| Steroid abuse in lateral sense is the foul or wrong | | | | history. Ben Johnson was stripped off his gold title |
| usage of steroids, which is absolutely pernicious. | | | | when stanozolol (anabolic steroid) was found in his |
| Steroids are often abused by bodybuilders/sports | | | | urine. Later, the Canadian sprinter admitted to using the |
| persons/athletes to get an edge over rivals. Steroid | | | | steroid as well as Dianabol, Cypionate, Furazabol, and |
| abuse in sports is utterly illegal and unethical. | | | | human growth hormone. Carl Lewis was then |
| Steroid abuse is known as doping in sports | | | | promoted to the gold title. Like there were several |
| terminology. The doping of steroids- anabolic steroids is | | | | other steroid abuse cases that led to the creation of |
| strictly prohibited. However, anabolic steroids are often | | | | the World Anti-Doping Agency in 1999 to sternly deal |
| abused by sports persons in many different kinds of | | | | with steroid abuse in sports. The agency is operating |
| professional sports including cricket, track and field, | | | | finely in all major international sporting events however |
| weightlifting, bodybuilding, shot put, cycling, baseball, | | | | steroid abuse is still going on at lower levels. |
| wrestling, mixed martial arts, boxing, football, etc. The | | | | Anabolic steroid abuse is going on among the |
| sports persons mainly abuse steroids to attain a | | | | adolescents participating in sports at lower levels. |
| competitive edge or to assist in recovery from injury. | | | | According to surveys, steroid abuse among High |
| Steroids abuse to obtain competitive advantage is | | | | school students in the United States may be as high |
| prohibited by the rules of the governing bodies of | | | | as 2.7%. The young sports persons abuse steroid |
| many sports. | | | | more often that others. More male students indulge in |
| The International Amateur Athletic Federation, now the | | | | steroid abuse that the female students. It is extremely |
| International Association of Athletics Federations, was | | | | difficult to determine the percentage of population that |
| the first international governing body of sport to take | | | | indulges in steroid abuse. It has been revealed thru |
| the situation seriously. The association banned steroid | | | | various surveys that steroids abuse mostly occur |
| abuse in 1928. FIFA, Union Cycliste Internationale | | | | among males between the ages 15-25 and |
| (cycling), and International Olympic Committee banned | | | | noncompetitive bodybuilders and non-athletes who use |
| the steroid abuse in 1966-67. Still there are a number | | | | for cosmetic reasons. |
| of instances of steroid abuse in international sports | | | | Author owns a website about Anabolic Steroids. The |
| arenas. | | | | website offers various products and supplements. |
| The Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson's victory in the 100 | | | | Check out facts about steroid abuse in details on |
| m at the 1988 Summer Olympics is one of the most | | | | iSteroids. |
| famous steroid abuse cases in the recent sports | | | | |