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Drug Abuse in Sports The nature of sports is the passion and desire to win, the habit of competition is second nature to us humans and many athletes would do anything to come out on top of their opponents. However, the decision is up to us to choose whether we want to make the right decision or wrong. Majority of athletes would take the time and improve by working hard this being mentally and physically, however, there are some athletes who would rather take the easy way out and use drugs to…

Testo Xtreme Cut With the growing age, men notice significant changes in their body. One of the common changes that occur in the body is the declining testosterone levels. Testosterone is a male hormone that is produced in large quantities in the testes significantly enhances muscle size; reduce body fat, immune system, sexual and physical changes in the males body. From the age of 25, the testosterone levels start to decline and your body may likely to suffer from several health problems that…

“Steroids, sometimes referred to as "roids" or "juice" are the same as, or similar to, certain hormones in the body. The body produces steroids naturally to support such functions as fighting stress and promoting growth and development. But some people use steroid pills, gels, creams, or injections because they think steroids can improve their sports performance or the way they look.” One should not use steroids in professional sports, because young people look up to this professionals as role…

Imagine someone telling you they had a doctor prescribed drug that would increase your brain's capability of functioning, so your test results and knowledge would increase significantly in just weeks. Would you take it? Now imagine yourself struggling in the minor leagues playing baseball and providing too minimal of pay to support your family. Then, someone introduces you to a drug that will increase your fast twitch muscles and allow you to recover faster, hit farther, run faster, and several…

Performance enhancing drugs in sport has always been a very controversial topic. Some believe that athletes should use drugs to be the best they can be, while others believe that athletes should be fair and have good spirit. Although both are good arguments, it is obvious that it is not okay to use drugs in sport. So many people would cheat and use performance enhancing drugs to be the best, endangering both themselves and others. More drugs would be created and sold, ones that could have…

Anabolic steroids are synthetic drugs that act like the male sex hormone called testosterone. Steroids can be taken in many ways. For example, orally, applied with a patch, with a cream, or injected. Anabolic steroids can build muscles at a rapid speed. Many doctors prescribe anabolic steroids to patients with serious diseases, such as AIDS. These patients tend to lose muscle mass due to their diseases. Although steroids promote muscle growth and provide a major advantage in athletic…

Usain Bolt, one of Jamaica’s star athletes, was stripped of one of his well deserved gold medals in June 2016 from the 2008 Olympic Games because one of his teammates tested positive for a banned substance. After a retesting of urine samples, fellow runner, Nesta Carter, was found guilty of abusing methylhexaneamine during the games. In a CNN article written in 2017, Lewis describes Usain Bolt’s reaction to the International Olympic Committee’s decision to disqualify the Jamaican team from the…

Steroid Legalization Recent evidence suggests that there may be over 3,000,000 regular anabolic steroid users in the United States (Taylor 1). Although this statistic may seem shocking, steroids are found in more things than people expect. For example, doctors prescribe forms of steroids for patients with skin conditions such as eczema and rashes. According to healthofchildren, anabolic steroids are defined as compounds, derived from testosterone, which promotes tissue growth and repair.…

Injectable steroids Recently, injectable steroids are becoming increasingly popular among athletes around the globe. Yet it must be recognized that many people don't like to buy injectable steroids online, as they hate everything related to injecting; therefore, most of them prefer to use steroids in the form of tablets. However, in spite of a lot of noise around injectable steroids, they are upping their game and today they've found their place under the sun even in the big sports. If in…

The UFC’s anti-doping policy appears to be doing what it set out to do, clean up the sport. The first step in this process is catching and punishing dirty fighters. So far, it appears to be pretty successful. First were a few fighters that didn’t pass the eye test, that is, just looking at the fighter’s physic raised the suspicion of PED use: Hector Lombard, Yoel Romero, Gleison Tibau. Although Tibau and Romero still claim their innocence, few likely believe them. The most recent fighter to…