Steroids
“Since the 1950s, some athletes have been taking anabolic steroids to build muscle and to improve their athletic performance” (www.steroidabuse.org). They feel their bodies becoming stronger and their ability to perform increase. Although a stronger body and better performance result from using steroids, the consequences can be harmful to the body and illegal. “Anabolic steroids were developed in the late 1930s primarily to treat hypogonadism, a condition in which the testes do not produce sufficient testosterone for normal body growth, development and sexual functioning” (www.steroidabuse.org). They were also “used to restore body weight in concentration camps” during World War II (Grolier Encyclopedia). The drugs were used for medical reasons only, such as “delayed puberty, some types of impotence, and wasting the body caused by HIV or other diseases” (www.steroidabuse.org). After research, scientists discovered that the skeletal muscles in laboratory rats increased when treated with anabolic steroids. With this discovery, body builders and athletes used the drugs to increase their performances in their events. As a result, the widespread usage begins throughout the United States. “Anabolic Steroids is the familiar n
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