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- Steroid use is banned by most sporting organizations and competitions
- Many competitions and organizations require drug testing to ensure competitors have not used steroids
- The book Game of Shadows details steroid doping by MLB superstar Barry Bonds
- Side effects: Acne, breast development in men, high cholesterol, depression and aggressionMayo Clinic: Taking performance-enhancing drugs: Are you risking your health?
- Health consequences: Liver tumors, heart attack, kidney failure National Institute on Drug Abuse: Consequences of the Abuse of Anabolic Steroids
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Steroid doping is defined as the use of a performance-enhancing steroid that has been blacklisted by a competition's regulatory commission. The most common performance-enhancing steroids are anabolic steroids, which are designed to imitate the effects of testosterone.
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"There's a tendency to look for an external agent as a magic bullet, a magic pill that's going to help us perform better. The truth is there isn't any."—Edward Laskowski, M.D, Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic: Taking performance-enhancing drugs: Are you risking your health?Disclaimer
The content in this page is not a substitute for professional medical advice. If you have questions about steroids, please consult your doctor.
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Steroid Doping Questions
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How will incoming MLBPA head Michael Weiner deal with steroid use? 2 AnswersIn 2005, MLB adopted a 3 strikes your out policy. 50 games for getting caught the first time, 100 for the second occurance, and a lifetime ban if they were cau... read more -
What should happen to the Iowa man who allegedly gave his 14-year-old son steroids for 4 AnswersWell, the idea of child abuse falls within specific guidelines and technically it is child abuse by those guidelines. I doubt they will charge him with child ab... read more -
Should people who know the risks be allowed to take steroids? 11 AnswersI used to sell steroids, so I have a particular edge in answering this question. When used very safely, and cycled properly, steroids are extremely safe, but i... read more
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Steroid Doping Causes and Symptoms
Steroid Doping Clinical Studies
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Steroid Doping
Steroid Doping Controversy
- Google Video: Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: "The Science of Steroids" (Time 13:46)
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@BrentSpiner absolutely pete rose should be let in. I mean, after all, half the steroid doping athletes of the last century will be.
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Steroid Nation: Victor Conte: I told you so about doping at the... http://tinyurl.com/ycf2vwf
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@chickgabriela was Doping? Steroid oder so? Eh eh guäti besserig
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