Athletes of different sports, gender and age use these drugs all over the world. ... Literature Review The use of performance-enhancing drugs has been a major discussion topic and provides massive pressure on athletes around the world in a variety of different sports from Major League Baseball to Billiards. ... 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. Mem...

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Today sports rule the modern media. ... Steroids do not only attack the physical qualities of people but also the psychological sid abuse of steroids can lead to homicidal rage, mania, and delusions. ... In some professional sports there is no testing for such substances as steroids. Baseball is one of the most controversial sports and is seeing the most use of steroids. ... First off they are tainting the sports that they are involved in. ...

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The year 2012 was a year unlike any in baseball history. Rising stars such as Mike Trout and Stephen Strasburg burst onto the scene with their MVP-caliber play "drawing early comparisons to legendary greats Mickey Mantle and Nolan Ryan. It was a year of rebirth for baseball and the Baltimore Orioles...

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