Steroid Use In Sports

Steroid use in sports has became a major problem. Steroids are synthetic hormones that resemble testosterone in promoting the growth of muscle. Players or athletes use steroids to get ahead of their competition and and gain an unfair advantage. Steroids are not easily seen in athletes, therefore it is hard to catch a player using steroids without a drug test. Steroids are ban in most sports, so if a player is to get caught doing steroids there could be serious consequences. Steroids are seen as a form of cheating by other people. Also steroids put people’s health at risk. While there are many problems with steroids, there are also positives and solutions. A solution is to legalize steroid use in sports. Another positive in steroids is it increases muscle strength and causes the playing field to be a lot higher.
Most players who are using steroids are seeking an unfair advantage. Steroids give them this unfair advantage by increasing their strength, body weight, and healing rate. “Bodybuilders and athletes both use anabolic steroids to build muscle mass, reduce fatigue and enhance performance, allowing many to perform tirelessly at the

most physically demanding sport (peds.weebly.com).” Athletes caught using steroids have suffered many consequences and even lost many fans. People lose respect for athletes on steroids because there abilities aren’t as fascinating knowing that they used an illegal drug to get there.
Second, steroids put athletes health at risk. “Users of these enhancers are hurting themselves in the long run without on the average improving their short-term rewards from athletic competition, as long as competitors also use harmful enhancers (procon.org).” Steroids can cause physical, mental, and internal health problems. This is the main reason for banning steroids from athletes.
“The primary reason why performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) are outlawed in professional sports is that they give users an unfair advantage over the rest of the field.

So if we really want to level the playing field, it may be time to head in the other direction: legalize performance enhancers (forbes.com).” Legalizing steroids would make it easier on professional organizations by not having to worry about managing the anti-doping policies. It would help manage and regulate the amount of the drug that the athlete uses. It would be safer than shady transactions for athletes. It would make more sense from a business standpoint and would bring more money into pharmacies. If everyone was allowed to use steroids then the playing field would be leveled. It could bring in more viewers since the players would be playing at a higher

level.
Bodybuilders and athletes both use anabolic steroids to build muscle mass, reduce fatigue and enhance performance, allowing many to perform tirelessly at the most physically demanding sport. Steroids would help an athlete recover from an injury and get back playing quicker. They would build muscle mass and give athletes more strength and the ability to do more. It would increase an athlete’s stamina.
Steroid use has been a problem in professional sports for many years. There still hasn’t been a solution but professional organizations are working toward solutions. Organizations have improved technology and have made it easier for catching people using steroids but the problem has not been completely solved yet.