Should Tackle Football and Boxing Be Banned?

(Before It's News)

Lately, we’ve been hearing about the concussions and brain damage associated with tackle football and boxing. That’s on top of stories of the use of performance-enhancing drugs by players as young as high-school age.

Should tackle football and boxing be banned? In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer my internal debate on that question.

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