nt." The deaths related to steroids of several high school athletes each year is more than adequate cause to ban steroids. Consequently, if professional athletes are taking steroids, then a young high school athlete may go under the misconception that steroids are harmless. Indeed it would serve well for high school physical education instructors to teach their students about the effects of steroids and the ethics involved. Often parents discover their child's steroid abuse and become shocked, but with the constant push a child receives to excel in sports and not having the teaching needed to know the effects and dangers of steroids, it is not the child's failure, but society is to blame. With competition becoming more and more aggressive among women's athletics, it is not uncommon to find many of the women athletes harming their bodies with the use of steroids. This is a scary situation because, as we know, steroids are a form of the male hormone testosterone and are not suited for a woman. Women do have a similar, but different, hormone called Estrogen released naturally in their bodies. The massive doses of steroids that women will take when they are "cycling" on steroids will have many dangerous side effects (Hemme, pg. 158). Some of these side effects are unknown, and the long-term effects of steroid abuse among women are also unsure. The short-term effects involve, deepened voice, loss of scalp hair, growth of facial hair as well as chest and back hair, and genital problems can also result. It is unreal that a woman will continue using steroids after noticing some of the immediate effects steroids have on her. Possibly, some women may not believe that steroids are going to damage their body. Again, the dangerous effects these drugs can have on women and all individuals are indeed reasoning for their prohibition. The lack of official research is no reason to allow the legal existence of steroids in our society. Just because there ...
