... the course of their careers. Professional wrestling which has gained much popularity in recent years is notorious for steroid use among participants. The National Football League is another place where steroid abuse has caught the attention of viewers. It seems as though every day a new player is busted ... dangerous. He continued to use them throughout his career disregarding the dangers that they brought. Alzado's popularity won him some television roles after his football career. After being diagnosed with his disease, Alzado earnestly tried to convince people of the dangers that ster...

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... are Anabolic steroids, amphetamine, and human growth hormone (HGH). ANABOLIC STEROIDS Anabolic steroids are the most common drug used by athletes. Body builders, football, track and field power events, and weight lifting mostly use these. There are two ways athletes take steroids orally and by injection. Oral steroids are ... the most common symptom of steroid users. The use of steroids creates and increased aggravation level due to the presence of too much testosterone. Most football players consider this good thing because it makes them really aggressive and crazy in the game. A person...

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... younger athletes, discipline must be in full action immediately for any athlete. To be a college athlete comes great responsibilities to the game itself. Equally important, the use of steroids in football is nothing compared to that of basketball. Lyle Alzado, a former NFL star, died of the use of steroids ("Memorial"). Immediately following his death, the NFL took more control over their ... drug testing. However, the football players are still using the drug even though it is fatal. The NCAA for college football has initiated a year-round testing not only during football season, but a...

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... common drugs: anabolic steroids, amphetamine, and human growth hormone. Many of the so-called jocks that play the rough and tough sports like football are the ones who are using anabolic steroids. There are different effects for men and women but all of the problems are very serious ... muscle mass and strength which helps athletes recover quicker from injuries. The most common sports where you would find the anabolic steroids are in bodybuilding, football, track & field power events and weightlifting. A second performance-enhancing drug is amphetamine. Amphetamine also has very serious s...

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... (1994-00 Britannica Encyclopedia). Many people think that steroids will enhance their play or make them faster, this is true, but it does not last. For example, football requires strength and speed. So many football player's think that by taking steroids they will have bigger bodies and increased strength. A retired N.F.L. player, Steve Courson felt the need to take steroids and suffers from ... an almost fatal heart muscle disorder (Drugs and Sports-page 23). Steroids are commonly used in sports such as, football, basketball, track, weight-lifting and swimming (www.usdoj.gov & Drugs an...

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... and Coplon). The International Olympics Committee in 1975 started the ball rolling when they banned steroid use by all athletes in its associations. Since then, organizations such as the National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association have also put drugs on their lists of banned substances. The only two organizations that have not yet done the same are the National ... can get full scholarships to colleges through a mix of cheating and talent. This cannot be the right way to enter the challenging world of professionals. A drafted football player from a High School ...

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... into at all. They look at what everyone else is doing. Many young teens have ventured into the use of steroids to be able to play better in high school football or track or soccer. They do not look at the side effects and long term effects that are down the road. Believe it or not many college athletes are using ... steroids in the football field many of them are pressured into situations to use steriods because of the pressure to succeed by the parents and coaches. How is the person going to be able ... up with a way that they can write a prescription for these users. I think that thi...

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... the physician soon realized the drug had unwanted side effects, it was too late to halt its spread into the sports world (Rozin, 3). Early users were mainly body builders, weightlifters, football players, and discus, shot put or javelin throwers. These competitors relied heavily on bulk and strength. During the 1970's demand grew as athletes in other sports sought the competitive edge ... he passed away he offered some advice to any athletes involved with these drugs: If I had known that I would be this sick now, I would have tried to make it in football on my own naturally. Whoever is ...

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Millions of people watch sports contests such as baseball, basketball and football everyday. None of those millions want to see an unfair game. By letting athletes take the easy way out and not making them work hard to reach their peak performance ... with the help of a drug, a legal drug, but still a drug. Luis Gonzalez hit sixty-three homeruns with the help of hard work. Creatine is a drug taken by many high school football players. Many of these players are taking this drug and unknowingly risking major damage to their kidneys and muscles (Commentary). High school athletes are taking this...

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... . Not including the side effects that occur to the body that the athletes have to deal with personally. Many different types of athletes use steroids. No longer is it just a football drug. Athletes in every sport can be found to use Steroids. This is not intended to say that every athlete uses Steroids but merely to say that in every sport ... that you look at you can find one or more athletes that have used or are using steroids. Steroids use to be considered just a football player or a body builder drug. It no longer excludes itself to just this group of people. Steroids as well as bui...

