For instance, in baseball they probably will not help you hit the ball more often but they"ll certainly help you hit them farther. ... The NHL has no mandatory drug testing, at least for its players. The league, however, has cracked back on the freakish size of bloated goalie pads, denouncing them as performance-enhancers, and is threatening to sideline every player on every team next season- a strategy that suggests NHL officials need drug testing more than the players. ... Baseball, meanwhile, is in its own little world, as usual. ... The president has had a personal involvement with ...

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In the New York Times, Sam Robert's article about sports careers gave the statistic that, "The average major league baseball career is less than 12 years and the average football player's career is less than six years" (Roberts), which is why many players turn to steroid use. ... Performance enhancing drugs were not always illegal in baseball. ... The players were given a warning, but there was no policy in place to test them, so players still used them. ... Most of the players who have been caught using performance enhancing drugs have not been punished since they were not...

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If you are familiar with baseball, this is the supplement that Mark McGwire was taking during his record breaking homerun season. ... As it can be seen, taking supplements can cause many health problems: "The recent death of Northwestern University football player Rashidi Wheeler, who collapsed during a workout Aug. 3, has focused attention on athletes" increased use of supplements and the risks that go along with those containing stimulants such as the energy boosting ephedrine and the muscle building creatine and andro" (Deardorff). ...

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Is Steroid Use Worth The Risk? Why do athletes take steroids? Almost all steroid users are taking steroids because they believe it is the only way to develop muscle and strength. Further more, almost all athletes are taking steroids because they want to get as much strength and size as they possib...

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