Athletes and Steroids Reserach Paper Outline

Athletes and Steroids Reserach Paper Outline

ATHLETES AND STEROIDS

Thesis Statement: The use of steroids by athletes is unfair and can be very dangerous to both the body and mind.

I. What are Anabolic Steroids?
A. The most commonly used drug in sports
1. Anabolic= “build up,” or the ability to promote body growth and
                      repair body tissue
2. Steroid= name given to one group of the natural body chemicals  
    called hormones or refers to the number of compounds
3. The Greek word anabolikos means constructive
4. An authority on sports medicine estimated that 70-80% of all
    anabolic steroids made are used against sports rules
B. Getting Steroids
1. There are 120 different anabolic steroid preparations that are  
    available to purchase throughout the world.
2. Steroids can be purchased over the counter in some countries,
                      just as Advil can be.
3. There are many ways to get steroids even if your doctor won’t
                      prescribe them:
a. Friends
b. Fellow athletes
c. Trainers
d. Black Market
e. Drug stores in other countries
C. Examples/Names
1. They can go by different names:
a. Dianabol
b. Durabolin
c. Winstrol
d. Anavar
2. Examples
a. Nandronlone
b. Stanozolol
c. Fluoxymesterone
d. Testosterone
e. Oxandronlone
f. Norethandrolone


II. Who uses them?
A   Athletes first started using them sometime around the mid- 1950’s
B. Adults
1. Sports Athletes
a. The first to start using steroids were Russian weight lifters
b. They take them to get stronger
c. Steroids are used in many different sports
d. Steroids are not always taken by competitive body
    builders, but by non-competitive ones
C. Youth
1. They take steroids because they feel that they are too short or  
                      physically challenged
2. They may use them to buff up for sports
3. Coaches have handed out steroids to their team players even in...