THE EFFECTS OF STEROIDS ON STUDENTS THAT PLAY SPORTS AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL 1. RESEARCH PROPOSAL RESEARCH QUESTION What health effects do steroids have on high school students that play sports? HYPOTHESIS Students that use steroids for high school sports have an improved performance but experience negative health effects on their bodies. 2. MOTIVATION OF RESEARCH This area of research affects all students that partake in sporting activities in high school. Sports competitions are increasingly
Anabolic steroids are often used by athletes in order to gain muscle in a shorter amount of time compared to if they workout without the use of steroids. Steroids work by the synthetic hormones in them mimicking testosterone to stimulate protein formation in the muscle and it also reduces the amount of rest needed before working out again, allowing the user to maximize their amount of muscles. It seems ideal; however, it has several health risks that can cause serious damage to the liver, cardiovascular
“How to Think About Our Steroid Supermen” is written by Jeremy Rozansky and published in The New Atlantis. This article talks about whether steroid “supermen” are worthy of their achievements or if they should be seen as cheaters. Rozansky claims that using performance-enhancing drugs are more than cheating in sports, it actually destroy the meaning sports. He argues that many athletes only care about becoming the winner or breaking the record instead of focusing on sports it self. He also provides
like what happened with Taylor Hooton started using steroids because he “needed to be bigger” for his senior year (Grossfeld); after a long term use of steroids he hanged himself from his bedroom door on July 15, 2003. In Plano, Texas (Grossfeld). Even though Steroids can demonstrate the highest potential on a human being, Athletes should not be able to use performance-enhancing drugs, because they can bring serious health problems and using steroids you are cheating not only others, you are cheating
I am writing to you with all due respect under the terms of steroid use. I am aware that you think steroids should be legal. In 1994 1,084,000 people said to have taken anabolic steroids. Steroids are taken by athletes everywhere in lots of different forms. There are injections, pills, and topical creams and different types of drugs such as anabolic steroids; which are the most popular. Anabolic steroids are a simulation of testosterone, which helps you produce more protein to let you heal faster
Steroids are commonly associated with a negative connotation when it comes to athletes and body builders. Yet few are informed about the benefits steroids provide. There are two types of steroids: Cortisone and Anabolic steroids. Cortisone steroids are used to treat medical conditions whereas anabolic steroids are used to replicate human sex hormones. Steroids benefit those with hormone imbalances, respiratory disorders and increase athletic ability. Initially, cortisone steroids are being used
Anabolic steroids are a synthetic derivative of testosterone. Anabolic steroids promote the storage of protein and the growth of tissue. It was created to treat hypogonadism, which is a condition in which the testes do not produce enough testosterone for normal growth, and sexual functioning. There is no cure for hypogonadism; however, anabolic steroids are used for treatment. A few years after they were made, people began illegally using them for body building. This paper will be about the creation
supplements are allowed on a competitive level, but others are not. Anabolic-androgenic steroids are considered an ergogenic aid, and are not allowed in sports (Kersey et al., 2012). What are Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids? Steroids are like hormones. Hormones are naturally occurring in the human body, and are synthesized by endocrine glands. Steroid hormones are made primarily
turn to the use of anabolic steroids which in term to the use comes some short and long term effects. Anabolic steroids are a group of powerful compounds closely related to the male sex hormone testosterone (N. I. NIDA). They come in the form of capsules, creams, patches, and liquids. They promote the growth of skeletal muscles and also promote in the development of male sexual characteristics in both male and female (NIDA). Two reasons people give for abusing steroids is to improve their athletic
The Use of Anabolic Steroids in Professional Baseball A steroid is classified as a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms (Duax, Weeks &Rohrer, 1976). Steroids are used to treat specific types of conditions in which the body 's defense systems are no longer working properly and cause tissue damage. People who suffer from these types of conditions are often treated with a steroid called Corticosteroids: This can be given
athletes that are using drugs like steroids to enhance their performance and abilities on the playing field, track, or court. The question then becomes who will make rules about drugs in sports like steroids? Who will punish the ones who break these rules?
Gayjalyn Gilliam The Effects of Steroids In my point of view I would look at steroids as a con but of course it has its pros as well.There are different many types of steroids that would not be considered as harmful and there are the steroids that can have you looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Steroids as well are not just used to become athletically buff it can also be prescribed for other medical problems, these steroids would be the ones that would not make you look like Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Before steroids, records were made to be broken. Now they’re stolen,” is a quote that many know. The number of athletes who use steroids is staggering. First of all, the health effects could create huge problems for the athletes. Next, the consequences for using steroids are huge. Lastly (transition), many athletes that use steroids are better than their opponents, by cheating. Athletes that use steroids should have bigger consequences. First of all (transitions), reports show that athletes that
Anabolic steroids have negative consequences in nearly all aspects of bodily function, most significantly in the central nervous system, excretory system, cardiovascular system and psychiatric function. Psychiatric and central nervous system malfunctions share a very similar mechanism in that both are affected via neurotransmitter impairment. Steroids have a profound effect on the balancing act of neurotransmitters dopamine and
The use of anabolic steroids in the sport has had its positive impact on athlete’s performance and the sport itself, especially its impact on raising both levels of performance and competition in sporting events. Anabolic steroids and PEDS are sold to athletes to allow them look, perform and feel better after heavy workouts. Probably there is no athlete a live at any level that has bot considered using steroids at least in some point of their career. Furthermore, any normal person when they workout
Steroid use in Sports, both professional and amatuer, are becoming a larger and larger issue as the years have gone by. Now,the only issue isn’t only that more people are using steroids, but athletes aren’t educated about the side effects that come with taking steroids. “85%. That’s the percentage of teen athletes who do not receive any education about what the side effects of steroids happen to be” (healthresearchfunding.org). On top of that, 44% of teens have also said that obtaining steroids would
While doing my project I have learned that Anabolic steroids are highly used in many countries. Most of the people who are abusing Anabolic steroids are the athletes who are usually training for the olympics. The athletes who do decide to use anabolic steroids will do a cycle about a year before the olympics. The reason they do it a year before is because, The olympics drug test the athletes prior to them starting. Even Though they take steroids a year before the olympics begin, Athletes are still
Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED’s) are drugs which are used to alter or enhance ones athletic performance or physical capabilities. Some examples of PED’s are Anabolic Steroids and Human Growth Hormones. These drugs are currently illegal in almost all professional sports. Although a lack of substantial testing as resulted in the fact that they are still in wide consumption. The major issues with PED’s are there health effects and whether or not they are “fair” and give some athletes a greater advantage
Steroid use in baseball has been a massive problem over the years. Steroids have been on the banned substance list since 1991 but testing did not begin until 2003. Players have been taking performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) since the nineties, but it was not until recently when players started getting tested and caught. The use of steroids has negatively effected the sport overall, the community of fans and children, and also the players; moreover, there are some major consequences if a player tests
athletes caught using steroids and performance drugs because of health problems, it gives them an unfair advantage plus it gives the sport and athletes a bad reputation. To start off steroids and performance drugs should not be used by athletes because it can destroy your body and cause major health problems. “Despite well-documented evidence that steroid abuse is dangerous, athletes are willing to risk their bodies, and perhaps their lives, for a competitive edge”(Steroids: An Overview). Like I