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educate youngsters is before they become users. Efforts must not stop there, however. Current users, as well as coaches, trainers, parents, and medical doctors need to know about the hazards of anabolic steroids. The young need to understand that they are not immortal and that the drugs can harm them. The message needs to be backed up by accurate information and spread by responsible, respected individuals such as doctors and athletes. Conclusion “I just wanted to boost my performance”. Those are the words spoken by numerous athletes who have been captured using steroids. As you have witnessed in my report steroids in the past three decades have become a serious problem more than ever in the athletic field. The media has portrayed steroids, as a drug used mostly by athletes

and muscle heads, however, as you have read this is not the case. Society needs to become more aware of the problem at hand and create solutions alike the one’s above to solve this increasing problem. Also more importantly, the media by way of television, print, and other forms of publicity type, should recognize that steroids are not only an athletic or muscle building drug. By doing this we would be more educated and people would recognize and prevent the problem. Bibliography American College of Sports Medicine, “Position Stand on The Use of Anabolic/Androgenic Steroids in Sports, ” 1984. American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine, “Policy Statement and Position Paper: Anabolic/ Androgenic Steroids and Substance Abuse in Sport,” May 1989. Silverstein, Alvin,

Steroids- “Big Muscles, Big Problems” 1994 Hecht, A., Anabolic Steroids “Pumping Trouble,” September 1984. International Federation of Bodybuilders, “The Battle Against Steroids Goes On: Article in I.F.B” 1990. Kennedy, N., “Steroid Studies: Estimated Percentages of Use,” National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1990. Miller, R.W., “Athletes and Steroids: Playing a Deadly Game”, November 1987. Yestault, Charles, Anabolic Steroids, “Health Aspects and Doping in Sports”. 1993 www.//cnet.com/ nutrition/newslc.htm www.//ouchin.uc.edu/ dpichome/fact_sheets/anabolic.html www.//public.gov.nf.ca/health/ay/factlist/facts/ffstero.html www.netropolis.com/netro/nwx/tmr0595/steroid0595.html 32a