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... Every person wants to look good and perform even better, especially athletes. ... This is where dangerous, illegal steroids play a role in an athletes life.
Anabolic androgenic steroids are man made substances related to male sex hormones. ... Both anabolic and androgenic steroids have a core 17-carbon steroid chemical structure that gives them anabolic which means protein building and androgenic which means masculine. ... ” (Anabolic Steroids: & Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs pg. ... Steroids refer to the class of drugs. ... Abuse of anabolic steroids, however, can lead to serious health problems, some irreversible. Physicians rarely prescribe steroids today, and the few remaining medical uses for them are generally limited to treatment of certain kinds of anemia, severe burns, and some types of breast cancer. The only way you can use legal dosages of anabolic steroids is if the FDA approved some uses for anabolic steroids, which include weight gain for chronic nutritional deficiencies or AIDS wasting syndrome, relief of bone pain accompanying osteoporosis, severe anemia, breast cancer in women and hormone deficiency states in males
In the World War II, anabolic steroids were given to Hitler’s soldiers to increase their strength and aggression. The illegal use of drugs to enhance athletic ability had been made since the 1950’s. The Russian athletes were the first to use anabolic steroids in official competitions and in 1960’s Olympic Games. For the first time, the International Olympic Committee detected a case of steroid use, when a cyclist using amphetamine collapsed and died during a race. In the past, steroid use was seen mostly in college, Olympic, and professional sports. Today, steroids are being used by athletes as well as non athletes, in high schools and middle schools. Most major professional and amateur athletic organizations have banned steroids for use by their athletes. ...
Most steroids used illegally are obtained through the black market from underground laboratories and foreign sources. ... Steroids may build muscle, and may increase strength, but the fact that the strength of tendons and ligaments doesnt increase with muscle strength and is very dangerous.
Approximate Word count = 1573
Approximate Pages = 6.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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