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    Introduction: The unauthorized use of anabolic steroids including performance-enhancing drugs are strictly prohibited, regardless of whether they are used during or outside of the sports season. Anabolic steroids are a type of performance-enhancing drug that are synthetic substances related to the male sex hormone testosterone. Anabolic steroids can alter the bodies hormonal balance, and increase the development of male sexual characteristics in males and females with the intent of increasing…

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    Plenty of Athletes in sports today use steroids. Not all of them get caught, but when they do it’s a big price to pay. Most athletes think steroids are worth the risk, but they really aren’t. Although steroids help a minority of professional athletes increase their physical strength and performance, the media reports show professional sports are dominated by the majority who use steroids to get an advantage. Many athletes use steroids, and drug test are always catching people. Most healthy males…

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    become one of the most commonly used drugs in many sports. They encourage muscle growth by making new protein through the stimulation of bone and muscle cells. The list of steroids is extensive and includes androstenedione, stanozolol, and tetrahydrogestrinone. To quote Robert Voy, former Chief Medical Officer for the United States Olympic Committee, “You show me a sport where increased power, endurance, or speed can possibly benefit the athlete, and I’ll show you a sport where [steroid]…

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    to 1904 when a St. Louis winner in Olympic marathon was administered strychnine and brandy during the race. Many years later the use of these drugs does not seem to end with even new previously unknown steroids being discovered for example tetrahydrogestrinone in 2003 by United Stated Anti-Doping Agency (Malik, & Malik, s. 2011).…

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