For America it is big deal to be able to excel in athletic competition. Most high school, college, amateur and professional athletes participate in sports for the opportunity to showcase their abilities. It gives many athletes the satisfactions that come from playing to their full potential and going beyond even their own limitations. Unfortunately, that creates some athletes who will try and win by any means necessary. For many this justifies their use of anabolic steroids.
Anabolic steroids are also known as ‘roids’. Anabolic steroids are controlled substances that people abuse in order to boost their athletic performance. Anabolic steroids help to build muscle tissue and increase body mass. Steroids act like the body's natural male hormone, testosterone. If used properly, anabolic steroids can aid in the treatment of different disorders. However, due to their serious side effects, they must be prescribed and used by those who are watched closely by a Doctor.
Many athletic associations such as, the NFL, MLB, NCAA and the Olympics, have all banned the use of steroids. Of course no athlete in their right mind would openly admit that they use performance enhancing drugs. Therefore, for athletes who test positive all face suspension and if found positive for a second time, are usually expelled from the League. Steroids have been on the rise for many years but have also been and the down fall of some of the most promising names in sports.
The goal of testing procedures for athletes is to keep these drugs out of competition and so that one does not have an advantage over the other. Unfortunately, a clean report at competition time does not always mean that the athlete did not use drugs during the training period prior to competitio...
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Professional athletes, throughout history, have been exalted for their outstanding abilities and achievements in sports. Unfortunately, many athletes have turned to anabolic steroids in order to give them an edge, a boost their athletic performance. Starting with the 1954 World Weightlifting Championships, where the Soviets unexpectedly dominated their lifting classes with the use of steroids, it has become increasingly popular among athletes to cheat with the help of this drug. Although the appeal to steroid use is evident when observing how it increases someone’s athletic abilities, many users fail to consider the detrimental side effects of the drug. Also, in my opinion, athletes should be expected to perform based upon their natural abilities, opposed to abilities enhanced by anabolic steroids. Ultimately, anabolic steroids should continue to be illegal in professional sports due to their major health risks and the unfair advantage they serve players.
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