1. Steroids and Performance-Enhancing Drugs
In an online article by Radley Balko (2008), he states that the trend of teenagers using PED mirrors the trend of the use of other banned substances and illicit drugs. ... 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." In a book by Bridget Lawless (2000) it is suggested that performance-enhancing drugs should be legalized with m...
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