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A code of conduct should go a long way towards lending eSports the legitimacy it's so eagerly searching for. Chris Higgins, editor of MCV's competitive gaming supplement, eSports Pro, thinks that this is a turning point."There have been a number of times in the past few years that the subject of performance-enhancing drugs has come up in eSports," he tells me. "Most of them have been as sort of phantom rumors and hearsay, but a few have been more credible—though still anonymous—whistleblower sources. But until now a lot of them have been brushed aside or not acted upon. The fact that ESL, one of the biggest tournament organizers for top-tier play, has reacted to another fairly unsubstantiated claim is notable."Them acting to prevent the use of PEDs (performance-enhancing drugs) shows that the industry has reached a point where it wants to shake off the specter of unsportsmanlike or unfair play, and involving a global authority on the matter cements the approach. There's a possibility others will want to follow suit to ensure that they aren't seen as allowing the cheats to prosper in their own ranks."While eSports professionals messing about with drugs could be causing themselves hassle further down the line, the real reason to step in and mandate what you can and can't take is to present a squeaky clean image that sponsors can buy into. This testing is a public proclamation of eSports protecting its future.It's too early to make a call on whether or not these drug testing measures will be the first steps towards a more comprehensive code of conduct and full testing or not, but it issues a strong message: eSports is growing up and has no place for performance-enhancing drugs.Thanks to Alex Tutty and Chris Higgins for their contributions.Follow Jake Tucker on Twitter.On VICE Sports: How MLB Benefits From Players with Addictions