The Steroid Era

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The era in sports from the late 90s and into the 2000s has often been nicknamed “The Steroid Age” due to the raging use of anabolic steroids and other PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) by professional athletes. The usage of drugs in sports has never been more prevalent during this time, and many people are making it their goal to put an end to the abuse. Influential athletes such as Lance Armstrong, Alex Rodriguez, and Roger Clemens, who were once held as the highest role models to the American people, now watch as their legacies are tarnished by accusations of drug use. The American population, and lovers of sports everywhere, have followed in astonishment through recent years as many beloved athletes reveal their dark secrets. As organizations such as the USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) and BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative) attempt to halt the use of PEDs, both the drug users and their high-end suppliers work diligently to avoid detection. The use of performance enhancing drugs in recent years has proven to be cancerous to the honesty and competition of modern sports. Although some strides have been made over the past few decades, the use of steroids is in full swing in Major League Baseball, The dangerous side effects of the drugs are often overlooked and many do not realize the message this sends to the youth. The support for halting the usage of PEDs is in need of attention or professional sports will face the loss of all progress made through the past two decades in its war on steroids. Ever since the introduction of steroids to professional sports in the 1970s (Assael), they have greatly undermined the core American beliefs that sports held dear for so long. Values like honesty, hard work, and dedication h... ... middle of paper ... ... Major League Baseball - By George Harvey - Rockland - Camden - Knox - Courier-Gazette - Camden Herald."Unfortunately, Money Still Flows for PED Users in Major League Baseball - By George Harvey - Rockland - Camden - Knox - Courier-Gazette - Camden Herald. Village Soup, 2 Dec. 2013. Web. 17 Dec. 2013. SCHMIDT, Michael. "Baseball to Expand Drug-Testing Program." NyTimes.com. The New York Times, 10 Jan. 2013. Web. 17 Dec. 2013. Society, Endocrine. "STEROID ABUSE." Endocrine.org. The Endocrine Society, June 2008. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. Vincent, Francis. "ESPN MAGAZINE SPECIAL REPORT: WHO KNEW?" ESPN MAGAZINE SPECIAL REPORT: WHO KNEW? Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, 7 June 1991. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. Vinton, Nathaniel. "In MLB, There Were No Positive Steroid Tests out of 5,391 Samples." NY Daily News. New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2013. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.

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