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These drugs may improve the performance of the athletes for a very short period of time but in the long run they can cause life threatening damages.
The use of these drugs under the proper instructions of the experts hasn't been observed to cause any harm however, when taken without proper supervision these drugs can lead to their addiction, dependent symptoms along with mood swings etc.
The anabolic drugs, even with all their side effects, are still legal and widely available in a lot of countries. However, the countries like U.S., Australia and Canada have made the use of these drugs with prescription illegal but these are still available in the black markets in these countries as, these drugs are smuggled from the countries such as, Thailand and Mexico, where they are still legal.
In U.S., mostly the percentage of high school students using the anabolic drugs is approximately 2.7% and most of them are males. From among these students the ones who are involved in competitive sports have been noticed to take them more than others.
All the sport organizations have banned the use of these anabolic and other types of performance enhancements drugs and strict actions are taken against those players who do use these drugs.
Therefore, it is fairly obvious that the use of these anabolic steroids can be very harmful for the health if taken with proper supervision...
Hence, the drugs of such type should only be taken after the proper consultation with an expert and regular medical check-ups should be carried out while on such drugs.
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Anabolic Steroids Medical Issues with Anabolic Steroid Use Medical Issues Associated with Anabolic Steroid Use This paper is review of the article "Medical Issue Associated with Anabolic Steroid Use: are they exaggerated?" The review deals with the medical issues related to the use of anabolic steroids by athletes and bodybuilders. They use such exogenous sources of testosterone in order to attain attributes which would help them in enhancing their performance in sports or
273). Athletes should also be concerned about their lives after they retire from athletics; if they continue using anabolic steroid there are many harmful implications that comes as aftermaths of the practices that have been discussed in the essay. The athletic body on its part should strengthen its drug screening systems to ensure only right athletes are allowed to participate in tournaments. Reference Beckett a., Cowan D. (2003). Misuse of drugs in sport.
Anabolic Steroid and Performance Enhancing Drug Use Among High School Athletes Anabolic steroid use has, at least in the past, been prevalent among major college and, especially, professional sports. Major League Baseball implemented a drug testing regimen very recently after backlash from fans made it an issue that the sport believed it had to listen to. The National Football League has a testing program that has been in place since 1989,
anabolic-steroids-psychological-effects-1 / http://thinksteroids./articles/Demonization-anabolic-steroids-01/. Summary of an original research article Darkes, Jack. (2000). The psychological effects of anabolic steroids (Part 1). http://thinksteroids.com/articles/anabolic-steroids-psychological-effects-1/ Steroids have been one of the most demonized substances in modern pharmaceutical science. When discussed in relationship to baseball, the most common word which arose was 'cheating' in the media, reflecting the idea that taking steroids was a betrayal of fans' trust. Much has also been written about so-called 'roid rage,' or
However, in spite of the controversy and the impact of drug testing on these athletes, studies that have been conducted of the athletes' opinions regarding performance-enhancing and recreational drugs, as well as drug testing, are seen to be somewhat rare, and these include studies that examine the psychological effects. Also, studies that have actually been conducted approach the topic of steroid use or other drug use from many different perspectives,
1017). Not only will the usage of steroids and strength training have the tendency to produce aggression and hostility that can lead to a number of complications, but the usage of other drugs such as cocaine has the potential to make such a teenager addicted to that substance. The combination can lead to impair judgment rash decisions, and a host of negative consequences. Of course, there is also evidence that