Steroids: The Gamble Of A Lifetime by Dan Delorenzo "After six months on the drug I had a real Jekyll and Hyde personality, and I was Hyde about 90 percent of the time.? -Aaron Henry, former steroid user In the world of sports today, anabolic/androgenic steroid use is a vast problem. Since its introduction into Russian weight-lifting, it has been expanding with no signs of stopping. It has spread into every major sport, with usage by every age and race. The use continues to grow, even with a lengthy list of serious health, legal, and ethical concerns. Because of our society's adoration of muscle, athletes put their athletic goals higher on their priority list than their long-term health. From Hulk Hogan to Arnold Schwarzenegger, our heroes all fit the superhuman mold. The government has tried various laws and programs to cut down on usage, but these programs have had little or no effect.
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Several large buckets of anabolic steroid vials co...It has become one of the biggest problems in organized sports, yet it does not receive a proportional amount of attention. Steroid use has become an epidemic, and something must be done to stop it.
Anabolic/androgenic steroids are synthetic variants of the natural hormone testosterone (James 7). At its naturally produced levels, testosterone is very good. In males, it helps promote protein anabolism (building), stimulates production of sperm, and has metabolic effects on muscle, bone, and skin (Goldman 72). Anabolic steroids are used medically to treat types of anemia, some breast cancers, osteoporosis, endometriosis, and hereditary angioedema (NIDA 2). But anabolic steroids are often taken at 10 to 100 times the natural, physiological levels by athletes looking for an edge in training (Yesalis xxv).
Steroids come in two basic forms: water-based and oil-based. The water-based are taken in pill form. The most common oral steroid, by far,