Performance Enhancing Drugs In Sports Luke Stratmoen Abbey Sonnenburg
What Is It? Used to increase muscle mass Increase Testosterone production
Effects of Taking Steroids Boys Girls Prominent breasts Baldness Infertility A deeper voice Increased body hair Baldness Both Boys and Girls Severe acne Increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture Liver abnormalities and tumors Hypertension Heart and circulatory problems Prostate gland enlargement Aggressive behaviors, rage or violence
Stopping it in Sports MLB First positive test result: 50 game suspension Second positive test result: 100 game suspension Third positive test result: lifetime ban from MLB
Sources http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/performance-enhancing-drugs/hq01105 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_drug_policy#Discipline http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.281672!/img/httpImage/image.jpg