New York Yankees star Alex
Rodriguez was suspended in August 2013 after he was accused of having
ties to Biogenesis, a now-defunct anti-aging clinic, and taking
performance-enhancing drugs. The suspension covers 211 regular-season
games through the 2014 season. Rodriguez denied the accusations and said
he intends to appeal. Twelve other Major League Baseball players
received 50-game suspensions without pay in the Biogenesis probe, and In
July, Milwaukee Brewers star outfielder Ryan Braun was suspended for
the rest of the season for violating the league's drug policy.
HIDE CAPTION
Drug scandals in sports
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Editor's note: Bryan
Moore is a senior neurology resident at New York University and will
continue his training in 2014 at the University of Pennsylvania as a
fellow in neurocritical care. He is also a contributing columnist to The Collared Sheep, a website that posts articles related to the office, corporation and cubicle lifestyle.
Join me in a thought experiment. Take two
individuals, A and B. A is a naturally gifted professional immersed in a
hyper-competitive field where performance is publicly scrutinized and
frequently re-evaluated. Continuous pressure makes A seek any advantage
to excel. He takes medications to gain a physical advantage over
competitors while risking chronic health problems.
B is a talented and
motivated employee who has made innumerable sacrifices to get ahead at
work. She is stressed by the knowledge that her productivity is always
being analyzed and feels pressured to use any possible advantage to be
the best. She takes a medication that makes her mentally sharper but
could endanger her health.
A is maligned baseball star Alex Rodriguez.
B is your co-worker with the newly acquired job title who seems to work
90 hours per week, escaping fatigue by inexplicable means.
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