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