Is Random Testing the Right Way to Combat Drug Abuse by Athletes?

Bill Fralic and Alan L. Sack analyze their thoughts on the issue of random testing drug abuse by athletes. Bill Fralic, an offensive guard for the Atlanta Falcons, believes that random testing is the only way to stop the use of illegal drugs. Alan L. Sack, Honors Program chairman at the University of New Haven, believes that random testing is humiliating, inconvenient and it violates privacy to the athletes that are drug-free.
Although both writers disagree on the view of random testing, they do agree that drug abuse is a problem among athletes. For example, Fralic asserts that "there a…