Persuasive Essay On Steroids

There are many kids throughout the world that play sports. Some of them start playing at a young age like I did. I started playing volleyball, golf and basketball in the third or fourth game and I started playing softball at an even younger age, in kindergarten. I know that a lot of kids look up to many well known sports stars like Steph Curry, Tom Brady, Serena Williams and Ronda Rousey. The kids that look up to these stars want to have the same skills as them like, being able to shoot threes from halfcourt and drain them like Steph or throw touchdown passes like Tom. There are also times where they just want to be as strong as Serena and Ronda but the only way to get to look like them is to use steroids. Steroids are illegal drugs that people can take that will boost the production of testosterone that helps with the growth of muscles, bones and skin (Mihoces, 1). There are some steroids that can be prescribed by a doctor but those are for other medical reasons. When someone is taking steroids, you can see the affects in teens and female because they are producing a lot more testosterone than the body is used to so the targeted areas get activated and that results in growth in muscle and they begin to lose fat (Mihoces, 2). Many teens take steroids to have a better looking body or to
The only way that it is legal to get steroids is to get them prescribed by a doctor and it is required to have a written note for it. The people that get prescribed steroids usually have medical conditions like muscle wasting, bone marrow disorders and some pulmonary disorders (Commissioner, 1). Teens and even some adults are getting steroids for other purposes. They are getting them because they are being advertised just as much as tobacco products. Steroids and other muscle enhancers are being advertised on TV and different social medias like Twitter and