1. Richard Gray English 12 Period: 5
Steroids or Not
Richard Gray
English 12
Period: 5

2. Woodland Hills Survey
6% said that the athletes record should count if they have taken steroids.
13% of students said that the record should count but they should be marked with an asterisk.
0% percent of the students say performance-enhancing drugs should not be legalized.

3. Ancient Greeks
Ancient Greek times athletes would use extracts from mushrooms and plant seeds to increase their performance

4. Roman Time
Roman period chariot racers would feed their horses a potent mixture to make their horses run faster and gladiators would be doped up to make their fights more exciting

5. East German
East German Sports Federation 1974 to Their women suddenly began to dominate in Olympic sports like swimming.

6. Modern Steroid Era Today they are taken orally or injected
They are non euphorigenic
The effects vary on men, woman, and children

7. Pros Builds Muscle (Size) Speed Strength
Even though the effects of performance-enhancing drugs can be very bad there can be a few upsides.
Builds Muscle (Size)
Speed
Strength

8. Men shrinking of the testicles reduced sperm count infertility
baldness
development of breasts
increased risk for prostate cancer

9. Woman Growth of facial hair Male-pattern baldness
Changes in or cessation of the menstrual cycle
Enlargement of the clitoris
Deepened voice

10. Children stunted growth due to premature skeletal maturation
accelerated puberty changes
risk of not reaching expected height
growth of facial hair
male-pattern baldness
changes in or cessation of the menstrual cycle
enlargement of the clitoris

11. MLB The Survey
A recent survey that was taken of 568 Major League Baseball Players to see their views on steroids usage, 27% believe they played a role in recent historical achievements (breaking records) and 79% believe that steroids played a role in record breaking performances by high profile players

12. Asterisk
This usage arose after the 1961 baseball season in which Roger Maris of the New York Yankees broke Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single-season home run record. Because Ruth had amassed 60 home runs in a season with only 154 games, compared to Maris's 61 over 162 games
An asterisk is used to indicate that a record is somehow tainted by circumstances.

13. Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds currently holds the record for most career homeruns. He testified for not knowingly taking performance-enhancing drugs.

14. Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro
The former Orioles players Sammy Sosa, left, and Rafael Palmeiro denied using steroids in sworn testimony before a Congressional committee in March 2005.

15. The Race
Sammy Sosa is also known for his epic homerun race with Mark McGuire who went on trial for suspected steroid use.

16. The Mitchell Report
REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL OF AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE ILLEGAL USE OF STEROIDS AND OTHER PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCES BY PLAYERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

17. Other Performance Enhancers
Adderall AKA “Addy”
Prescribed for people with Attention Deficit Disorder
Boost student’s ability to concentrate to a level where they can study for hours and show no too little signs of fatigue
Make students anxious and ready to study for class

18. Adderall Cont.
A student says she took the drug everything she did was productive and she could keep it up for hours
The drugs are amphetamine-based and they can become addicted to them like any other drug even though they work wonders

19. Adderall Video

20. Thoughts
Big Business
High Profile Player hitting homeruns and pitcher throwing perfect games
Without them the excitement wouldn’t be possible

21. Most Compelling Most Compelling (Thorough Checks)
Most Interesting (The Risk)
Satisfaction
Future Research