The Truth About Steroids

by Larry Gerber

Overview

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has estimated that half a million American teenagers use steroids—325,000 boys and 175,000 girls. In this absorbing volume, readers get the facts about performance-enhancing drugs and their physical and mental effects. The early use of Dianabol in weightlifting and the spread of steroids in athletics, and players who have been affected by steroids, including Lyle Alzado, Lance Armstrong, Ben Johnson, Marion Jones, Mark McGwire, and Jose Canseco, are covered. Other important topics include how steroid testing works, black market steroids and unsanitary manufacturing conditions, and depression and severe mood swings during withdrawal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781477718957
Publisher:	Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
Publication date:	12/30/2013
Series:	Drugs and Consequences Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.12(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Chapter 1 What Are Steroids? 7

Chapter 2 Phony Champions 16

Chapter 3 Steroids and Body Image 25

Chapter 4 Steroids in the Body 34

Chapter 5 Controlling Steroid Abuse 44

Glossary 52

For More Information 54

For Further Reading 58

Bibliography 60

Index 62