Steroids have acted as a highly controversial drug in the past‚ which have been used in many different competitive sports. Many people believe this drug is still in use in some professional sports. This being possible by athletes bypassing the drug tests in order to enhance their performance. What exactly are steroids? Well‚ according to Google definitions‚ they are “any of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms. They
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Physical Appearance and the Use of Steroids It is hard to deny the fact that a good body will get you more attention. Women have always wanted the perfect body and would do just about anything to get it. These days‚ women are not the only ones concerned with their image. Studies have shown that more and more men are worrying about their appearance‚ especially because of peer pressure. However‚ there are fewer things for men to do in order to get well built‚ muscular bodies. This means that in many
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Psychological Disorders associated with Marijuana When I started my research I was initially interested in marijuana legalization and the debate between why or why not our country should legalize the substance all together. However‚ throughout my time researching valid points on why cannabis is illegal now and reasons why it shouldn’t be illegal‚ I found myself more drawn to the psychological studies of the substance. The certain psychological effects the drug has on certain people became very appealing to
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Positive Effects of Spanking Roughly 23 U.S. States allow spanking in school‚ most schools in these regions do not exercise this right but‚ some do. The biggest questions that goes along with spanking is whether or not it causes mental problems later in life. Spanking does not just have negative effects on children‚ it is a reinforcer‚ and is effective when used properly. Disciplining a child through spanking may only result in short term effects: “While spanking might make a child take his
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enhancement drugs used by athletes. Anabolic‚ androgenic‚ and growth hormones are the categories in which they are grouped. Anabolic refers to muscle building. Androgenic refers to increased masculine characteristics.(2005‚march NIDA Infofacts). Some widely used anabolic drugs are Testosterone‚ Dianobol‚ and Deca Durabolin. Widely used androgenic drugs are Equipoise‚ Masteron‚ and Trenbolone. Growth hormones are different in nature from anabolic-androgenic steroids. Human Growth hormone is an endocrine
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November 2011 The Good‚ The Bad‚ The Ugly Steroids Anabolic steroids are synthetically produced variants of the naturally occurring male sex hormone testosterone. Steroids can be prescribed to persons who lost lean muscle mass resulting from cancer or AIDS‚ or persons who have delayed puberty. Sometimes‚ either athletes or non-athletes abuse anabolic steroids in order to enhance their performance or to improve their physical appearance. Although the use of steroids is beneficial for people who actually
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Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" during a six -day cocaine binge. In the early 1900’s cocaine was available to consumers over the counter. Its medicinal value was a relief for toothaches and congestion. Parke Davis advised their consumers of the effects of cocaine by stating that it "could make the coward brave‚ the silent eloquent‚ and render the sufferer insensitive to pain". The use of cocaine found its way into other products like wine and the most famous of all‚ Coca Cola. Early production
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few years there has been a debate whether using steroids in horse-racing is ethical‚ while steroids are performance enhancing they are very dangerous and can cause a lot of injury or even death to the horse and rider. Topic I: Steroids have been used in the horse-racing industry since the 1970’s‚ but studies have shown in the past few years just how dangerous the steroids can be. A- A man named Dr. Lawrence Soma said that these anabolic steroids are very dangerous because‚ when the foreign EPO’s
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You can bench 400 pounds‚ run the 40 yard dash in 4.6 seconds‚ and hit 30 home runs if you take steroids. Do you take them? The pressure today to get the college scholarship or the professional contract is overwhelming for students. Everybody wants to be the next big star. Steroids have been known to make you stronger‚ faster‚ bigger‚ and better‚ but are the side affects and the chance of being caught worth it? Some of the psychological side affects are edginess‚ impatience‚ mood swings‚
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DRUGS ‚ SPORTS ‚ AND ETHICS Testosterone‚ Anabolic Steroids‚ and Human growth hormone are the new trend in the sports filed‚ athletes are doping. What are the enhancement drugs ‚ Why its becoming popular and why it should be banned? Testosterone is produced by both women and men but men produced 10 times more than women. It is male sex hormone‚ its effect in increasing muscle mass. Anabolic Steroids are derivatives of Testosterone which can be rubbed‚ injected‚ or swallowed. The drug was
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