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    Athletes claim that it is up to their personal discretion to use whatever they wish to use on their body. The government should not have the authority what people decide to do with their bodies. If athletes choose to take steroids to increase their performance in the sport they take part in, then it should be their choice in doing so. Regardless of the idea that even though participating in the sports while doping will not cause harm to anyone else but themselves, there is

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    Essay On Pregnenolone

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    development, or combinational number of the additional chemicals and hormones. Pregnenolone is synthesized from cholesterol. It happens mainly in the adrenal glands, but also within the liver, skin, brain, testicles, ovaries, and eye retinas. Primarily a steroid, this

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    boys’ minds a template for a he-man’s body that cannot be attained without engaging tin obsessive behaviors to build muscle and strip off fat, and then augmentation those efforts through the consumption of drugs like human growth hormone and anabolic steroids.” It has been proven that if Barbie was real that she would not be able to reproduce or even stand up because of her unnaturally thin body. Sadly enough these dolls and action-figures tell those who play with them that beauty lies in “abs

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    schools think it is best that all Middle School Students should be drug tested. The drug-testing program serves as a deterrent for middle school students that are encountering drugs of all kinds, including steroids, alcohol and marijuana. Ali Mohamadi a medical officer at FDA said “Steroids, they are drugs that mimic the actions of the male sex hormone testosterone. This includes promoting the growth of cells, especially in muscle, and maintaining or increasing male physical characteristics. Various

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    The definition of anecdotal evidence is “not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research.” That is not to say that all anecdotal evidence is to be dismissed as irrelevant as observations by participants and audiences of sports can be accurate. However, to test all adolescent athletes in Australia for performance enhancing drugs solely on the bases of an opinion is highly ineffective and time consuming, as there are other ways to combat the problem

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    Winstrol Case Analysis

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    the entire steroid that helps in developing the steroid business among the market. It completely was developed by Winthrop laboratories among the year 1962. It a derivative of dihydrotestosterone (DTH) and is same in chemical composition with some small distinction that creates it distinctive. It’s in addition acquainted by utterly completely different names among the market that are Winny or Winstrol50. It’s degree endocrine that produces high anabolic activity with slight of steroid hormone activity

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    The Use of Ergogenic Compounds to Improve Athletic Performance An Ergogenic aid is known as an enhancing quality in sporting performance. Compounds such as bee pollen, caffeine, glycine, carnitine, lecithin, and gelatin are claimed through anecdotal evidence to improve strength or endurance. The use of drugs and other substances has persisted

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    began his career as a heralded hitter out of Arizona State University who broke records for steals, home runs, and total base count. His legacy was put in peril when he was accused of being in relations with an anabolic steroid supplying company named BALCO, whom were frowned upon because steroids were banned in the MLB at the time. Bonds responded

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    themselves as an athlete. Many sober athletes work day and night to get to where they want to be and set world records for their name for years to come. Would it be fair for an athlete on drugs to take that title away from them? Athletes who use steroids or other performance based drugs are going to get caught some time down the road, whether it's the next day or ten years later. All athletes should be treated the same way when getting caught with drugs, by getting their medals and titles taken

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    Why schools should have drug tests In high schools across the country there are students that are using drugs. Some of them play a sport and are using drugs. Some people say that they started because of peer pressure, and sometimes that might be the case. But other times they might have started by themselves. Some students might also be using the drugs to cheat in the sport too.Therefore student athletes should be drug tested because positive drug tests could eliminate teams from competing, student

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