However, in Greg Schwab's (2002) online document he adumbrates that sports stars are huge role models and idols to the public and a large percentage of steroid using teenagers use them because they aspire to be "as big" as some of their heroes and mimic their actions. ... A book by Sean Connolly (2000) conveys the idea that the long-term health hazards that a PED used is exposed to heavily outweigh the short-term possible benefits of winning and that steroid use is "as likely to lead someone to the intensive care unit as it is to boost them onto the winner's podium.......

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It became so only after mankind learned to increase the efficiency and effects of these substances. ... Prescription drugs such as tranquilizers , amphetamines , benzodiazepines , barbiturates , steroids , and analgesics can be knowingly or unknowingly over prescribed or otherwise used improperly. ... morphine Section: Effects and Uses Related: Pharmaceuticals Morphine, a narcotic , acts directly on the central nervous system. ... cocaine Section: Effects and Add...

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These medications have proven to be safe and effective for both adults and children and generally have only mild side effects. ... Further medications, such as certain steroids and minor tranquilizers, have proven safe and effective for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, usually when used in conjunction with another anti-nausea drug. A class of drugs derived from marijuana called the cannabinoids has also been shown to have some anti-nausea effects, but this activity is no greater than that of third-choice drugs. ...

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