steroids

Examines steroids, with an emphasis on anabolic steroids, discussing their effects on the body, dangers, and use in sports.

Reveals steroids' dangerous side effects, provides suggested treatments, the legal consequences of using illegal steroids, and safer ways to achieve the same results.

Matt Rydeck, co-captain of his high school football team, witnesses the rape of a rookie player by teammates and struggles with his own use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Presents an introduction to steroids, providing suggestions for why athletes and others use them, and including information the origin of anabolic steroids, how they affect the body and mind, and advice on fighting steroid abuse.

Explains what steroids do to the human body and describes the physical, mental, and emotional risks of anabolic steroid use.

Thirteen-year-old Savvy is the star player of the girls basketball team, but, despite her height and skills, Savvy struggles with her self-confidence and searches for some way to boost her performance, but when steroids are found in her bag, Savvy denies they are hers and the rumors start to fly.

Examines the history of performance enhancement drugs used by athletes, covering events and incidents from the nineteenth through the twenty-first centuries, and discusses various sports doping scandals.

Discusses the short-term and long-term effects and dangers of steroid drug use, recounts the stories of various people who have abused them, and lists organizations that can help fight steroid abuse problems.

Contains materials designed to help students write essays on the topic of steroids, featuring articles that provide different perspectives on the topic, and including models of the five-paragraph descriptive essay, guided reading and discussion questions, step-by-step exercises, and other resources and research materials.

An introduction to steroids that provides information on their use, abuse, regulation, adverse health effects, and role in sports and examines the controversies surrounding them.