Ito Rayan
s1817049
English Qualification
Jeffry Case
2019/7/1
Bodybuilding and Steroids
“Thirty percent” of college and professional athletes have used or currently use steroids,
as do 10-20% of high school athletes” (“Anabolic Steroids”). These numbers are alarming, but
there are two main reasons why this is occurring: people tend to believe steroids will improve
their appearances, and athletes believe their athletic abilities will increase. However, most are
not aware of the effects steroid use has on the body. Steroid use has dramatic effects on the
user’s body and mind in many different ways.
Steroids are hormone replacements that affect the user’s body in various forms. There
are three ways they are consumed: pills, creams, and injectable liquids (“Steroids”). There are
countless amounts of steroids being used around the world (Beckett), but the most abused type
is anabolic steroids (Robson). Legal and illegal steroids are both made in laboratories. The
reason why some steroids are illegal is that people tend to abuse steroids. The abuse usually
