Steriods

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nabolic steroids have many approved medical uses, but they are also abused by many athletes to help improve performance and for those who seek a pleasant physical appearance.
Testosterone was first synthesized in the 1930’s and was introduced into the sporting arena in the 1940’s and 1950’s. By 1950 a U.S. pharmaceutical firm had developed anabolic steroids. Early users were mainly bodybuilders, weightlifters, football players, and discus, shot put, or javelin throwers-competitors who relied heavily on bulk and strength. During the 1970’s demand grew as athletes in other sports sought the competitive edge that anabolic steroids seemed to provide. By the 1980’s, as nonathletes also discovered the bodybuilding properties of steroids, a black market began to flourish for the illegal production and sale of the drugs for nonmedical purposes (NCADI).
“The first use of anabolic steroids in sports, nevertheless was by the Soviet weight-lifting teams in the early 1950’s” (Lukas 14). Soon after steroids began to spread throughout the world. With the quick effects steroids brought about to the user, many people began taking steroids not knowing the risk factor involved with the drug.
In today’s society many studies have been concluded about steroids. Steroids change athlete’s bodies in many ways; however, most of the changes are negative, but there are a ...