Essays Tagged: "anabolic steroids"
Steriods and their Affects on the Human Body
and died from it. Little were the doctors aware the epidemic that would follow in the next century.Anabolic steroids, developed in the 1930's in Europe, are drugs that help to build new body tissue q ... 0's in Europe, are drugs that help to build new body tissue quickly, but with drastic side effects. Anabolic means the ability to promote body growth and repair body tissue. It comes from the Greek wo ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Drugs: Hurt Players and Sports
erent sports, but all have the same problem: they tested positive for using illegal drugs. Cocaine, anabolic steroids, and painkillers are just a sample of drugs found in sports. Cocaine is described ... g, and for athletes who long to be in control all the time, that's a strong temptation" (Coffey 1). Anabolic-androgenic steroids are synthetic forms of hormones that produce muscle faster (Rozin 176). ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Steroid use of steroids by atheletes
Anabolic steroids have many effects on the athletes that use them, some of which are desirable and s ... dvantage for the person that is using it and the side effects are too great to ignore.Athletes take anabolic steroids when they compete with the idea that taking it will make them win. The reason for ... idea that taking it will make them win. The reason for this thinking is that steroids according to "Anabolic Steroid Abuse", "promote the growth of skeletal muscle" (par.1). The steroids themselves ca ...
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
The Effects of Anabolic Steroids
ked like gods. But what you could not see is the terrible side effects which come through theuse of anabolic steroids. These powerful drugs have both positive and negative results from theiruse. Along ... eroids suffer from ailments like cancer,bad acne, hair loss, damaged organs and intense mood swings.Anabolic steroids are a group of muscle building chemicals, which are synthetic versionsof the male ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Steroids
ey are too lazy, or do not have enough time to work out. What do they do? They resort to the use of anabolic steroids.Everyone has heard of steroids, but many people do not know exactly what they are. ... r steroid produced in the adrenal cortex, plays a role in the mineral and water balance of the body.Anabolic steroids are commercially produced by chemical methods from the male hormone testosterone. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Sports Science
ore the event because they increase urinating in the attempt to flush pout all evidence of the drug.Anabolic Steroids: These are used to increase muscle mass, making a person stronger. These can have ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Thesis paper on anabolic-androgenic steroids.
Anabolic-androgenic steroids, more commonly referred to as anabolics, is the familiar name for synth ... ubstances related to the male sex hormones (androgens). They promote the growth of skeletal muscle (anabolic effects) and the development of male sexual characteristics (androgenic effects). In the pa ... ngthening weakened hearts, preventing conception, and alleviating symptoms of arthritis and asthma. Anabolic steroids were developed in the late 1930s primarily to treat hypogonadism, a condition in w ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Should Steroids or other supplements be allowed in Sports?
ity. However, some athletes resort to drugs to improve their performance on the field or the court. Anabolic Steroids are a common drug that help to build muscle tissue and increase body mass by actin ... ook bigger and better, most people use them to help keep up with the competition in athletic events.Anabolic steroids are synthetic derivatives of the male hormone testosterone. These derivatives of t ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
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
This paper is about drugs and athletes in todays society
l.Steroids are man-made derivatives of testosterone, the male hormone. For performance enhancement, anabolic steroids are today's athletes drugs of choice. Steroids are a family of synthetic compounds ... re easy to see. Some take place internally and some are irreversible. Males who take large doses of anabolic steroids typically experience changes in sexual characteristics. Some possible side effects ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
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
Why we should not legalize performance enhancing drugs in sports.
tes from themselves and not allow anyone to take performance-enhancing drugs.harmful to the athletesAnabolic steroid abuse has been associated with a wide range of adverse side effects ranging from so ... f the abuser stops taking the drug, but some can be permanent. In addition to the physical effects, anabolic steroids can also cause increased irritability and aggression.Some of the health consequenc ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
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
HUGS not DRUGS an essay about types of drug use and abuse
gs that act on the central nervous system to increase brain activity. These include cocaine, speed, anabolic steroids, ecstasy and tobacco. Depressants act on the central nervous system and slow down ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Steroids
ey are too lazy, or do not have enough time to work out. What do they do? They resort to the use of anabolic steroids. I do not believe that athletes should take something that could threaten their he ... steroid produced in the adrenal cortex, plays a role in the mineral and water balance of the body. Anabolic steroids are commercially produced by chemical methods from the male hormone testosterone.A ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
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
Steriods
ily the first words they say are "Roids." They're wrong. Over 90 percent of body builders don't use Anabolic Steroids; it's the people that want to look like them that take steroids. People don't want ... orts are everything. Students will do anything to rise above the rest.B. How do you use steroids?1. Anabolic steroids are either taken orally or injected into the body.a. The indictable forms are know ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Steriods
I believe that anabolic steroids are undermining the athletic world. Young athletes look up to their favorite sport ... s are a very dangerous drug to such ignorant populous such as young athletes to be exposed to.While anabolic steroids can enhance certain types of performance or appearance, they are dangerous drugs, ... n stunt the height of growing adolescents, masculinize women, and alter sex characteristics of men. Anabolic steroids can lead to premature heart attacks, strokes, liver tumors, kidney failure and ser ...
Subjects: Science Essays