Problems Related to Steroid Abuse free essay sample

This paper exams the problem of steroid abuse among students and professional athletes. It gives historical perspective on this problem going back to 668 B.C. It further exams the health hazards associated with steroids abuse. Anabolic steroids enable athletes in certain sports to build up muscle tissue during training more quickly than in training without drugs. Many athletes believe they can win in competitions only if they use steroids to enhance their training. Steroid abuse spread to other sports over time . Now, the only two Olympic sports which have never had an incident of steroid detection are womens field hockey and figure skating. (Kleiner, page 163)