world moves at such a fast pace now to where everyone wants to the best, fastest, smartest, richest etc... I think the way society teaches us growing up is to do whatever it takes to be the BEST without thinking about the consequences along the way. The way I look at it is play to your optimal best and whatever that is hope it be your best; why chance it and take a drug that you MAY get caught with and ruin your career forever?
What world are we looking at in five to ten years when are our children of today see their hero's using steriods? Already high school students are "dipping" into the fad of steriod use. There is heightened concern over not only their age of using, but health issues as well. Reportedly high school student steriod use has almost doubled in five years, 6.1 percent in 2003 up from 3.1 percent in 1998. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Sadly this is a growing trend that hopefully will be a dying one in the near future; giving harsher punishments is the trick; the system is too lenient and forgiving. Examples such as Marion Jones will hopefully scare some younger generations to do the right thing and compete the right way: drug free.