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The use of performance enhancing drugs has spread from the Olympic and

professional athletics to college, high school, junior high schools and middle schools for

athletes and non-athletes a like. Just by looking at the facts you'll probably realize how

widespread the problem has become. A study in 2001 revealed that it was estimated that

as many as three million athletes in the United States have used anabolic steroids for non-

medically prescribed applications (Silver 2001). The general public has to now realize

that the use of performance-enhancing substances in athletics has increased at every level

of competition and poses a serious problem in today's society.

The reasons for most professional athletes to use performance-enhancing substances

are many. Most athletes use performance-enhancing drugs to get themselves a

competitive edge. When it comes to sporting contracts and endorsement deals, athletes

have realized the......

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