Drugs and Sports
Drugs and Sports | Steroid Use Is a Growing Problem Among American High School Athletes
Gary Mihoces is a reporter for the newspaper USA Today.
Summary: The number of American middle and high school students abusing steroids is growing. Many teens use these drugs, which are related to male sex hormones, to improve athletic performance or personal appearance. However, these substances are legal only by prescription and carry significant health risks.
We’re used to football players or Olympians getting caught using steroids now and again.
This might shock you: A national survey shows a rise in steroid use by...
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Table of Contents
- The Use of Performance- Enhancing Drugs Is Common
- Steroid Use Is a Growing Problem Among American High School Athletes
- State-Sponsored Drug Use Has Tarnished the Olympic Games
- Performance-Enhancing Substances Raise Serious Ethical Questions for Athletes
- The International Olympic Committee Stands Against Doping
- The Impropriety of Taking Performance-Enhancing Drugs Is Debatable
- Drug Testing for Athletes Must Be Improved
- Mandatory Drug Fest in Sports: The War Against Drugs Is Failing on All Fronts
- Athletes Have the Right to Accept the Risks and Benefits of Performance- Enhancing Drugs
- Banning Performance- Enhancing Drugs Is Justified
- The United States Must Spearhead Reforms to Eradicate Drugs in Sports
- Drug Use in Sports Is Not Eradicable
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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