Professional and college football in the United States also takes this approach to athletes caught using steroids. Football players may be fined or suspended from playing in games for testing positive. ... The National Football League is another place where steroid abuse has caught the attention of viewers. ... Brian Bozworth, a well-known college football player, is also remembered for his steroid use during his college days Another well remembered football player that struggled with steroid use was Lyle Alzado. ... Alzado's popularity won him some television roles after his fo...

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Many of the so-called jocks that play the rough and tough sports like football are the ones who are using anabolic steroids. ... The most common sports where you would find the anabolic steroids are in bodybuilding, football, track & field power events and weightlifting. ... The athletes that are the biggest users are the football and track athletes who are not only trying to bulk up, but are also looking for a way for them to improve their stamina and attract the attention of the college and pro scouts. ... Football has reported the highest use with ten percent; track and field follows with...

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For example, football requires strength and speed. So many football player's think that by taking steroids they will have bigger bodies and increased strength. ... Steroids are commonly used in sports such as, football, basketball, track, weight-lifting and swimming (www.usdoj.gov & Drugs and Sports-pgs. 20-25). ...

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Steroid maker and former body builder David Jacobs directed football players to use HGH during the season and to use steroids during the offseason. ... All though NCAA professionals believed they had the problem under control, this investigation revealed that the ongoing issues with NCAA football and steroids is still a large problem in the sport. ... However, because of their ineffective testing NCAA football unlike most sports, has not yet discovered the full extent of their steroid problem. ... With inconsistent punishments for steroids in NCAA football, I don't know what I should feel...

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Some of the people who use steroids for competitive advantage are bodybuilders, long-distance runners, cyclists, football players, and other athletes. ... For instance, NFL's "dirtiest player," Conrad Dobler, lineman for the Oakland Raiders football team died from steroid use. ...

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Since then, organizations such as the National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association have also put drugs on their lists of banned substances. ... 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. ...

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Anabolic steroid use was first detected in professional football in the early 1960's. It was then that the National Football 3 League (NFL) initiated its first bans against steroid use (Yesalis 40). ...

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They look forward to the seasons not just for the weather, but also for their favorite pastime football, baseball, or soccer. ... At a young age, most children have a dream of becoming a professional athlete, whether it is to become a football or baseball player, the dreams are still the same. ... According to an article in The Post Game, "One in every 45 National Football League players (2.2 percent) is arrested. ...

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However, the International Olympic Committee, the National Football League, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association ban the use of androstenedione supplements. ... Legality The International Olympic committee, the National Football League, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association have all banned the use of androstenedione supplements. ...

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Early users included mainly bodybuilders, weightlifters, and football players who relied heavily on bulk and strength for increased performance. ... In a report by Sports Illustrated, 95 percent of football players have tried anabolic steroids at some time and 75 percent are regular users (Donohoe 1986). ...

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Anabolic Steroids In today's society no longer are sports looked at as an event. Now sports are moneymaking opportunities. The athletes that compete in these sports are in it to make money. No longer is it to entertain or have fun but to win. It doesn't matter how you win just as long as y...

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There is a situation in society that continues to concern me and needs to be seriously be addressed. To me, the problem is that steroids are Illegal to use in sports and for recreation. Anabolic steroids have been a part of sports since their creation in the 1940's. How can something that has actual...

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'steroids+ insane work ethic + supplements = Better football player. ... Sports people who would directly benefit from anabolic steroids are Footballers, Weight Lifters, Discuss, Javelin, Shot Put and Hammer Throwers. ...

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In an article on MidlandDailyNews.com, sports-writer Chris Stevens is quoted as saying "Pro athletes, especially in sports such as hockey and football, take a tremendous amount of physical punishment, and their bodies are banged up and bruised for much of the season. ... As a young African-American male we mainly flocked to sports such as basketball and football but suddenly baseball was an attractive sport for all of us and it made many of us join baseball organizations in our area. ...

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Steroids: Understanding the Truth Why do people go through such lengths to make their bodies bigger? Many believe that substances such as steroids provide a competitive advantage. Anabolic Steroids, more correctly referred to as anabolic-androgenic steroids are the synthetic derivatives of th...

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Introduction Athletes have been taking performance-enhancing drugs in different forms for centuries; the furthest dated supplement used to increase performance was used in Ancient Greece, when they would ingest doop with the hopes of increasing their performance and becoming some of the first Olym...

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Millions of people watch sports contests such as baseball, basketball and football everyday. None of those millions want to see an unfair game. By letting athletes take the easy way out and not making them work hard to reach their peak performance is not only hurting the athlete but also lettin...

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Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) have a long history in sports according to Sports in America's "Performance-Enhancing Drugs" article. PEDs have dated back to the coliseum days when gladiator owners, or lanistas, provided opium to the gladiators to ignore pain and improve strength. But today, phar...

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Bush thought the use of performance-enhanced drugs like steroids in baseball, football, and other sports sends the wrong message: that there are shortcuts to accomplishment, and that performance is more imperative than character. ...

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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. ...

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There are many ways that using performance enhancing drugs in sports that can affect your life and everyone else's around you. Have you ever considered what your fans would think if they ever found out you were using enhancement drugs? What about your parents, wife, children and team? Have you...

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To sum up, the mass majority of young athletes today have one or many professional athletes, such as a football, baseball, or basketball players, in which they admire, and all in all look up to as a role model. ...

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Anabolic Steroids in Exercising, Athletics, and the Effects on the Human Body Through all of history, athletes have searched for certain "foods" and "potions" to turn their old bodies into more powerful ones. By doing this, many athletes turned to anabolic steroids. When did these drugs come ab...

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In 1849, Arnold Berthold, a German scientist, conducted the first formal experiment pertaining to hormones. He noticed that chickens that were castrated during development grew up to be passive (lacking fighting and mating behaviors) compared to normal roosters. Arnold Berthold decided to implant testes into the abdomens of castrated chickens. The chickens with implanted testes grew up to behave like normal roosters. Thus, Berthold concluded that the testes much secret some sort of substance since they were not connected to nerves. ...

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Steroids in Sports, Good or Bad Steroids in today's society are used by more athletes than in any other era because of the benefits; however, there are also dangers in steroid use. In addition, many people believe the muscle gain resulting from steroids provides an unethical edge over opponents...

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