How Harmful Are Performance-Enhancing Drugs? (Issues in Society) - Hardcover

Looks at the issue of performance-enhancing drugs, discussing their use in sports, their legality, and how they can be discovered via tests.

Despite their health dangers, performance-enhancing drugs such as anabolic steroids are in common use not only by professional athletes but by amateurs and teenagers. Issues are discussed clearly and objectively, with added insight from experts and others, in these chapters: What Are the Facts? How Dangerous Is the Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs? Should Performance-Enhancing Drugs Be Illegal? Do Performance-Enhancing Drugs Undermine Fairness in Sports? How Effective Are Tests for Performance-Enhancing Drugs?