Investigate steroids and performance drugs / Latta, Sara L

"Many young people are tempted to take steroids because they believe they will become better athletes or be more attractive. INVESTIGATE STEROIDS AND PERFORMANCE DRUGS explains why this is a dangerous belief. Author Sara L. Latta discusses steroids and performance-enhancing drugs, explaining their history, effect on the body, reasons for use, laws that control their use, and their use by amateur and professional athletes"--Provided by the publisher.

Find out about the history of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs, how they work, their effects, and why people use and abuse them.