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getting psyched up before a game. Those
athletes that do, turn to drugs. The most used drugs that athletes turn to are
amphetamines. Amphetamines effect the central nervous system. They
prepare the body for action by stimulating the rate of respiration, heartbeat,
and raising the blood pressure. Many coaches and trainers agree that no
other drug is so widely distributed in clubhouses and locker rooms. People
who have taken many pills over a short period of time develop the delusion
of insects crawling on their skin. That delusion is an hallucination, one of
many side effects of mentally enhancing drugs. One instance of the
negative effects of amphetamines happened on a high school football field a
few years ago.
Unaware that the running back was high on amphetamines, the coach
sent the running back into the game. The quarter back was then snapped the
ball from the center and got ready to hand the running back the ball. The
running back then thought he took ...

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but too many con's. Steroids
are physically enhancing drugs. They are derived from the male hormone
testosterone. They are synthetically manufactured and can be taken orally
or injected. Steroids work by stimulating body cells to store abnormally
large quantities of nitrogen. Steroids can increase muscle mass, strength,
and endurance of an athlete. They can also achieve a quicker recovery. Of
course, if the muscle mass in increased, then the body weight will increase.
If the athlete is using steroids secretively, then they will have a high prestige
among the sports world for being strong, good looking, and vigorous.
There are very few pros's compared to all the ...

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