doping in sports

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doping in sports

Bases loaded

the inside story of the steroid era in baseball by the central figure in the Mitchell Report
2009
The author reveals his first-hand knowledge in the 2005 baseball scandal involving the distribution and use of performance-enhancing drugs, describing how he supplied steroids to many major league players, and how, in order to avoid jail time, cooperated with the government in exposing some of the very players he helped.

Anabolic steroids and the athlete

2002
Examines the continuing controversy over the use of anabolic steroids in competitive sports, providing a description of anabolic steroid compounds, and discussing the basic principles of muscle building, how anabolic steroids enhance athletic performance, drug testing, mental health risks, and other topics.

Doping for gold

2008
Story of a group of female East German athletes who dominated international sports during the 1970s through a state-sponsored drug program which administered steroids to the young athletes.

Inside dope

how drugs are the biggest threat to sports, why you should care, and what can be done about them
2006

Track Star

Choose Your Own Adventure #31
2009
Talent and skill have made you a high school track star, but when it comes to breaking the rules of the game, will you do anything to win?.

Steroids

2004
Discusses the mental and physical effects of anabolic steroids and steroidal supplements on users, and includes case studies and testimonies.

Death in the locker room

steroids & sports
1984
Tells how the use of drugs in sports is ruining the health of athletes and what should be done to stop this trend.

Track star!

2009
Asks the reader to choose the path of the plot in a story about a student athlete and track star who has a critical decision to make which involves outside pressures on the outcome of the race.

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