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... . All professional sport associations have substance abuse policies which include bans on any form of anabolic steroids. Anabolic steroid use was first detected in professional football in the early 1960's. It was then that the National Football 3 League (NFL) initiated its first bans against steroid use (Yesalis 40). Male athletes are not the only athletes that have been caught using steroids. It ... ...

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... use enhancement drugs for the physical enhancement. For goal oriented athletes, steroids or other enhancement drugs can help give them the edge they need to succeed. In a sport such as football, the added size of a lineman can mean a stronger offense or defense. There are some athletes that along with the physical element that steroids bring comes a boost of self confidence. In ... ...

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... ). In the New York Times, Sam Robert's article about sports careers gave the statistic that, "The average major league baseball career is less than 12 years and the average football player's career is less than six years" (Roberts), which is why many players turn to steroid use. Steroids are one way to make sure that your career is longer ... ...

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... Anabolic Steroids are synthetic compounds formulated to be like the male sex hormone testosterone. Many athletes use anabolic steroids male and female alike, such as body builders, weightlifters, baseball players, football players, swimmers, and runners. They do so because they mistakenly believe that they will gain strength and size. In a male, testosterone is released by the cells in the testes. The ... ...

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... body mass by acting like the body's natural male hormone, testosterone. [Steroids: Play Safe, Play Fair, 2002, (8:1)] Steroids are used in many different sports, but they are particularly found in football, wrestling, and powerlifting. The reason steroids are primarily found in these sports is a result of the brute strength attained by using them, which becomes very beneficial in such physically dominant ... ...

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... synthesized in the 1930's and was introduced into the sporting arena in the 1940's and 1950's. By 1950 a U.S. pharmaceutical firm had developed anabolic steroids. Early users were mainly bodybuilders, weightlifters, football players, and discus, shot put, or javelin throwers-competitors who relied heavily on bulk and strength. During the 1970's demand grew as athletes in other sports sought the competitive edge ... ...

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... are alarming. Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler collapsed and died during this year's spring training. His autopsy revealed the presence of the energy supplement ephedra - a drug banned by the National Football League. "Some 10,000 former East German swimmers have found that they have liver damage, diabetes, cancers and other serious effects of forced steroid drugging by their national trainers." (Wadler ... ...

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... cast a dim view over these drugs are misinformed and dangerous, let the juice flow and let all the brothers be all they can be?. 'steroids+ insane work ethic + supplements = Better football player. Cause I always wanna always get bigger, faster, stronger. (and I like to punish myself too) I believe that there is no greater feeling in the world than walking out of the ... ...

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... for his role as Incredible Hulk, was a world-renowned body builder. His use of steroids did not harm him. However, one must be reminded of Lyle Alzado. He was a famous football player for the Oakland Raiders. He boasted his use of steroids though out his career. However, his use of steroids caused severe liver and heart problems, which lead to his ... ...

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... side effects, then one should not be illegal and the other legal. As it can be seen, taking supplements can cause many health problems: "The recent death of Northwestern University football player Rashidi Wheeler, who collapsed during a workout Aug. 3, has focused attention on athletes" increased use of supplements and the risks that go along with those containing stimulants such as the ... ...

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... benefits of steroids are very plain to see. The user gains mass, speed, and strength very quickly. Also, he has a more aggressive attitude, which is good for many athletes, especially football players. A weight lifter can gain the strength and mass he wants without having to work as hard as natural body builders do and he can get ready for competitions in ... ...

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... important role in our society, but, unfortunately, some in professional sports are not setting much of an example. Bush thought the use of performance-enhanced drugs like steroids in baseball, football, and other sports sends the wrong message: that there are shortcuts to accomplishment, and that performance is more imperative than character. The president has had a personal involvement with major league ... ...

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... a home run record in 1998, he received no penalty, even though the human body rapidly converts this compound to testosterone, which builds muscle mass. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association all prohibit use of androstenedione. The NFL, NBA and IOC prohibit steroids and test for them. The National Hockey ... ...

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... have the highest number of steroid users are weight-lifting and body-building. Up to ninety percent of men in these sports have reported using the drugs at some point. Football players and field athletes such as shot-putters and javelin and discuss throwers show only a slightly lower percentage. If these athletes wish to succeed, they are required to have superior ... ...

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... sport you are talking about. The reason it is so scary to see in young athletes is because, they think that they wont succeed if they are not the best football player, or fastest sprinter on the track team. The thing that many of these athletes fail to realize is that when you look at the best athletes of all time ... ...

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