Allowing those with an unfair advantage to compete can pressure drug-free athletes to use anabolic steroids to remain competitive. ... Di Pasquale concerning drugs and sports. ... Anabolic steroids are a drug containing hormones which can be used to increase strength and promote muscle growth. ... After its initial use in bodybuilding the drug spread like wildfire thought the rest of the sports world, ranging from sports in high school to professional athletes in the Olympic Games. ... Still the most effective way to remove anabolic steroids from competitive sports is through systematic drug...

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The link between drug use and crime is not a new one and numerous studies show that drugs use directly relates to crime in multiple ways. ... Illegal and illicit drugs also are directly related to crime through the effects they have on the user's behavior and by generating violence and other illegal activity in connection with drug trafficking. ... The data for 1997 reveal, " that respondents arrested in the past year for possession or sale of drugs and driving under the influence had the highest percentage of illicit drug use [during] the past year" and that " illicit drug users were a...

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History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. ... The first national drug law was the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which required accurate labeling of patent medicines containing opium and certain other drugs. ... The act dealt with prevention and treatment of drug abuse as well as control of drug traffic. ... Prescription drugs are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration. ... See also drug addiction and drug abuse . ...

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