Essays Tagged: "Anabolic steroid"
Anabolic Steroids
y begun using the male hormone testosterone to boost performance by the 1940's. The first synthetic anabolic steroid was developed in 1953, having a strength building effect five times stronger than t ... effect five times stronger than the natural hormone testosterone. Not since the development of the anabolic steroid has any performance enhancer been so effective and so desired by athletes. Today, b ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Anabolic Steroids, use and side effects
Anabolic SteroidsDescription:Anabolic steroids are performance enhancing drugs. They are a synthetic ... hey are a synthetic form of the chemical testosterone that is normally found in the body. By taking anabolic steroids, a person's testosterone level can be raised up to a hundred times more than the u ... d times more than the usual amount of 2.5 to 10 mg. Per day. The increase in testosterone increases anabolic activity, which results in greater muscle bulk. It also increases protein synthesis and and ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Ethical issues with drug use in the sports world
nd caffeine to cocaine and heroin. This spread to other sports over the next several decades (N IDA Anabolic Steroids A Threat to mankind and Body, (www.nida.nih.gov/ ). However long before this, athl ... performance enhancing drugs.Furthermore, drug tests are need because the use of drugs, particularly anabolic steroids are not safe. The use of anabolic steroids by athletes is relatively new. They wer ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Anabolic Steroid Use in the Olympics.
track star Ben Johnson was denied his gold medal in the 1988 Olympics after he tested positive for anabolic steroids. This incident sparked worldwide attention to the extent of anabolic steroid use. ... anabolic steroid use. To date, the International Olympic Committee has barred the use of seventeen anabolic steroids. Other organizations, including The National Football League, National Collegiate ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
Drugs and their influence on sports today
here are a number of drugs that can help enhance your performance but the most controversial one is anabolic androgen steroids, which are a derivation of testosterone. But many of the negative results ... ugs. The number of positive steroid test at Olympic events appears to be falling; the high level of anabolic steroids usage by bodybuilders and weightlifters and by teens is still shockingly high. The ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Drug Abuse in Women
female hormones are so unpredictable, this can cause grave danger for those who abuse these drugs. Anabolic steroids can cause many problems for a woman or a man.
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Biotechnology - Anabolic Steroids
or hormonal substances chemically related to testosterone, a male hormone that helps muscle growth. Anabolic means "building body tissue." Anabolic steroids help build muscle tissue and increase body ... having the problem that he or she is obese, underweight, too weak or other personal views. Abusing Anabolic steroids is when athletes and other people want a shortcut to becoming bigger and stronger. ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology
Brief 2 page essay describing Andro Supplements. cycle, side effects, results, studies, resources as well
hether or not it should be as easily available as it today. It has many of the same side effects as anabolic steriods. Some side effects can include acne, 12% decrease in HDLs, and prostate hypertroph ... e side effects can include acne, 12% decrease in HDLs, and prostate hypertrophy. Since it is not an anabolic steroid it does not pose a threat to kidneys or liver. In March 2004, U.S. Departmen ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Bigger, Better, Stronger The Increasing Use of Steroids in Sports w ref
hletes said yes; three said no (Bamberger and Yeager 62).Since the 1950's athletes have been taking anabolic steroids to help athletic performance. The steroid abuse however does not stop at just the ... ump, gear, roids, juice, are all common terms used to describe steroids, but what exactly are they? Anabolic steroids are synthetic compounds whose molecular structure is similar to that of the male h ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Anabolic Steroids
The topic for my research paper is what are anabolic steroids? How are anabolic steroids used in sports? What side effects are there from taking ... ts who were looking for a way to modify testosterone molecules so they would last longer discovered anabolic steroids. Also anabolic steroids work by coupling with the cytoplasmic androgen receptor, w ... rces were from the library and one source was from the Internet. This is an important topic because anabolic steroids can cause minor to fatal side effects like acne, aggression, hypertension, increas ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Anabolic steroids
Recently, anabolic steroids, more properly called, anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAA's) have become a major co ... ity, and came into the national spotlight after Canadian sprinter, Ben Johnson, tested positive for anabolic steroids at the 1988 Olympics. After being of his gold medal the uses and effects of anabol ... became widely known. Since then, many athletes have resorted to using performance enhancers, namely anabolic steroids, in order to triumph in competition. The uses and effects of anabolic steroids are ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
A BRIEF history on the uses of Steroids.
