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    The use of steroid by athletes has been a controversial issue for some time. One can argue that the usage is totally wrong and it is against the morals and the rules of the games. Although steroids boost up the process of muscle building and endurance, it also has complications in the long run. Those that cheat their way by using and or abusing such chemicals can have serious health defects. A real athlete should work his/her way with hard work and the correct training to build that endurance and

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    Steroids The effects of steroids are more serious than people think. Steroids can effect the human body by stopping the human functions. There are too many to list, but one of them is that it can make humans look more masculine. People that take steroids are risking their bodies in ways that can leave permanent damage to the body. The steroid can stay in the body for a long time, so it effect the body even weeks after you take the steroid. Pills will stay in the body up to a couple of weeks, while

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    Steroids, more specifically anabolic steroids, are drugs that can be legally prescribed or taken illegally, to boost strength and increase athletic performance. They are based off of the hormone testosterone. On the street where the drug is sold illegally, the common slang names are “arnolds”, “gym candy”, “pumpers”, “roids”, “stackers”, “weight trainers”, and “juice”. Steroids have a long, long history, especially in regards to sporting events. Anabolic steroids were not really used worldwide until

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    Miramontez Professor Winter English 103: Critical Reasoning and Writing 7 May 2015 Why do athletes use Anabolic Steroids? An anabolic steroid is the name that is associated with the male sex hormones. Anabolic steroids promote the development of male sexual characteristics in both males and females, and also promote the growth of the skeletal muscle (drugabuse.gov). In the late 1930s, anabolic steroids were developed. The primary reason for their creation was to treat a certain condition called hypogonadism

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    such as a loss of sex drive, depression, and moodiness. The Sixth steroid is called Oxymetholone, also known as Anadrol. This drug comes in a tablet form. Anadrol improves red blood cell production and increases the amount of hemoglobin that helps to treat anemia. Although the FDA approves Anadrol, this drug still has serious side effects. These include breast cancer in males and females and reabsorption of the bone. The seventh steroid is called Oxandrolone, otherwise known as Anavar. This drug is

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    proving performance enhancing drug testing is a flawed system that needs to be taken out of professional sports. The use of performance-enhancing drugs goes back decades, and possibly all the way to the first olympic games. The article “History of Steroids,” says that the first olympic athletes would ingest animal testicals prior to competition. It is doubtful that these athletes understood their actions, but they were headed in the right direction. The thought of ingesting testicals may sound unpleasent

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    word that comes to mind? Steroids. In early 2013 Lance Armstrong’s face dominated the headlines. Reporters condemned him, public figures shamed him and fans lost faith in this once great athlete. He was a maverick, a man that did everything to safeguard him first place in the tour de France races but ultimately lost his seven fold winner title. When allegation were put forward his response was a product of meticulous rebuttals and elaborate lies. Many of us see steroids as dangerous illegal substances

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    Many athletes are particularly trusting with regards to performance enhancers because many of them are eager to be the best in their respective sport. At the professional level, where athletes are expected to perform at high levels, many who are desperate to keep their jobs will do whatever they can to match the standard. In their book Death in the Locker Room, authors Bob Goldman, Patricia Bush, and Ronald Klatz discuss this immense pressure athletes feel to use PEDs. The authors explain how

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    Unfortunately, the use of steroids can easily lead to many major health problems. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse “Steroids abuse may lead to serious, even irreversible, health problems. Some of the most dangerous consequences…kidney impairment or failure; damage to the liver; and cardiovascular problems…leading to an increased risk of stroke and heart attack (even in young people)” (NIH). Steroids can affect an athlete by increasing the heart rate and decreasing the stamina, a

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    illegal anabolic steroids. If this action will be taken, the results will be positive because at first the law will reduce the public access to the steroids and then completely annihilate it. At the moment, every athlete, professional or not, can easily purchase anabolic steroids from local supplement stores or online. According to the Association against Steroid Abuse “ You see them (anabolic steroids) all over the Internet and they pop-up almost every day; advertisements for cheap steroids from a

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