PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUPPLEMENTS When it comes to competitive sports everyone wants to win. Some people will do about anything to be able to win out on the field. They will cheat, lie or even take harmful and unknown drugs to help them win. In the last couple of years the performance-enhancing ...

For many years people have wrestled with the issue of performance enhancing drugs. Even though many tests and studies have been done to show the affects of these drugs, athletes still choose to use them. A typical college athlete will spend many long hours working out and some of them believe t...

Androstinedione is a muscle-building supplement that helps athletes gain more testosterone. Androgen means any of the male sex hormones ("androgens")."For an endurance athlete, this may be the biggest performance enhancing secret of the decade!" (Powerhouse). Androstinedione has ...

Gabe Mackin once asked 100 athletes, "Would they take a special pill that would guarantee a gold medal in the Olympics, but it would kill them within a year?" Out of the 100 athletes, more than half of them said yes (Steroids . . . Attitude). Anabolic Steroids are a growing probl...

We as people have the competitive nature in sports, often taught to us in early childhood. The real question is when have we gone too far? The use of steroids to help ones athletic performance is at an all-time high. Athletes feel the demand to be the best and are taking what steps they believe are ...

According to the National institute of drug abuse, anabolic steroids are synthetic substances similar to the male sex hormone testosterone. They are taken orally or are injected. Some people, especially athletes, abuse anabolic steroids to build muscle and enhance performance. Abuse of anabolic ster...