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Essay Archive - Steroids and Their Affects On The Human Body
Steroids and Their Affects On The Human Body
Drugs have been used in sports almost as long as sports themselves have
been around. The 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. It wasn't until 1886 that the first drug-related
death in sports occurred. A bicyclist took a mixture of cocaine and heroine,
called the "spee....
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