Jim Charpentier English 15 Argumentative Essay Steroids in the World of Sports During the 1930s‚ scientists discovered that anabolic steroids could help the growth of muscle in laboratory animals‚ which led to abuse of these drugs by bodybuilders and weightlifters and then by athletes in other sports. Ever since the beginning of sports there has been different techniques used in order to gain an edge over opponents. The question that has been most frequently asked is‚ which
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Steroids Steroids became an option to athletes in the Olympics and other major sporting events during the 1950’s. But this use of steroids among athletes only became widely apparent when Canadian sprint runner Ben Johnson tested positive for steroid use after winning the gold medal for the one hundred-meter dash during the 1988 Olympics . Now a skinny fifteen-year-old can just walk down to the local gym and find people who either sell or know how to get in contact with those who sell the drug
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History of Steroids Anabolic steroids can be tracked back to as early as 1930’s‚ before the term steroid was even used. In the 1930’s‚ a team of scientists was able to create a synthetic form of testosterone (a male hormone) to help treat men who were unable to produce enough of the hormone for normal growth‚ development‚ and sexual functioning. Later‚ during World War II it was found that this artificial form of testosterone could be used to help malnourished soldiers gain weight and improve
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Physiological Effects of Steroids and Steroid Abuse Competition in sports is absolutely incredible. Some athletes go as far as using drugs illegally such as anabolic steroids‚ a synthetic derivative of the male hormone testosterone. However‚ major sports bodies like the Olympics‚ the NBA‚ the NFL‚ and the NHL ban the use of such substances. For this reason‚ it is helpful to know the physiological effects of steroids as well as negative consequences of steroid abuse. In their experiment‚ Anttila
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Stolzberg‚Chad Monday/Wednesday Outline: Steroids persuasive speech . INTRODUCTION a. Attention-getter: S are associated with many health risks and can be potentially dangerous‚ however when used in the safest possible environment by the right individuals‚ I believe that steroids are not totally harmful. b. Thesis: While there are possible negative effects caused by steroid use ‚ a responsible user can successfully monitor and minimize any health risks with proper measures. c. Relevancy:
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Steroid use is a problem that has lingered in the sporting world for a long time. It has long been intertwined within the games of baseball and cycling‚ but more reports are starting to surface about athletes using them in other sports‚ such as basketball‚ football‚ and track and field. Steroids are defined by the National Institute of Drug Abuse as “synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones (e.g.‚ testosterone). They promote the growth of skeletal muscle (anabolic effects) and the development
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The use of steroids in amateur and professional sports has been present since the 1950’s. Did you know that Major League Baseball was the first sports organization to implement a comprehensive drug testing policy? This policy launched because of the findings of a bottled substance of androstendione a form of steroids in Mark McGwire’s locker. Unfortunately at this time Mark McGwire was in route to break the home run record. This paper will examine the cause and affects of Steroids in baseball
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Anabolic steroid usage by sportsmen is a serious health and ethical problem. However‚ rule violations are only highly publicized when international athletes are involved‚ while recreational athletes also using steroids to improve performance do not get in fact any attention from the media. Numerous studies indicate that steroid usage often starts in adolescence so this group of population is at risk. The use of drugs and alcohol by National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I African American
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Tyler Schroeder-Zelek Mr. Murphy/ Mrs. Jurik Sophomore English Honors November 29‚ 2012 Anabolic Steroids Do you know what an Anabolic Steroid is? Do you know what it can do to you? Anabolic steroids are the most used in sports and the most deadly‚ but can only be stopped if the government funds testing for drugs. 8 out of 10 people who use the Anabolic Steroid Diana Bol see side effects after their first use! D-Bol‚ aka Diana Bol‚ is a drug that raises your testosterone levels in your
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Steroids : The Under Rated Miracle Drug There are only three deaths per year due to the use of anabolic steroids‚ compared to tobacco at 438‚000 deaths a year and alcohol reaching a total of 75 000 deaths. (cancer.com) Only one of these drugs are illegal. Would you of been able to of guessed which one? There has never been a long-term epidemiological study conducted in America on the use and abuse of steroids‚ and yet we all blindly follow whats been
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