Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321922212
Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 1CTS
The use of anabolic steroids to build muscle is illegal, but the practice has become widespread in certain professional sports. Do you agree that using steroids is a form of cheating? If so, how is it different from other forms of physical enhancement (for instance, special diets, vision correction, even drugs that reduce asthma symptoms)? If not, explain why.
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