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ANABOLIC STEROIDS
DEFINITION: “Anabolic steroids are the synthetic versions of the naturally occurring male sex hormone testosterone; they are properly called anabolic-androgen steroids because they have both body building (anabolic) and masculinizing (androgenic) effects.” (Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol)
NARROW THE TOPIC:
· What is the best way to eliminate performance-enhancing substances from sports?.
· Can designer steroids stay ahead of regulations?
· Do anabolic steroids have any value as a major treatment for HIV/AIDS patients?
· How effective is drug testing of athletes?
· Discuss the adverse physical and psychological effects of anabolic steroids.
· Compare testing and punishment of steroid use among the Olympics, the NFL, the NCAA, the NBA, the MLB, and the NHL.
· Contrast anabolic steroids with creatine, erythropoietin (EPO), cyproterone acetate, or human growth hormone (HGH)
· Does drug testing violate the "innocent until proven guilty" principle?
· Should high school be tested for steroids and who should pay for the tests?
LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Anabolic Steroids—Adverse Effects—Health Aspects—Physiological Effects; Doping in Sports; Athletes—Drug use
SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:
Childhood Disorders: Diagnostic Desk Reference REF RJ 50 .C483 2003 "Steroid Abuse" Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior REF HV 5804 .D78 2003 v.1 Encyclopedia of Ethics in Science and Technology REF Q 175.35 .B37 2002 "Steroids, Anabolic" Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine REF RC 1206 .O355 2005 Science Year: 2004 REF Q 9 .S33 2004 p.28-41
AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:
CQ Researcher "Sports and Drugs" 7/23/04; "Dietary Supplements" 9/3/04
Issues & Controversies "Performance Enhancing Substances: Ephedra" 5/09/03 p. 197-204: Performance Enhancing Substances: Update" 6/24/05
Opposing Viewpoints: Sports and Athletes
At Issue: Performance Enhancing Drugs (Also Available in Opposing Viewpoints Database)
STATISTICS:
Health United States (also at the Reference Desk)
Office of National Drug Policy Control http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/steroids/index.html
Child Trends Databank http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/
University of Michigan Monitoring the Future http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drugs (Ref Desk also in Opposing Viewpoints Database)
ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
Academic Search Complete Expanded Academic ASAP OmniFile Full Text Mega
Health and Wellness Resource Center
FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers
SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.steroidabuse.org/ USA Anti-Doping Agency http://www.usantidoping.org/ NCAA http://www.drugfreesport.com/choices/default.asp Medline http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anabolicsteroids.html
CITING YOUR SOURCES:
University/College Library Citing Electronic Resources
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