... consumption can lead to stifle bone growth, lead to testicular shrinkage, liver tumors, and development of male breasts (Egan 2002). In addition to the negative impact of cheating in sports, the side effects of anabolic/androgenic steroids and the high risks involved present another negative realm of drug use in sport. The side effects caused by steroid use can be very serious and even fatal. In addition to a long ... list of negative physiological side effects, psychological dependence is also an issue. Compulsion becomes a factor when addressing steroid use ... ...

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... relax air passage muscles, which improve breathing allowing the body to be better oxygenated and therefore perform better. If these drugs are injected, the effects are much greater and they begin to mimic anabolic steroids. Common examples of these drugs are both bambuterol and reproterol hydrochloride (Mauron, 2005). Narcotic Analgesics Also known as "the painkiller," narcotic analgesics are ... world such as Serbia, India, Ukraine, Turkey, Romania, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Egypt, Thailand, Iran, Syria and numerous others where as any sporting associations have banned ana...

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... with the sport due to failure to remain competitive with a drug enhanced competition. In addition, it would not take long for the side effects of these drugs to have an impact on those that are taking. How could any sporting federation or organization sit back and watch its athletes kill themselves over performance enhancing drug ... illegitimate and unethical, and the advantage sought is thus unfair. The knowing and voluntary use of proscribed substances is an attempt to gain such an unfair advantage. Some specified performance enhancers, anabolic steroids for example, are listed as p...

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... " (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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... . Gaining that little bit of competitiveness can lead to greater increases in performance. Steroids increase 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 side effects in the male and female ... body. Both males and females can experience feelings of anxiety and restlessness along with a rapid heartbeat and heavy breathing. Amphetam...

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... as training aids. By helping muscles to recuperate more quickly from exhaustion or injury, these substances enable users to train for longer periods of time at high intensity. Nearly all drugs used in organized sports have potentially serious side-effects, and some athletes decline to use them for that reason. But other athletes take these drugs with little or no hesitation. To a large ... and the FDA have observed significant changes in the distribution of steroids. At the beginning, people without prior criminal records diverted legally produced steroids of domestic origin to black ma...

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... as training aids. By helping muscles to recuperate more quickly from exhaustion or injury, these substances enable users to train for longer periods of time at high intensity. Nearly all drugs used in organized sports have potentially serious side-effects, and some athletes decline to use them for that reason. But other athletes take these drugs with little or no hesitation. To a large ... and the FDA have observed significant changes in the distribution of steroids. At the beginning, people without prior criminal records diverted legally produced steroids of domestic origin to black ma...

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... as training aids. By helping muscles to recuperate more quickly from exhaustion or injury, these substances enable users to train for longer periods of time at high intensity. Nearly all drugs used in organized sports have potentially serious side-effects, and some athletes decline to use them for that reason. But other athletes take these drugs with little or no hesitation. To a large ... and the FDA have observed significant changes in the distribution of steroids. At the beginning, people without prior criminal records diverted legally produced steroids of domestic origin to black ma...

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... and not gaining any advantage. This is basically the same as competition against each other without using drugs; meaning they are hurting themselves for no reason at all. Steroids have many negative side effects such as balding in women and men, deep voice and facial hair in women, breast enlargement in men and breast reduction in women, kidney disease and retention ... of fluids (steroids bloat), reduced testicular size, reduced sperm count, erectile dysfunction, hostility, aggression, delusions and hallucinations, severe acne, high blood cholesterol, atherosclerosis, liver dysfunction...

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... look for that extra edge to get ahead of their competition. In some cases this could be a good thing, but in most cases this turns out to be the downfall of a tremendous amount of athletes. It seems like everywhere you look their is a new type of performance enhancing drug advertised to get athletes attention. It could be steroids, ripped fuel, or andro, which are all ... types of performance enhancing drugs, some which are legal and illegal in sports. Andro, a more recent ... see a professional athlete like Mark Mcguire use a drug like this, it makes them want to go out and use it. In...

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... athlete's pain threshold but tend to cause more severe damage because the person does not sense that he or she is causing any harm to themselves. Anabolic agents such as steroids are derived from the male hormone testosterone. They are used in sports to gain strength, bulk, and reduce workout recovery time. Diuretics are most commonly used in sports where athletes ... to drain the body excess fluid therefore causing the athlete to lose weight quickly. Peptide hormones are growth hormones that are used to raise the blood levels of endogenous corticosteroids. Peptide hormones and have sev...

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