... stopped the muscle gain begins to demolish. For the sport the only positive aspect is that the competition becomes tougher and brings about a stronger playing field. The negative effects seem to greatly out weigh the positive effects. In males, the user begins to look more like females, by unusual breast ... standards, but it will slowly take away from the game. Many jobs require drug testing, and as athletes their job is to perform on the field and up to the standards of the public, but with doing so in the right way. Sports Associations should begin a routine check up on ... all athle...

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... 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 Hockey League and Major League Baseball (MLB). The ban on steroid use in sports must be continued and fortified, not only is the health of our athletes and upcoming athletes at ... winning, or losing and not cheating. According to Dutch physician Michel Karsten, "If you are especially gifted, you may win once, but you can't continue to win without drugs. The field is just too filled with drug users." (Bam...

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... lead to serious side effects. As steroids reputation grew they spread to other sports. The only Olympic sports in which steroids have not been detected are figure skating and women's field hockey. Throughout the 1970's and 1980's anabolic steroids spread beyond the Olympics. In 1983, nineteen athletes were disqualified from the Olympics for steroid abuse. A survey in 1970, showed that five American ... ...

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