"There's a saying that to be a great athlete today you need a great coach, a great chemist, and a great lawyer," states Dr. ... Although every athlete needs a great coach they should not need a great chemist and lawyer. ... As this is a positive side of steroids they also, to some, are positive because they build larger, stronger bodies and provide the athlete with more energy than usual. ... These side effects can happen to the sex hormones, including sterility. ... With cocaine the user will show signs of nosebleeds, loss of sleep, depression, violent behavior, poor appearance, loss o...

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Although drugs have a lengthy history of use by athletes, they have varied effects on the body and different preventions. ... It was also used during this time to treat fatigue, alcohol, morphine addiction, impotence, stomach disorders, asthma, and many other complaints including depression. ... Cocaine use among baseball players has increased in recent years, and the drug's debilitating effects have tarnished individual performances, shortened careers, and influenced the outcome of games and pennant races. ... Users usually have low self -esteem and suffer spells of depression. ...

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Although drugs have a lengthy history of use by athletes, they have varied effects on the body and different preventions. ... It was also used during this time to treat fatigue, alcohol, morphine addiction, impotence, stomach disorders, asthma, and many other complaints including depression. ... Cocaine use among baseball players has increased in recent years, and the drug's debilitating effects have tarnished individual performances, shortened careers, and influenced the outcome of games and pennant races. ... Users usually have low self -esteem and suffer spells of depression. ...

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More than half of moderate caffeine users who stop using caffeine suffer from moderate to severe headaches, irritability, depression, and insomnia (Goldberg 210). ... Alcohol can have an array of effects on the person using the drug. ... The negative and positive health effects of smoking marijuana are shown in the 2002, issue of Time magazine. ... Heart rate and blood pressure also raise as high as those who are under a great deal of stress. ... However, for every negative there is a positive. ...

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