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Ranked
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Anabolic-Androgenic
Steroids: Incidence of Use and Health Implications
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American College of Sports Medicine
Anabolic Steroids
Fitness.gov
The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Anabolic-Androgenic
Steroids: Incidence of Use and Health Implications
New York Times
Where
There Is a Will to Gain an Edge, Athletes Find a Way
Paradigm
Anabolic Steroids
Science Direct
Abuse of anabolic androgenic steroids
and related substances in sport and exercise
Sport in History
Anabolic Steroid and Stimulant
Use in North American Sport between 1850 and 1980
The Physician and Sportsmedicine:
www.physsportsmed.com
House Hearing - Societal Alternatives to Steroid Use:
http://energycommerce.house.gov
Steroids: Are
they worth it?
Performance-Enhancing
Substances in Sport and Exercise
Michael S. Bahrke, Charles E. Yesalis
www.humankinetics.com
Anabolic
Steroids in Sport and Exercise-2nd Edition
Charles E. Yesalis
www.humankinetics.com
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Related Statistics
Over 750,000 American adolescents have used anabolic steroids
Nearly 7% of high school male students have used steroids
With over 5% of high school female students using steroids, more
young women are using steroids now than ever before
Over 1 million American youths (12-17) have used nutritional supplements
5% of high school males have used Andro
Sales of creatine have grown 750% since 1995
The typical 2000 Sydney Olympic Games competitor used 7 performance-enhancing
substances
In one study, 15% of 634 tested supplements contained banned substances
Also, in the same study, 11% of the 634 tested supplements contained
steroids

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