Steriods
Anabolic steroids are natural male hormones that build up muscle mass and increase weight gain. Other team mates and even some coaches pressure and persuade their high school athletes to use steroids for higher levels of competition and to also induce strength. Professional athletes are role models and idols for these young athletes. "Teenagers looking up to those elite athletes whose muscles ripple with steroid-enhanced power, are picking up some dangerous training tips [...] (Manning)." Once the young athletes see their idols taking steroids they then want to take them also. Consequently, all high schools in the United States should test their athletes for steroid use because they are unfair, they cause behavior changes, and they are dangerous. First, all high schools should test their athletes for steroids because they are unfair. Taking steroids is unfair to those athlet
Finally, all high schools should test their athletes for steroids because they are dangerous. Steroid can cause a lot of damage to the users body. Associated with steroids are many short and long term effects. Male users can experience increasing acne, balding, yellowing of skin and eyes, developing of breasts, and shrinking of their testicles (Goldburg). If a young boy is using steroids it may painfully enlarge his sex organs (Goldburg). Shrinking of breasts, changing of menstrual cycle, balding of hair, and deepening of the voice are effects women users experience (Goldburg). Liver damage, cancer or death are long term effects steroid abusers will encounter. These anabolic steroids are unfair, cause behavior changes, and are dangerous to the body and mind. Another reason all high schools in the United States should test their athletes for steroids because they cause
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