My stance has always been that there's no place in our sport for drug users. I've always said it's a ban for life if you come up positive. I stand by that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I will continue to express the fact I am for a drug-free sport and always will be.
Football, basketball, and the Olympic sports all have their problems with banned substances.
I'm for a drug-free sport and always will be.
We must send the message that if you use illegal drugs, you will pay the ultimate price by not playing an entire season. And if you get caught again, you will be banished for life.
In reality, we can prove that the incidents of drug, alcohol abuse and violence have dropped dramatically among professional athletes - but the problem is it would be impossible to convince than fans, because of what they read on the AP wire.
I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the government or in law enforcement you cannot acknowledge that drugs are anything but inherently evil and morally wrong.
In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses.
The current prohibition laws are forcing drug disputes to be played out with guns in our streets. We need to put a stop to this criminal drug element in our country.
I wondered if I would talk about drug use. But I guess, why hide it?
If athletes are found to have taken performance enhancing drugs, then they should be banned for two years, even if they are British.