Fighting drugs in sports

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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

 

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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