What's wrong with wanting to be the fastest, most muscular kid on the team? Or what's wrong with using protein powder, energy bars, or androstenedione, if they enhance performance and they"re legal? Studies show that supplement usage can improve muscle mass and strength, but they can also have a devastating effect on the body. Scientists and drug testers need to find new methods to testing because their perfunctory methods are not working. Parents, coaches, and the athletes need to find out the benefits and risks from using supplements ( Hewett). .
Recently many star athletes have been called to answer questions about illegal supplements. Many fans have wondered "how rampant is this stuff?" We need to quell this problem before it becomes an even bigger problem. Since illegal supplements have become a major problem in athletics, athletes that use them should be heavily fined and suspended for their athletic season.
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Supplement use has become a major problem today because athletes want to find an easy way to be the best at what they do. A 2001 NCAA study of 21,225 student-athletes showed that over 29% currently use some type of supplements. At least 5% use banned supplements. You may ask why they would want to use something that is illegal. The major reasons are to improve athletic performance, improve physical appearance and for weight loss and weight gain (Mazur). The concern of supplement use is safety, but many coaches and athletes are more concerned about getting bigger, stronger and faster. A recent study of creatine use in US high schools showed that 44% of athletes had taken creatine. Creatine is becoming one of the most popular supplements among athletes. Creatine plays a big role in the production of energy for activities that rely on sudden bursts of energy (Cumming, Bartee).
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The use of illegal supplements in sports has become very widespread. The sale of supplements has become a multibillion dollar industry in the United States.
A popular supplement is androstenedione(andro). ... If they essentially have the same side effects, then one should not be illegal and the other legal. ... Indeed they do make people better athletes, but they are illegal and athletes should not use them. DHEA is another popular supplement used by many people. DHEA is a supplement in the same family as andro, called pheromones. ...
Natural supplements are legal and easily obtainable, while steroids are illegal and largely frowned upon. ... It is now illegal to purchase, sell and use steroids. ... The more natural, legal, less harmful route to gain increased performance is to take natural supplements. There have been no noted harmful side effects from natural supplements. Protein and amino acids are among the most nutritional supplements taken by athletes. ...
In this case, the development of anabolic supplements and the human body. ... But certain questions arise when the usage of supplements are in to play, "Do they (supplements) actually working?","Are supplements hazardous to the health?"... Steroids were legal and legit to use until the mid 1980's when the FDA deemed that Steroids were hazardous to the health of those who use steroids and proclaimed them illegal (International Journal of Sports Medicine, 1998). On top of that decision by the FDA, most sports organizations also proclaimed the usage of Steroids to be unjust and proclaimed...
Supplements are an addition or completion of an object. ... There are two types of supplements in the bodybuilding worls: The detramental and advantageouse supplements. ... Some types of detramental supplements are Steroids. ... They are not illegal. Steroids on the other hand are extremley illegal. ...
Unfortunately, a lot of them are illegal. ... Illegal aliens that are not being accounted for, disrupts this process. ... Illegals would not be a problem if they did not abuse the system as they do. ... The reason I feel so strongly against allowing illegal immigrants to stay within the U.S. is illegals are adding a lot of strain to our social services. ... Ever since 9/11, the focus is on illegal immigrants that are terrorists. ...
Possession and distribution of anabolic steroids for non-medical purposes are illegal under Federal law. ... These substances are not illegal, although they have been banned in Canada. ... Some call it a supplement others call it a steroid hormone. ... McGwire openly uses Androstenedione to supplement his workouts. ... Future studies may reveal it as a harmless supplement or a dangerous steroid. ...
There are different types of supplements. ... If they essentially have the same effects, then one should not be illegal and the other legal. ... Yes, they do make people better athletes, but they are illegal and athletes should not use them. ... These supplements have many negative side effects. ... It should be illegal to sell products that are not FDA approved. ...
Being sold as a dietary supplement during this time period, U.S. ... In 1997 it was banned making it illegal to posses due to its supposed links to date rape [GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate),1]. ... GHB eventually became a bodybuilding supplement that was illegal to use. The supplement gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), however was legal and marketed by various companies. ... This drug which used as a bodybuilding supplement is also commonly ingested for recreational use. ...
Steroids should remain illegal because they physically deteriorate the whole body system. ... The use of steroids provides an unfair advantage to non-user athletes and therefore should remain illegal for non-medical use. ... Drug testing of athletes needs to become more effective to clamp down on supplement use. ... Finally, steroids and other performance enhancing supplements should be banned in every sport regardless of it's obvious or subtle physical demands. ...
