Imagine playing in a tournament for soccer in high school. You are on varsity so you expect there to be players who are bigger and faster and stronger than you, but it seems like the one you are matched up with is way bigger than you could ever envision. Then you start to think to yourself 'I wonder if they are taking some kind of steroids because this cannot be right.' The reason I am conducting my research on drug testing of student athletes is because for a long period of my life I was a student athlete, and knowing that there were other athletes taking steroids or other performance enhancing drugs bothered me somewhat because they had an unfair advantage over players who were not. My values have always been set that taking or doing drugs is not the way to go, so I believe that taking steroids is unethical. It does not affect me directly, but I do not agree with it. Once being a student athlete I think I am qualified to write about this topic because I have experienced it and known what it is like to play with and against someone who are taking drugs to improve their performance.

The first article I found was mainly focused on the legal issues with drug testing students enrolled in extracurricular activities. I has multiple court cases where the plaintiff is stating that their 4th amendment has been violated. The 4th amendment basically states that a search is not legal unless there is a reasonable cause behind the search. The biggest issue they face is what is 'reasonable.' Also, many students and parents argue that it is not fair just to drug test students involved in extracurricular activities since there is no correlation between the twoIt uses various sources and court cases to explain the main point and legal issues of urinalysis testing of students participating in extracurricular activities. 

The next article I found is basically an overview of drug testing for student athletes. It discusses the types of drugs that the athletes are using and the side effects of them. It also mentions that now a lot of athletes are taking what is called "anabolic steroids." These kind of performance enhancing drugs are very dangerous because it can lead to heart attack and they are hard to detect in a drug test. The article also says that drugs are becoming easier and my accessible since there are numerous types you can use. The text also gives a variety of examples where a professional athlete has been caught using performance enhancing drugs. It says that it is recognized worldwide that drug testing athletes is a necessity. It cites several sources and is found on a database. Also, the writer, Nancy Sprague, has a BS degree from the University of New Hampshire and is a registered nurse. 

My third article focuses on the effect that drugs have on the school and the individual. It states that students who are involved in drugs do not perform as well academically as students who do not use drugs. With that being said, they believe that drug testing will remove the barrier of academic achievement. Also, illicit drug use is viewed as a major health issue based on research of what it does to the brain. The article focuses on the goals of drug testing as well. The purpose of testing is to inhibit drug addiction and to help drug-dependent students become drug free. It lists the benefits of testing and why it should be implemented. This text is published on a database and it also has various sources it used for information, ultimately making it a reliable source.

The research question is arguable because there are conflicts on both sides. If you agree that drug testing student athletes is effective, the argument is the legality of doing it. If you disagree and believe it's a violation of privacy, you have to understand the argument of the benefits of drug testing. I think the biggest disagreements for drug testing students involved in extracurricular activities is the violation of privacy. The only perspectives that have affected my personal opinion is that it is not fair to only drug test those enrolled in sports or a competitive team through the school. I agree that random students should also be selected to be subject to random urinalysis testing if student athletes would have to. After doing my research, I think that possibly changing my research question to "What is the effectiveness of drug testing student athletes?' would be much more specific for the side of the argument that I am trying to prove.

