Steroid Use in Sports Steroids in sports in the last 10 years have gotten out of control. They have tried to monitor them but it hasn’t worked out. Steroid testing should be monitored more in all sports because it gives players who use steroids an unfair advantage and creates health issues. One of the biggest issues about steroids is how the drugs give players an unfair advantage. The use of PED’s or performance enhancing drugs is a huge issue. (Issitt) Richard Pound stated, “Remember that athletes don’t take those drugs to level the playing field, they do it to get an advantage.” (Procon) Athletes often start out with small doses and eventually they take a quadrupled amount of drugs they take. (Procon) Taking all of these drugs can have
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(Steroids) Some people suffer from roid rage. Roid rage is when the steroid effects get bad and the user gets very mad but cant control their anger. Because the long-term side effects of steroids are so bad, almost every professional sport has banned them. Anabolic steroids can lead to death. (Quezzaire and Sprauge) Some people argue that steroids should be used to help players recover. If players are suffering from muscle wasting diseases, hormone deficiency, or AIDS, they can be helped by anabolic steroids. (Steroids) Glucocoriticosteroids are used as anti-inflammatory treatment. These are used to treat hay fever, asthma, and arthritis because they help reduce pain. Some drugs like ephedrine and methlephedrine are legal and prescribe for medical use, but are not allowed in sports. Steroids are taken to get better muscle mass enhance weight loss and increasing endurance. Some drugs are legal for medical use but not for sports, but some are illegal at all times. (Issitt) Steroids can also help chronic skin disorders. (Quezzaire and Sprague) Knowing about steroids can help athletes to stop using steroids and get sports back to the way the used to be. Steroids give players a big advantage that not all players have. In addition to that, players who use steroids can have very bad health
(Steroids) Some people suffer from roid rage. Roid rage is when the steroid effects get bad and the user gets very mad but cant control their anger. Because the long-term side effects of steroids are so bad, almost every professional sport has banned them. Anabolic steroids can lead to death. (Quezzaire and Sprauge) Some people argue that steroids should be used to help players recover. If players are suffering from muscle wasting diseases, hormone deficiency, or AIDS, they can be helped by anabolic steroids. (Steroids) Glucocoriticosteroids are used as anti-inflammatory treatment. These are used to treat hay fever, asthma, and arthritis because they help reduce pain. Some drugs like ephedrine and methlephedrine are legal and prescribe for medical use, but are not allowed in sports. Steroids are taken to get better muscle mass enhance weight loss and increasing endurance. Some drugs are legal for medical use but not for sports, but some are illegal at all times. (Issitt) Steroids can also help chronic skin disorders. (Quezzaire and Sprague) Knowing about steroids can help athletes to stop using steroids and get sports back to the way the used to be. Steroids give players a big advantage that not all players have. In addition to that, players who use steroids can have very bad health