Anabolic Steroids Research Paper
Natalie Lambert Lambert 1
Amy Calvert
English 9
13, March 2009
Anabolic steroids are artificially produced hormones that boost your body’s ability to prevent muscle breakdown, enlarge muscles and decrease body fat. The artificial hormone produced is similar to or the same as androgens which is the male-type sex hormones in the body. There are over a 100 different types of anabolic steroids. The most powerful is testosterone. Steroids have several slang names and are sometimes referred to as juice, hype, roids, gym candy and pumpers. Steroids come in several different forms such as creams, pills, gels and injections. Steroids have become a big problem with athletes in the United States. You hear stories popping up all the time …show more content…
about professional baseball players, track stars and cyclists using the drug to enhance their performances. Steroid use is now making its way to the younger athletes who feel the pressure to improve their performances if they want to make at the college and professional level. Most athletes eat properly, take care of their bodies and exercise hard but the competitiveness of today’s athletes and the goal to look physically fit are pushing young athletes to steroids. Most people think they will only use steroids during the season of their particular sport but unfortunately steroids can be addictive and sometimes lead to other drug use. Doping in sports can cause many negative affects to people in many areas such as their careers, their health and their family.
Steroids have been banned by most sports organizations including the National Football League, the National Basketball League, International Olympic Committee, the Collegiate Lambert2
Athletic Association, and most high school athletic associations. If not prescribed, steroids are illegal. Testing positive can cause athletes to lose medals, championships and most importantly face jail time, and monetary fines. Testing positive may also result in the suspension from their particular sport. Professional athletes using steroids could possibly lose their chance to continue their careers in their particular sport. Young athletes that use may never have a chance to become professional athletes or play at the college level.
Doping has many negative health effects in men, women and teenagers.
Some of the health problems want be experienced until long after the use is over. Cardiovascular disease, stroke, HIV (when using needles to inject the drug), liver tumors, a rare condition called peliosis hepatis which is blood filled cysts that form on your liver are just a few ways your body can experience the affects. During use, males may experience reduction in sperm produced, baldness, shrinkage of testicles, pain urinating and possible breast development. Women may experience increased facial hair, a more manly voice, shrinking of breast and changes in their menstrual cycle. Some users may also experience stunted growth, enlargement of heart muscles, muscle aches and acne. Drinking and steroids use doesn’t mix. Binge drinking and steroids each carry their own health risks. Both alcohol and steroids affect the liver and putting the two together can cause severe liver damage.
Steroids also will affect your personal and family life. Users experience aggressive behavior and combative behavior. This is referred to as “roid rage.” Acting out with roid rage can lead to fights with teammates, boyfriends/girlfriend, your family and your friends. Steroid use is not cheap and it cost lots of money to get the drug. This also can affect the user’s …show more content…
family Lambert 3 and friends as well. Once the user stops taking the drug, they will experience paranoia, irritability and severe depression. If gone not treated, the depression can last as long as one to two years and may cause suicidal thoughts and even possible suicide. This will also affect the user’s family and friends. When someone starts taking steroids they are only thinking of themselves and the current situation and not the long term affect it could have on their loved ones and the people around them.
Steroids are very dangerous and have many long term affects on peoples’ lives.
This drug should be discussed with all young athletes. Steroids promise big results but bring lots of trouble. However, there is little proof that the drug delivers any such benefits. It should be stressed to all young athletes how severe it can be and what all the dangers and consequences to using anabolic steroids are. The negative consequences definitely outweigh what the user thinks the positive affects are. Getting disqualified or harming your body are not smart ways to improve your performance, make bigger muscles or lower your body fat. All these goals can be achieved when a star athlete begins to eat the right types of foods, practices hard, lifting weight, and lots of dedication. This can all be accomplished by a real athlete without the use of performance enhancer steroids. Parents also could play a very big role in keeping their children from doping. There are many government funded programs that are out there for schools to help keep young athletes away from steroids and their horrible affects to their
bodies.
Work Cited Page 1. Periodicals (magazine). Baldauf, Sarah. “8 Questions from Adolescents About Steroid Use; Addiction researches answer teens’ questions about performance- enhancing drugs”. U.S News and World Report Online. 25, April: 1-2 2. Internet NIDA. Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse. 2, January 2008 http://steroidabuse.gov 3. Book Ch.2 p.51 Yeasailes, Charles E. “History of Anabolic Steroid Use in Sports and Exercise”. New York Times. October, 1988. 4. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/steroids.html>
Outline 1. Health a. Cause different problems in men, women, and teenagers b. Cause some major health problems that can ruin your life c. Makes you violent and aggressive and lose your temper 2. Lives d. Legal and social problems e. May loose family and friends over aggressiveness f. When people take steroids they don’t think about the long term effects on their lives 3. Careers g. Athletes can be stripped of all medals and rewards while under the influence of the drug h. Professional players lose their fame and fortune. i. Can face jail time witch goes on their records
*3pt. Thesis statement: Doping in sports has many negative effects such as their health, lives, and careers.
