Len Bias's death led to stronger attitudes in sports toward what?

• A. Doping controls
• B. Fair play
• C. Gender equality
• D. Anti-drug attitudes

Answer: (D)

A high-profile drug-related death can sharply shift sports culture toward zero tolerance of drugs. Len Bias died from a cocaine overdose shortly after being drafted, a shock to the basketball world that spotlighted the dangers of drug use among athletes. This spurred leagues and colleges to adopt tougher anti-drug policies, increase testing, and boost education and prevention efforts. The impact was a broad anti-drug stance across sports, rather than a focus on doping controls (which targets performance-enhancing substances) or on fair play and gender equality, which aren’t the central issue highlighted by this incident.