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Steroids The drive to compete and win is as old as humankind. Throughout history, athletes have sought foods and potions to transform their bodies into powerful well tuned machines. And then ancient Incas discovered that the ashes from burned leaves of the Coca tree gave the people great stores of energy, and made sleep unnecessary for hours or even days, it was later discovered to be the stimulant cocaine. They would take it before long hunts, battles, and even found it useful in ancient sport competitions. The drug Steroids is commonly known as an active drug, a sport's drug, and has been used in certain sports to enhance performance. This type of drug is called Anabolic steroids, Anabolic meaning the ability to promote body growth and repair body tissues. The word comes from the Greek word anabolikis, which means "constructive". Anabolic steroids are drugs that come from hormones or from combinations...

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