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Recommended Web Sites
Performance-Enhancing
Drugs: A Dangerous Mix - Information from the Mayo
Clinic describing some muscle-building supplements and
their effects on the body.
National
Institute On Drug Abuse: Steroids - NIDA's
mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power
of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. Research
reports, fact sheets, and additional publications can
be obtained here.
Prednisone
and Other Corticosteroids: Balance the Risks
and Benefits
- The Mayo Clinic provides this look at both the good
side and the bad side of steroids.
Steroids:
Play Safe, Play Fair
- The American Academy of Pediatrics has produced this
information about the use of steroids.
Are Steroids Worth the Risk? - KidsHealth offers this information for teens.
Designer
Drugs and Sports - ESPN presents information
on eight different drugs used by athletes.
Hormone Abuse Prevention - The Hormone Foundation warns of the dangers of anabolic steroids.
How
Performance-Enhancing Drugs Work - This commercial site covers
the how and why of doping in sports.
MedlinePlus:
Anabolic Steroids-
The National Library of Medicine provides these links
to quality sites on the Internet.
Mind
Over Matter - An
excellent e-zine from the National Institute on
Drug Abuse · National Institutes of Health,
aimed
at kids and teens describes what happens when you take
certain drugs.
Natural
Steroids: Are They Safer Than Synthetic? - The Mayo Clinic answers this question.
Performance
Enhancing Drugs - Penn State
weighs in on performance enhancing drugs.
Steroids - This article was written by KidsHealth for parents.
World
Anti-Doping Association
- The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) promotes and coordinates,
at international level, the fight against doping in
all its forms. Through this autonomous agency, the Olympic
Movement and the world's public authorities have intensified
their efforts to keep drugs out of sport.
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