Is Americas Pastime on Dope? Are steroids a problem in Major League Baseball? Since the early 1980's MLB has wanted to test players for steroids. MLB and the players have not reached an agreement in the player's contract for MLB to have the right to test fo...

Anabolic Athletes Drugs in sports can cost a player his or her scholarship(s) and more seriously, their lives. Everyday athletes that you may not think are doing anabolic steroids or the human growth hormone are the athletes who are the big users. 1. There are three major performance-enhancing dru...

Not that long ago sports used to be clean. I don't know if you can say that about today's game. Players from all different sports like: Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantel, Willie Mays, Bob Cousy, Pete Maravich, Bart Starr, and Walter Payton were all clean. They were pr...

Do athletes engage in more deviance than non-athletes? In the study of athletes and drugs, one major topic discussed was the use of drugs by athletes at all levels. With much controversy dealing with drug testing in high school, college, and professional sports, many people are debating whether or n...

Do athletes engage in more deviance than non-athletes? In the study of athletes and drugs, one major topic that was discussed was the use of drugs by athletes at all levels. With much controversy dealing with the issue of drug testing in high school, college, and professional sports, many people are...

To Dope or Not to Dope? I choose to research the topic of performance enhancing drugs. Throughout the following paper I will focus on the different types of drugs along with the ages and different sports affected by this problem. Performance drugs have an ancient history dating back to the Gre...

SPORTS MEDICINEAs an athlete, I am always looking for an edge over the competition. With the advancements made in sports medicine, there are many options to get that "edge". Protein supplements, creatine, androstenedione, anabolic steroids; many athletes, including myself, turn to one or more of ...

"Fake" MusclesThe term "fake muscles" is sometimes put at the anabolic drug otherwise known as Steroids. Steroids have many side effects and there are many types of steroids.The most common side effect of steroids is the gonad cycle. The reason the shrinkage happens is because the body stops produ...

Many people believe that drug use in professional athletics is not a serious problem, however it is more widespread and serious than people think. In professional athletics the use of drugs is looked upon as somewhat of a serious problem, but is also very discrete and low key. Every once in a while ...