Steroids led him to a sex change “Heidi Krieger, the 1986 European women's shot-put champion, became Andreas Krieger after a sex-change operation in He says he had been fed so many steroids by his coaches without his knowledge that physical and emotional problems began.” (Pleitgen)

 Liver abnormalities  Increased risk to HIV & Hepatitis  Tumors  Drug dependency  Cardiac arrhythmia  Drop in blood pressure  Death

 “Roid” Rage  Testosterone & Aggressiveness  Suicide/death

 “It may unmask an underlying psychiatric disorder that has been basically kept in check until the individual is exposed to this category of drugs. And so what you may be seeing is unmasked psychiatric disorder.” (WebMD)

 Eliminates the Black Market  Everyone is doing it, it should be legal  Steroid testing is expensive  Sport equipment is used to gain an advantage  Allows all athletes to have equal advantage

 Fighter Pilots took speed to keep themselves sharp  War & sports are two completely different things

 Pleitgen, Frederik. Athlete says sports steroids changed him from woman to man,  The Psychological Effects of Anabolic Steroids. The international Journal of Drug Policy, Vol 5, No 1,  Facts And Myths About 'Roid Rage. June 27,  Benoit, Chris. Was Roid Rage to Blame?  Mayo Clinic Staff. Performance-enhancing drugs: Are they a risk to your health? Dec. 23, 2008.