Steroids

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add more muscle within six weeks and have more motivation to work out more consistently then you do now, would not you try it”(Charles 21)? Sure it is illegal and it is unfair for all the other athletes who do it the hard way, but most do not care. Many young men are taking steroids at a young age. “Reports from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission issued a report that steroid use increased 2.6 percent from 1997 to 1999” (“Steroid Use” 1). Also, “a report from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research shows an increase of 2.4 to 3.1 for boys in twelfth grade between 1991 to1999” (Mihoces 3). Augie Wolf a shot putter said “do I take drugs and win medals, or do I play fair and finish last”(Talmadge 17)? The risks are worth their dreams coming true, them making the team, or being a star. Doctor Prince said “it wasn’t the star athletes who were using steroids but the kids that were not good enough who thought steroids would put them on top” (“Steroid Use” 1).
Tommy Chaikin a football player said “I decided I was going to take steroids to get big and strong and aggressive. I didn’t care if I died, as long as I completed the season-just...