Are Steroids Good Or Bad?
Social Issue: Are Steroids Truly Harmful to Humans or is it just Perception?
Steroids Good or Bad?
Evander Holyfield stated, “Well, when I think of steroids I think of an image. You have the advantage over someone, which is a form of cheating. I guess it wouldn't be right unless it was legal for everybody. Reason it's not legal for everybody is because it can hurt people seriously” (BrainyQuote). When thinking of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), it appears there is a shroud of mystery surrounding them. Most people only know that they make a person stronger and in the case of men supposedly make the genitalia smaller. What do PEDs really do though? Are they really as bad as everyone makes them out to be? When looking at PEDs most people …show more content…
The coroner also discovered capillary hyperemia, platelet aggregations, several fibrinous clots were found in the lungs, liver, and kidneys. The liver epithelia showed nuclear fat-free vacuoles. Several small cystic blood-filled pools were scattered throughout the liver parenchyma, partly lined with epithelium (Hausmann, Hammer, and Betz, 1998). A lot of the medical problems that were found on the body are some of the side effects of PEDs. The body builder the night before he died took a cocktail of drugs commonly used by body builders as a pre-workout. This is just one case among many that have happened over the years. As the years have passed, the drugs have gotten better and more potent. However, that does not mean that people are using steroids per doctor’s …show more content…
Some people may compare them to amphetamines, narcotics, benzodiazepines, but they are different. PEDs can be classified more similarly with drugs like Oxycontin, Oxycodone, and Lortab. That is due to its potential for addiction as well as some of the side effects that go along with it. These drugs when used by athletes for a gain may seem like they are cheating. What if in the case of Jose Conseco they were just taking it to allow themselves to keep playing. What if their body hurt so bad but they did not want to give up the game they loved. Maybe at least some of these athletes just took them for their own health concerns. Consider this would you take PEDs to allow yourself to be able to move with minimal pain rather than become hobbled and in constant
Steroids Good or Bad?
Evander Holyfield stated, “Well, when I think of steroids I think of an image. You have the advantage over someone, which is a form of cheating. I guess it wouldn't be right unless it was legal for everybody. Reason it's not legal for everybody is because it can hurt people seriously” (BrainyQuote). When thinking of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), it appears there is a shroud of mystery surrounding them. Most people only know that they make a person stronger and in the case of men supposedly make the genitalia smaller. What do PEDs really do though? Are they really as bad as everyone makes them out to be? When looking at PEDs most people …show more content…
The coroner also discovered capillary hyperemia, platelet aggregations, several fibrinous clots were found in the lungs, liver, and kidneys. The liver epithelia showed nuclear fat-free vacuoles. Several small cystic blood-filled pools were scattered throughout the liver parenchyma, partly lined with epithelium (Hausmann, Hammer, and Betz, 1998). A lot of the medical problems that were found on the body are some of the side effects of PEDs. The body builder the night before he died took a cocktail of drugs commonly used by body builders as a pre-workout. This is just one case among many that have happened over the years. As the years have passed, the drugs have gotten better and more potent. However, that does not mean that people are using steroids per doctor’s …show more content…
Some people may compare them to amphetamines, narcotics, benzodiazepines, but they are different. PEDs can be classified more similarly with drugs like Oxycontin, Oxycodone, and Lortab. That is due to its potential for addiction as well as some of the side effects that go along with it. These drugs when used by athletes for a gain may seem like they are cheating. What if in the case of Jose Conseco they were just taking it to allow themselves to keep playing. What if their body hurt so bad but they did not want to give up the game they loved. Maybe at least some of these athletes just took them for their own health concerns. Consider this would you take PEDs to allow yourself to be able to move with minimal pain rather than become hobbled and in constant