We’ve all read about them in the news or saw incidents on television of athletes being condemned for taking them. Scientifically, they’re known as androgenic steroids, but they’re more commonly known as just “steroids,” and athletes have been using these androgenic steroids illegally for years.
Derived from synthetic testosterone, these steroids are given to patients who [...]
There is a giant push to end drugging horses with steroids and other performance enhancing drugs in both harness racing as well as thoroughbred racing. Drug testing is done through most racing commissions, especially when it comes to thoroughbred racing, to make sure that the horses are not being given performance enhancing drugs to make [...]
It is common knowledge that steroids are a consistently abused device in the sports world. Acknowledging this, the level of drug and steroid testing conducted by professional sports organizations has increased tremendously in recent years in a concerted attempt to stop these athletes and prevent others from using these dangerous drugs. In 2009 there were [...]
Steroids have become a major problem in the sports industry. Recent admissions by famous professional players who use them, has sent a firestorm of controversy through the entire world as everybody reacted to the news that even heroes cheat the system. It should be no surprise then that steroid use is just as much of [...]
Exogenous consumption of anabolic steroidal hormone – testosterone has been associated with a significant increase in the muscle mass, stamina and endurance making it one of the most abused synthetic hormones, topping the charts ever since its discovery! For decades, a diverse array of anabolic steroids has ceremoniously been abused for exogenous performance enhancement. So, [...]
Steroid abuse is currently becoming rampant not only in the world of athletic sports but progressively more in high schools, colleges and even the workplace. Although anabolic steroids are available only through a doctor’s prescription, they are often regulated like narcotics. Illegal distribution of different types of steroids is prevalent in gyms, sports competitions, and [...]
Steroid abuse in teens can be a frightening thought to many parents. Not only because their kids’ academics is can be at stake but more so because of the dangerous side effects that can be brought about by steroid use. It would take more than a series of lectures to be able to help your [...]
Teen steroid abuse is now becoming an epidemic in US high schools. Because anyone can easily avail of the substance on the internet and because teens, especially those who are involved in sports, want a fast track to a more buffed physique and aim for better performance, steroid use is becoming a popular trend in [...]
Steroids can provide some benefits that will give athletes a competitive edge. It allows them to train for longer periods and at higher intensities than normal. Plus, steroids can help reduce downtime for healing. Whether or not you want to consider that an unfair advantage, the real dangers of steroids is when they are used [...]
While we’ve heard a great deal about the use of steroids in baseball in recent years, America’s favorite past time is not the only sport to be plagued with rumors over the use of performance enhancing drugs. In fact, many sports you might not even think about have reportedly had players and participants admit to [...]
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