doping in sports

Major league baseball has had its share of major league scandals: Shoeless Joe and the Black Sox (the fixed baseball game of 1919); the 1985 Pittsburgh drug trials; and the steroid era. This book tells the whole story, in all its details, of the Pittsburgh drug trials.

Discusses the problem of drug use among professional and student athletes and debates the issue of legalization of performance-enhancing drugs. Provides information about the health risks of taking drugs and discusses the effectiveness of drug-testing policies. Includes a list of key individuals, advocacy groups and organizations, a chronology depicting the origin and use of steroids, photos, illustrations, and an index.

For years Jose Canseco was one of the most intimidating hitters in major league baseball. But Canseco harbored one of baseball's darkest secrets, steroid addiction. His book goes behind the scenes and demonstrates how big muscles and performance-enhancing drugs have changed the rules of the game forever.

Examines the real risks of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, making public facts that have been misrepresented in the media and arguing that steroids are not as dangerous as they have been portrayed and that over the counter substances such as Tylenol, Vioxx, and Viagra, are actually more dangerous.

Presents real life stories that describe the effects of anabolic steroids on the mind and body; how, where and why kids get and use them; and the legal and physical consequences of steroid use.

Presents a comprehensive study of the excessive use of steroids and other supplements by today's youth, and examines the dangers of these drugs and the roles that some professional athletes have played in projecting a negative influence to young boys and girls.

Describes the widespread use of anabolic steroids, brake drugs, amphetamines, cocaine, and marijuana by athletes and discusses what the sports world has done to cope with drug abuse.

Explores the physical and emotional effects of steroid abuse. A former user discusses the dangers of steroids, which are now estimated to be used by over one million Americans.

Explains how anabolic steroids affect the body, describes laws regarding them, and discusses prevention, treatment, and healthy fitness.