Amy Calvert
English 9
13, March 2009
Anabolic steroids are artificially produced hormones that boost your body’s ability to prevent muscle breakdown, enlarge muscles and decrease body fat. The artificial hormone produced is similar to or the same as androgens which is the male-type sex hormones in the body. There are over a 100 different types of anabolic steroids. The most powerful is testosterone. Steroids have several slang names and are sometimes referred to as juice, hype, roids, gym candy and pumpers. Steroids come in several different forms such as creams, pills, gels and injections. Steroids have become a big problem with athletes in the United States. You hear stories popping up all the time …show more content…
about professional baseball players, track stars and cyclists using the drug to enhance their performances. Steroid use is now making its way to the younger athletes who feel the pressure to improve their performances if they want to make at the college and professional level. Most athletes eat properly, take care of their bodies and exercise hard but the competitiveness of today’s athletes and the goal to look physically fit are pushing young athletes to steroids. Most people think they will only use steroids during the season of their particular sport but unfortunately steroids can be addictive and sometimes lead to other drug use. Doping in sports can cause many negative affects to people in many areas such as their careers, their health and their family.
Steroids have been banned by most sports organizations including the National Football League, the National Basketball League, International Olympic Committee, the Collegiate Lambert2
Athletic Association, and most high school athletic associations. If not prescribed, steroids are illegal. Testing positive can cause athletes to lose medals, championships and most importantly face jail time, and monetary fines. Testing positive may also result in the suspension from their particular sport. Professional athletes using steroids could possibly lose their chance to continue their careers in their particular sport. Young athletes that use may never have a chance to become professional athletes or play at the college level.
Doping has many negative health effects in men, women and teenagers.
Some of the health problems want be experienced until long after the use is over. Cardiovascular disease, stroke, HIV (when using needles to inject the drug), liver tumors, a rare condition called peliosis hepatis which is blood filled cysts that form on your liver are just a few ways your body can experience the affects. During use, males may experience reduction in sperm produced, baldness, shrinkage of testicles, pain urinating and possible breast development. Women may experience increased facial hair, a more manly voice, shrinking of breast and changes in their menstrual cycle. Some users may also experience stunted growth, enlargement of heart muscles, muscle aches and acne. Drinking and steroids use doesn’t mix. Binge drinking and steroids each carry their own health risks. Both alcohol and steroids affect the liver and putting the two together can cause severe liver damage.
Steroids also will affect your personal and family life. Users experience aggressive behavior and combative behavior. This is referred to as “roid rage.” Acting out with roid rage can lead to fights with teammates, boyfriends/girlfriend, your family and your friends. Steroid use is not cheap and it cost lots of money to get the drug. This also can affect the user’s …show more content…
family Lambert 3 and friends as well. Once the user stops taking the drug, they will experience paranoia, irritability and severe depression. If gone not treated, the depression can last as long as one to two years and may cause suicidal thoughts and even possible suicide. This will also affect the user’s family and friends. When someone starts taking steroids they are only thinking of themselves and the current situation and not the long term affect it could have on their loved ones and the people around them.
Steroids are very dangerous and have many long term affects on peoples’ lives.
This drug should be discussed with all young athletes. Steroids promise big results but bring lots of trouble. However, there is little proof that the drug delivers any such benefits. It should be stressed to all young athletes how severe it can be and what all the dangers and consequences to using anabolic steroids are. The negative consequences definitely outweigh what the user thinks the positive affects are. Getting disqualified or harming your body are not smart ways to improve your performance, make bigger muscles or lower your body fat. All these goals can be achieved when a star athlete begins to eat the right types of foods, practices hard, lifting weight, and lots of dedication. This can all be accomplished by a real athlete without the use of performance enhancer steroids. Parents also could play a very big role in keeping their children from doping. There are many government funded programs that are out there for schools to help keep young athletes away from steroids and their horrible affects to their
bodies.
Work Cited Page 1. Periodicals (magazine). Baldauf, Sarah. “8 Questions from Adolescents About Steroid Use; Addiction researches answer teens’ questions about performance- enhancing drugs”. U.S News and World Report Online. 25, April: 1-2 2. Internet NIDA. Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse. 2, January 2008 http://steroidabuse.gov 3. Book Ch.2 p.51 Yeasailes, Charles E. “History of Anabolic Steroid Use in Sports and Exercise”. New York Times. October, 1988. 4. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/steroids.html>
Outline 1. Health a. Cause different problems in men, women, and teenagers b. Cause some major health problems that can ruin your life c. Makes you violent and aggressive and lose your temper 2. Lives d. Legal and social problems e. May loose family and friends over aggressiveness f. When people take steroids they don’t think about the long term effects on their lives 3. Careers g. Athletes can be stripped of all medals and rewards while under the influence of the drug h. Professional players lose their fame and fortune. i. Can face jail time witch goes on their records
*3pt. Thesis statement: Doping in sports has many negative effects such as their health, lives, and careers.