Athletes take anabolic steroids at higher doses than a doctor would prescribe for medical purposes, which makes it easy to become addicted (“Dangers”). Abusers have increased risk of heart attacks, coronary disease, liver damage, jaundice, fluid retention, high blood pressure, …show more content…
Athletes are not under medical supervision. They are uneducated in the proper dosage amounts, behavioral side effects, physical side effects, and addiction risks. Performance-enhancing drugs are prohibited for use in sports. The International Olympic Committee, National Collegiate Athletic Association, and many other professional sports leagues have banned the use of steroids by athletes, because of the potential side effects and because they give the user an unfair competitive advantage (Drug Enforcement Administration). Therefore, the risks that athlete’s take in using performance-enhancing drugs to improve their performance is not worth the short-term