1. Athletes and Performance Enhancing Drugs
Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) have a long history in sports according to Sports in America's "Performance-Enhancing Drugs" article. ... Anabolic steroids work by helping the body's muscle cells produce more protein, which as long as the athletes work out, leads to increased muscle size and strength. ... PED's are not the only drugs being used in the sporting world, recreational drugs are being used as well. ... By the 1970s the use of performance-enhancing drugs had reached epidemic proportions among elite athletes. ... Athletes who use drugs and those who supply them put a...
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