Steroids »

Foreword     7
Introduction     10
What Are Steroids and Why Are They Used?
History and Use of Steroids$dOffice of National Drug Control Policy     15
The Goals and Risks of Bulking Up   Cynthia Kuhn   Scott Swartzwelder   Wilkie Wilson     19
Steroid Use Is Rampant in Schools   Elizabeth Crane     33
Some Parents Facilitate Steroid Use   James Battaglio     42
Steroids in Sports
Congressional Hearings Blast Steroid Use in Baseball   Dave Sheinin     47
Locker Room Misinformation   William N. Taylor     52
The 1998 Homerun Race Led to Increased Steroid Use   Mark Fainaru-Wada   Lance Williams     59
Bodybuilding and Steroids   Steve Sailer     68
A Ballplayer's Death Is Linked to Steroids   Mark Fainaru-Wada     73
The Excuses of Steroid Users   John Leo     89
Perspectives On Steroid Use
Steroids, Double Standards, and Baseball   Jose Canseco     93
I Lost My Son to Steroids$dU.S. Drug Enforcement Administration     101
What Steroids Did to Me   Dave Kindred     106
How Should Society Deal with Steroid Use?
If They Work, Why Ban Them?   JoseCanseco     111
The Future of Steroids   Charles E. Yesalis   Virginia S. Cowart     116
States Legislate on Steroid Use   Mark Sappenfield     125
Organizations to Contact     129
Bibliography     133
Index     139