English 1302 April 272012 The Major Issues Steroids are illegal Steroids have adverse side effects Steroids have severe health risks Steroid use creates an uneven playing field Steroid use by elite athletes influences the children who look up to them as heros ID: 411886
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Wesley Forrest
English 1302April 27,2012Slide2
The Major Issues
Steroids are illegalSteroids have adverse side effectsSteroids have severe health risksSteroid use creates an uneven playing fieldSteroid use by elite athletes influences the children who look up to them as hero’s.Steroid use has spread down the sports ranks all the way to little league baseball.Slide3
What are Steroids?
Androgenic Anabolic SteroidsSynthetically produced testosteroneMedical NamesDurabolin, Equipoise, WinstrolStreet Names Gym Candy, Roids, Pumpers, Stackers and ArnoldsSlide4
Why do people abuse steroids?
To Improve physical performanceTo gain a competitive edgeTo become strongerTo improve self-esteemTo lose weight, burn fat and increase muscleSlide5
Dangers in Steroid Use
Dangers for Men: Even though anabolic steroids are derived from a male sex hormone, men who take them may actually experience a "feminization" effect along with a decrease in normal male sexual function (Miller, 1988). Some possible effects include: Reduced sperm countImpotence
Development of breasts
Shrinking of the testicles
Difficulty or pain while urinating
Erectile dysfunctionSlide6Slide7Slide8
The Mitchell Report
Former US Senator George J. Mitchell created a report known as the “Mitchell Report” in 2007. It reported the athletes that have used steroids in Major League Baseball89 players was tested positive with steroid abuse. Slide9Slide10
The Asterisk
is used whenever a record is broken by a player who has used steroids or Performance-enhancing drugs to differentiate that record from the records of non-steroids usersSlide11
Punishment in 2002
1st Offense – Counseling2nd Offense – 15 days3rd Offense – 25 days
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Offense – 50 days
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Offense – 1 YearSlide12
Punishment in 2008
1st Offense – 50 games2nd Offense – 100 games3rd Offense – Lifetime BanSlide13
The Other Side of the Fence: Why Choose Steroids?
Offensive Production (OPS)Additional annual salary of $2, 085,438 Players on steroids are able to play more gamesPlayers on steroids hit more homerunsBanning steroids delivers a blow to the nation’s free market economySlide14
Statistics about Adolescents
Today in America over one million teens use steroidsHighest adolescent user group consists of high school football playersAbuse starts as early as the 7th gradeUp to 12% of high school athletes use steroids at some pointSince 1991, steroid abuse has doubled among teenagersSlide15Slide16Slide17
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