early beginnings of man. Gladiators, wrestlers, and sprinters are some the

early types of athletes that competed. Mankind seems to have been born with a

desire to compete; every man feels the need to have dominance over another

man. These facts are even apparent in today's society. Now there are all kinds

of sports to choose from, and many of these sports are played at a

professional level. These sporting events give individuals that chance to be

the better of another person, just as the earlier ones did. That inbred desire

to dominate will lead men to do almost anything for victory. This is good in

many cases because it shows courage and perseverance; on the other hand, many

have taken it to the extreme of using outside agents to better their chances

for dominance. By this I mean, a large number of athletes use performance

enhancing drugs. "Athletes have taken natural or synthetic performance aids

since the earliest days of organized sports competition"(Clark, Cooper, and

Griffen, 525). The usage of performance enhancing drugs like steroids has

become too widespread and it needs to be stopped. The illegal production and

distribution of steroids should be halt

addictive and dangerous. He continued to use them throughout his career

testing and penalizing the athlete are valiant attempts at reducing the

anabolic steroids may stunt growth, by fusing the growth plates. Steroids can

Female users face even more problems than male users. In females many physical

as well has had its share of controversy. Last year Mark McGuire received some

McGuire ended up stopping his usage so that he would not be criticized when he

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