... " (Tuttle 92). If a drug can help an athlete get an edge, why not take it? There are many drawbacks to taking steroids or creatine. Since steroids have been around longer, there is more knowledge about their effects than those of creatine. Steroids "have a large number of side effects: liver disease and jaundice, acne, breast development, violent mood changes, depression, tendon rupture, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, decreased sperm ... count, and atrophy of the testicles" (Boyle 24). "Some athletes have given up sports entirely or even committed suicide once they stopped us...

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... illegal through out the United States. People who use this drug inject it into their veins with hypodermic needles. The drug is very dangerous because most of the time other poisons like rat poisoning are added to it. It's a lot like the drugs cocaine and crack, which are also very much ... use these drugs always don't know what they are doing or thinking. Hallucinogens are drugs that affect the nervous system and the brain. The user of this drug may have visions or perceive the world in a very disorientated way. The drug LSD, also known as acid is mostly used. This drug ... attacks tha...

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... our society II. Cocaine A. What are the uses of this drug? B. What are the side effects? III. Steroids A. What is this drug prescribed for? B. What are the negative effects of this drug? IV. Marijuana A. What are common names for this drug? B. What are some symptoms of this drug? V. Ecstasy A. What is the duration of the primary effects? B. What is meant by the term "the ... or freebase cocaine that is usually smoked. C. There are a numerous side effects that are involved with this drug. Some of the side effects are increases in heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, also decr...

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