A research team from Great Britain Found that a patient given steroids became dizzy, disoriented, and incoherent. ... "Athletes first used drugs in competition in 1954 when the team physician for the world weight lifting team, John Ziegler, went with the team to the world championships in Vienna, Austria"(Peter McDaniels 63). Ziegler then met the Russian team doctor that told him that the Russians were using testosterone. Ziegler brought the news back to the United States and soon every weight lifter was using steroids. ...

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"The first use of anabolic steroids in sports, nevertheless was by the Soviet weight-lifting teams in the early 1950's" (Lukas 14). ... With the quick effects steroids brought about to the user, many people began taking steroids not knowing the risk factor involved with the drug. ... It can cost a team hundreds of dollars just to test one individual, and soon the testing becomes too much money that the team cannot afford the testing any longer. ...

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There comes a point in time when every serious athlete, bodybuilder, or weightlifter reaches a plateau in which that individual feels that they can no longer continue to improve. When that time comes, that individual's impatience may lead to desperation for a source of improvement. Many athletes (es...

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A drafted football player from a High School to a NFL (National Football League) team can already rely on the use of drugs to reach success. ... Other health conditions brought on by these drugs are irreversible and can be life threatening. ...

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Pro team owners, meanwhile, are constantly scrambling for more income from broadcasting and other sources to meet their massive payrolls and still turn a profit. ... This, in turn, has brought increasing emphasis on winning and breaking records. ...

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Athletic competition has been part of society since the early beginnings of man. Gladiators, wrestlers, and sprinters are some the early types of athletes that competed. Mankind seems to have been born with a desire to compete; every man feels the need to have dominance over another man. These f...

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