Friday, March 26, 2010

The True Link Between Teens and Steroids








In recent years there has been an increase in the number of teen using steroids and this number is continuing to rise. Steroids were first seen in sports in the 1950's Olympics. This trend continued and branched out to other forms of professional sports. Today steroids are seen in every sport from swimming to baseball. Along with this tend expanding to all forms of sports it has also expanded its user base to. First steroids users were professional athletes now steroids are use by body builders and even teens.








What would be the cause of this teen steroid use and how is it effecting there bodes? Many professionals believe that the cause of this steroid use is because of teens role models. In a study it was shown that athletes are the second role model in teen liefs next to parents. How does this connect to steroid use? When teen read about the best players taking steroids they feel that the only way to succeed is to take steroids too. Also by professional athletes taking steroids it justifies their steroid use. Another reason for teen steroid use is pressure from coaches. Today on the high school varsity level the competition is so high. This causes coaches to push their players to the limit. These coaches are only going to choose the biggest and best players. Some people aren't gifted with natural muscle mass so they choose to do steroids.



Steroids are not good for any ones body especially teens. They can cause problems such as cardiovascular disease, kidney cancer, increased blood pressure, and heart attacks. Also steroids send you through crazy mood swings. Teenagers already have mood swings they can't control. Some teenagers cannot control this and take the easy way out, suicide. In the past few years with the increase of usage there is an increase in the number of teen suicides.



Teens need better role models in there life. Athletes need to be these role models, but they need to stop abusing steroids. One way this can be done is through stricter testing polices. Teen steroid used needs to be stopped in order to help teens live a health life style.




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