Steroid Usage In Sports

In recent discussions of steroid usage in sports, a controversial issue has been whether athletes should or should not use steroids in order to gain a competitive advantage. On the one hand, some argue that steroid usage is beneficial because it improves an athlete’s ability to perform in their particular sport while using. On the other hand, however, others argue that while steroid use can be utilized to spike an athlete’s performance, the consequences pose too much of a threat for the athlete to use them. My own view is that the side effects of steroids are too big a threat for an athlete in the long run. Though I concede that an athlete can utilize anabolic steroids to heavily improve in their sport, I still maintain that it isn’t worth
the chance of ruining their athletic career as a whole. Over the course of many years, anabolic steroids have been used by competitive athletes seeking to improve performance in either muscular size or strength. In the vast majority of cases, users of that have taken steroids for prolonged periods have reported considerable gains in physical size and strength. However, a large number of side effects and health risks have been linked to extended use of anabolic steroids. Research has indicated that the negative effects of steroid use far outweigh the positive effects. As a result, anabolic steroids are now illegal to use for performance enhancement in professional and competitive sports.