The Truth About Steroids
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has estimated that half a million American teenagers use steroids325,000 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.
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The Truth About Steroids
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has estimated that half a million American teenagers use steroids325,000 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.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781477718957 |
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Publisher: | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
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 |
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