Steroids

by Laura K. Egendorf (Editor)

Overview

Performance-enhancing drugs have cast a cloud over many of the world's most popular sports, from baseball to swimming to track and field. The contributors to this anthology examine why some athletes use drugs and how sports and society can respond to the problem. It explains what steroids are and how they came to be an answer for many athletes, even if outlawed in their sport.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737721829
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	09/17/2005
Series:	At Issue Series: Drugs
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Review: Steroids "...this text keeps arguments even-tempered, information straightforward, and details unsensationalized."—Booklist

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