Definition of performance-enhancing drug
: a substance (such as an anabolic steroid, human growth hormone, or erythropoietin) that is used illicitly to improve athletic performance
- In the United States, more than 1 million elite and recreational athletes use performance-enhancing drugs for muscle building purposes.
- —Josiah D. Rich et al.
- …33 of the 48 major and minor league players suspended by baseball for using performance-enhancing drugs since the start of 2006 were pitchers.
- —Sean Gregory
- Roger Bannister, the first person to run a subpar four-minute mile, said today he thought that increased use of blood testing could help curb the use of performance-enhancing drugs by track and field athletes.
- —The New York Times
- — abbreviation PED
