... gain strength, build muscle, and boost athletic performance. Other parts of the population have also begun to take steroids as well. Athletes' use of steroids is very popular these days, but even though steroids do produce quick gains in muscle size, they also have some very serious side effects. So, what are steroids? Steroids are drug or hormonal substances chemically and pharmacologically related to testosterone (other than estrogen, ... tapering the dose toward the end of the cycle. The escalation of steroid use can vary with different types of training. For example, body builders an...

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... has resulted in the widely held mistaken view that the use by athletes of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs is a problem on par with heroin and cocaine abuse), the use of drugs, such as anabolic steroids, by athletes is a problem, not because of the addictive and dangerous side-effects of these compounds, but because these drugs offer an unfair advantage to the athletes ... who don't use them." Anabolic steroids were developed in Europe around 1930 to treat undernourished and healing patients after ... surgery. Anabolic steroids are a drug containing hormones whic...

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... bodies for certain sports, however they completely disregard the obvious short term and long term effects that are associated with the steroids. From past high school experiences I have seen the effects of steroids first hand. All of the male athletes that used steroids only had one reason to take them, which was to get an advantage over their opponents ... would change extensively. The National Institute of Drug Abuse estimates that 500,000 young Americans are taking steroids every year. The number of sophomore boys taking steroids increased from 2% to 2.7% last year and since 1991 the...

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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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... " and androgenic means "masculinizing". Testosterone's natural androgenic side effects are male maturity, growth of body hair and deepening voice. The hormone's anabolic effects are retaining proteins which aids in the muscle building process. "Although there are many types of steroids with varying degrees of anabolic and androgenic properties, it's the anabolic property of steroids that lures athletes."(Wadler17) That is the part of the steroid that builds the muscles that ... noble goal, but they undermined their efforts by exaggerating the dangers."(Collins89) He complains that doctor...

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... or Not To Use The use of steroids to gain muscle mass is quick and effective, but it has some serious negative effects as well. Steroid use is more common than most people think. Weight lifters and other athletes use them to gain strength very ... quickly, but after they stop using them and lose some strength, they become trapped in the steroid cycle. First, the benefits of steroids are very plain to ... and he can get ready for competitions in a much shorter time. A lot of people do not see anything wrong with steroids because the body already produces testosterone; therefore steroid...

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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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