In the world of sports where athletes want to get as much of an edge on the competition as possible, the use of steroids is a relatively quick fix.
However, steroid use may soon turn into steroid abuse resulting in side effects like liver disease, severe acne, and infertility.
From App.com:
While professional and college athletes were usually [...]
Officials of the Countryside YMCA recently asked the Warren County’s Prosecutor’s Office and the Drug Task Force to investigate hear sayings that someone was trying to push anabolic steroids to high school athletes.
After a two-year investigation, thirty-three people were indicted on nearly 250 charges involving the multi-state drug trafficking ring.
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Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning coach of Manny Pacquiao, does not get bothered by accusations of steroid use against the Filipino boxing champion.
The coach has worked with Pacquiao for his last 8 fights in which Pacquiao held victories over Oscar de la Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, and Shane Mosley.
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Dick Butkus, the former Chicago Bears linebacker, has not changed in many ways since he left the stage of football 38 years ago.
His days on the field may be over but Butkus is nowadays making efforts to curb steroid use among young athletes.
From Infozine.com:
Butkus took part in a luncheon briefing for congressional staff members on [...]
According to researchers at the University of Minnesota, steroid use in teens and unhealthy weight control behaviors are commonly associated with sports’ participation or perceived weight specifications.
Marla Eisenberg, Sc.D., M.P.H., assistant professor at the University Of Minnesota Medical School Department Of Pediatrics, said the association between unhealthy weight-control behaviors and weight-related sports is alarming.
From Sciencedaily.com:
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President Barack Obama recently termed the admission of steroid use by Alex Rodriguez as “depressing news”.
Rodriguez admitted and rendered an apology for making use of performance enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003 when he was a part of the Texan Rangers in an exclusive interview with ESPN.
From Espnstar.com:
Speaking on prime-time US Television, President Obama said: [...]
Athletes have been making use of steroids since last many decades and each one of them, irrespective of shape and size, is experimenting with the benefits of steroids during training sessions for staying close to success and recognition.
It is worthwhile to study the role of media that has never been shy to make an outcry [...]
Baseball has been one game that has seen the most of steroids and performance enhancing drugs. The fact that baseball sluggers are making use of everything from steroids to amphetamines for finding a place in the record books and keep earning name, fame, and recognition is unacceptable to many baseball fans.
These infuriated fans believe that [...]
The use of steroids may be twice as prevalent as what is suggested by official figures, according to a leading expert to BBC.
Jim McVeigh, drug expert, said that the number of regular anabolic steroid users in the UK is around 100,000 while the same was suggested as 42000 by the British Crime Survey.
From News.bbc.co.uk:
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Muscle mass and body strength can be possible benefits of performance enhancing or bodybuilding steroids used by athletes but this can lead to kidney function damage. The finding was revealed by a presented paper at the American Society of Nephrology’s 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.
In today’s times, [...]