Teenage steroid use.The use of illegal, performance enhancing drugs has become a scandal in professional sports The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. like baseball, cycling, and track and field (see p. 27). The problem, however, is hardly limited to the pros. Surveys have found that tens of thousands of high school. athletes have used steroids steroids, class of lipids having a particular molecular ring structure called the cyclopentanoperhydro-phenanthrene ring system. Steroids differ from one another in the structure of various side chains and additional rings. and other illegal substances to help them bulk up or improve their performance on the field. Aside from the ethical. issues involved in cheating to gain an unfair advantage, medical experts say that using steroids can Iead to extremely serious side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. . They include increased hostility and aggression aggression, a form of behavior characterized by physical or verbal attack. It may appear either appropriate and self-protective, even constructive, as in healthy self-assertiveness, or inappropriate and destructive. , tendon tendon, tough cord composed of closely packed white fibers of connective tissue that serves to attach muscles to internal structures such as bones or other muscles. weakness, severe acne acne, common inflammatory disease of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands characterized by blackheads, whiteheads, pustules, nodules and, in the more severe forms, by cysts and scarring. The lesions appear on the face, neck, back, chest, and arms. , and even a higher risk of cancer. In addition, some teens who have suddenly stopped using steroids have experienced dangerous depression. ANALYSIS THE GRAPH 1. In 2003, the difference, in percentage points, between 10th-graders who had ever used steroids and those who had used steroids in the past year was about (a) 1.3 (c) 1.7 (b) 1 (d) 1.1 2. Between 2003 and 2005, the percentage of 12th-graders who had ever used steroids declined by about (a) 15% (c) 25% (b) 20% (d) 30% 3. In 2003, 8th-graders, who are not shown on the graphs, reported the same Iifetime usage of steroids as 12th-graders did for usage of steroids in the past year. What was that 8th-grade figure on steroid use? (a) 2.5% (c) 1.3% (b) 2.1% (d) 1.7% 4. In 2004, there were approximately 3 million 12th-graders. About how many of them had reported using steroids within the past year? (a) 40,000 (c) 60,000 (b) 50,000 (d) 75,000 5. Tenth- and 12th-graders reported the same "past year" steroid use, but in two different years. The two years were--and--, --, and the percentage of students in both grades who admitted using steroids was--. 6. What might account for the fact that many teenagers use steroids in spite of in opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding. See also: Spite the dangers associated with the drug?-- 1. [a] 1.3 2. [c] 25% 3. [b] 2.1% 4. [d] 75,000 5. 2004; 2005; 1.5% 6. Answers will vary. |
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