Is it right to call an athlete an athlete if uses steroids that makes him the athlete that he is? This is the question that people need to think about when looking at an athlete play his or her particular sport. What kind of athletes would they be if they weren’t on steroids? There are many controversies on whether steroids should be allowed in sports or not. Although the rulings for steroids are outlawed in all sports, many don’t follow that ruling and others wish to fight that law. Many athletes and others fight the argument that steroids don’t enhance the ability for ones performance, many others have a different opinion. Besides the controversies on whether or not steroids enhance athlete’s performances, or whether or not steroids should be illegal, the fact is that steroids is a anabolic substances that may cause serious physical and mental side effects, which damage athlete’s lives.
An anabolic steroid is a drug that triggers the maturing of the male reproduction system of puberty, including growth in body hair and deepened voice. The anabolic effect helps the body retain dietary protein, which helps development of the muscles. (Syracuse education)
Many of the top athletes dreams have been destroyed along with their repetitions of being an American hero through sports, because of the use of steroids. In the Olympics alone from all different countries had to give up medals and their dreams because of the use of steroids.
Their should be stricter polices of drug use in all sports. It is too easy to be able to beat the drug tests that are given in college and professional sports. For instance, in professional football the days are posted when they are going to be tested. What that does is give the athletes time to clear there systems by not using that drug for two weeks and sweating the oral injection out of there body making it look clear come test day. The professional organization should be smarter about giving tests. There should be more test and tests that are given randomly. The professional organizations also should have stricter polices if caught using any drugs. They may make the athlete think twice and might make them shy away from the drug.
can take steroids, injected or orally. They can be put into two categories—shorter—lasting or water-soluble injections. The oral usage is worse then the injection because of the damage that the steroids do to the liver. But the injections have side effects too.