Enhanced Games athletes face a moral crossroads as performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are explicitly permitted. Shania Collins, a former Olympic sprinter, recounts her harrowing decision to inject steroids in Abu Dhabi, torn between career revival and ethical concerns. Her choice reflects a broader tension: the games, backed by Christian Angermayer's $50 million investment, aim to normalize PEDs through medical oversight.

Despite FDA-approved drug lists, Collins and peers grapple with health risks and societal judgment, questioning if this is progress or a dangerous regression.