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    Anabolic Steroid Abuse

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    The very first steroids were developed in the late 1930s, to treat hypogonadism. Hypogonadism is a condition in which the testes do not produce enough testosterone for normal growth and development. Later on, around the 1940s, people starting to learn that steroids can help them build up their body and improve performance. Anabolic steroids are a major detriment, yet have become one of the most widely abused drugs by weightlifters, bodybuilders, and athletes. The use of these steroids is a major hazard

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    Anabolic steroid abuse has become a huge concern among high school athletes. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of athletes using performance enhancing drugs in high school, almost double the number since the 1980's. Student athletes feel that steroids give them a competitive edge that they think they need to boost themselves past competition. Athletes, whether they are young or old, professional or amateur, are always looking to gain an advantage over their opponents to come away with

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    Mrs. Gallos English 3 21 November 2017 Steroids in Football Steroids in football has become a major issue in all divisions of football rather it be high school, college, or professional. “Anabolic steroids are synthetic variations of the male sex hormone testosterone” (Anabolic Steroids). Athletes try to discover an advantage by using the illegal substance to gain strength and get ahead of other athletes faster. “The abuse of anabolic steroids by high school, college, and other ameteur

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    Anabolic steroids will either help a person or break a person. Anabolic Steroids affect the body,emotions, hormones, and cause deadly infections. Anabolic Steroids also help people with body conditions. A guy from Germany figured out what the side effects for anabolic steroid abuse in 1849 taking by taking off and testing a male birds testicles. Steroid abuse did not take action until the 19th century. “Anabolic steroids were first developed in the 1930s in Europe in an effort to produce a drug

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    The Effects of Steroids on the Human Body and Steroid Abuse by Athletes For many years, the use and abuse of anabolic-androgenic steroids have been linked closely to athletes. Steroids come in different forms. They can be taken in pill form or injected straight into the user’s muscles by a needle. There are many sports that are associated with steroid abuse like weightlifting, basketball, and track and field. Anabolic-androgenic steroids are synthetic forms of male sex hormones

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    Steroid abuse is an issue which has been featured in very many instances. The main problem has been getting to know what are the main causes and also the mode of handling the abuse. Many organizations have come up with their own generated views but the fact is; there is none which clearly satisfies the reader concerning causes of the abuse. One thing that, you must realize is that, for you to solve a problem you will first need to know its main cause and from there you can develop strategies to handle

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    Gage Mollura Professor Belyi Comp 1- 7AM 5 August 2015 Long Term Dangers of Steroid Abuse Anabolic Steroids are commonly viewed as a miracle drug in order to increase muscle growth and definition, but what most users of the drug don’t know are the life altering effects that prolonged use can cause. When the drug was released in the late 50’s by scientists working for the Soviet Union, they had no idea what the lasting effects were going to be. At

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    The purpose of this study is to examine different variables that affect athletes who abuse steroids. This study strives to answer the question “How does doping in sports affect all athletes (High school & Professional) physically?” The goal is to look at trends and patterns in recent history of all sport associations and high school athletes and determine whether or not the trend in growing. Anabolic steroids are used by many to make muscles bigger, more defined and have less fat. The consumption

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    The Epidemic of Steroid Abuse in America We as a people are preoccupied with the notion of greatness. Our role models are athletes, actors and actresses, and other figures in the public eye. Many of us often desire to be better off than our current state; to look better, to be in better shape, etc… We compete with each other for jobs, for mates, for grades, for parking spots, and in sporting activities. This competitive nature is a way of life, especially in sporting activities, often learned

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    Christiana Richardson Moe 1st Period AP Lang 11 November, 2015 The Abuse of Steroids Steroids are synthetic materials of the male sex chromosome, testosterone, that lead to addiction, mental abuse and physical harm. They are banned by many sports leagues, but some athletes do not take that into consideration. Many athletes use steroids illegally, for a multiple of reasons. Athletes use steroids in order to gain better physical body shape and game play. In reality they are only cheating the game

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