THE USE OF STEROIDS BY ATHLETES
Steroids are drugs that many athletes use to enhance their abilities in sports. The use of steroids can be dangerous to both your body and mind. The drug also can give athletes unfair advantages which could propel them to victory. The use of steroids should not be permitted What is a steroid? Steroids are a synthetic version of the human hormone testosterone. Testosterone stimulates and maintains the male sexual organs. It also stimulates the development of bones and muscle, promotes skin and hair growth, and can influence emotions. In males, testosterone is produced by the testes and the adrenal gland. In the 1930's, researchers first developed steroids to rebuild and prevent the breakdown of body tissues from disease. The first use of steroids in sports was recorded in 1954 at the world championships in Vienna, Austria (Snyder 72). Russian weight lifters were using steroids and were merely invincible in their competition against other countries (Snyder 72). The U.S. coach asked the Russians how they were accomplishing this, and they told him they were given steroids (Snyder 72). This started the craze for steroids around the w
. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Mayo Clinic, United Snyder, ATHLETES Steroids, Bowl Snyder, Steroid Abuse, Hall Famers, Steroidsinfo Steroids, Clinic Changes, Rage Snyder, Drug Administration, snyder 72, steroids cause, snyder 69, short term, athletes steroids, tested positive, term effects, hair growth, steroids athletes, term effects steroids, positive steroids, deepened voice abnormal, voice abnormal hair, tested positive steroids, steroids cause serious,
Approximate Word count = 1453
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