Anabolic steroids are a class of natural and synthetic steroid hormones that promote cell growth and ... rowth of muscle tissue and sometimes bone size and strength. Testosterone is the best known natural anabolic steroid, as well as the best known natural androgen.EffectsMost anabolic steroids work by a ... natural androgen.EffectsMost anabolic steroids work by activation of androgen receptors, producing anabolic and virilizing effects.Examples of anabolic effects:* Increased protein synthesis from amin ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Anabolic Steroids.
Anabolic Steroids are related to male sex hormones. "Anabolic" refers to muscle building and "Steroi ... this can lead to serious health problems, some which can't be cured.Today, athletes and others use anabolic steroids to enhance performance and also to improve physical appearance. Anabolic steroids ... to increasing their effective while decreasing negative effects.The major side effects from abusing anabolic steroids can include liver tumours and cancer, jaundice (yellowish pigmentation of skin, ti ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Athletes and Steroids
Anabolic steroids are powerful drugs that many people take in high doses to boost athletic performan ... any people take in high doses to boost athletic performance. Anabolic means "Body building tissue." Anabolic steroids help build muscle tissue and increase body mass by acting like the body's natural ... and increase body mass by acting like the body's natural male hormone, testosterone.Lower doses of Anabolic steroids sometimes are used to treat a handful of very serious medical conditions. Anabolic ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Steroids
Anabolic- androgenic steroids are man-made substances associated to male sex hormones. Anabolic refe ... IDS patients, and other diseases that result in lean muscle mass. In this age mostly athletes abuse anabolic steroid to improve their performance and physical appearance. Steroids are taken orally or ... o bring up their effectiveness while minimizing negative effects.One of the major side effects from anabolic steroids is liver tumors and cancer, high blood pressure, and increase in HDL. Also some si ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Anabolic Steroids and The User
Anabolic steroids are performance enhancing drugs. They are a synthetic form of the chemical testost ... hey are a synthetic form of the chemical testosterone that is normally found in the body. By taking anabolic steroids, a person’s testosterone level can be raised up to 100 times than the normal ... level can be raised up to 100 times than the normal amount. The increase in testosterone increases anabolic activity, resulting in greater muscle bulk. Athletes participate in the use of steroids bec ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Anabolic Steroids
Anabolic SteroidsJarell FarleyPersonal Health and Safety4-11-07Testosterone was isolated in 1932. Du ... solated in 1932. During World War 2, soldiers of Nazi Germany were apart of experiments that tested anabolic steroids. As time progressed, the use of anabolic steroids increased among athletes to enha ... ic steroids increased among athletes to enhance their performance. There are several derivatives of anabolic steroids. There are also some adverse side-effects of using anabolic steroids.Anabolic ster ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Anabolic steroids
Are Anabolic Steroids Safe Even if you didn?t have any or little knowledge of steroids and were asked th ... you take steroids. There is an incredible amount of myths, misinformation, and misconceptions about anabolic steroid use and their dangers. Although there are risks, most people are misinterpreting th ... it would help to know how they work and what responsibilities are needed when choosing to take them.Anabolic Steroids are a synthetic for of the naturally occurring hormone, testosterone. Anabolic ste ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Anabolic Steroids In Sports
oratories.Since all of these ways exist, no wonder why it is fairly easy to get one?s hands on some anabolic steroids.The stereotype that only men use steroids is completely a false one. Women and chi ... ers from doing the same? 3 There are supplements on the market that can produce the same effects as anabolic steroids, but may also produce the same risk. Androstenedione is one such supplement, which ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
The Effect of Drugs
ea, and bad breathe. Even though inhalants have all the symptoms that they have they are still used.Anabolic steroids are performance-enhancing drugs. They are a synthetic form of the chemical testost ... hey are a synthetic form of the chemical testosterone that is normally found in the body. By taking anabolic steroids, a person's testosterone level can be raised up to a hundred times more than the u ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol