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Drugs and sport

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DRUGS AND SPORT Drugs are being used more and more in sport to increase the athlete's strength and to tolerate pain. They hope that the drug will give them an edge over all the other people they are contending against. But it is very risky, as this is cheating and they don't want to get caught. There are lots of different types of drugs that are being used in sport. The two main kinds of drugs that are used in sports are Anabolic steroids and Stimulants. There are now so many banned sporting drugs such as Peptide hormones, analogues and anabolic agents, which all increase the size of muscles or help growth. Anabolic Steroids are generally thought to be the most widely used drug. Athletes use steroids, in combination with extra training and more food, to build up their muscles. At least half a dozen sports people are thought to have...

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