Athletics have always brought out the competitive side of people; in today's society the will to win has been taken to a new level, to the point where athletes are using legal and illegal drugs to enhance their power and stamina. There are a number of drugs that can help enhance your performance but the most controversial one is anabolic androgen steroids, which are a derivation of testosterone. But many of the negative results that …showed first 75 words of 1622 total…

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