Drugs and Athletes Research Paper

BACKGROUND

Taking steroids to enhance athletic performance has become widespread among athletes worldwide. This practice not only violates athletic regulations and the intent of fair competition but also damages many of the body’s major organs.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

362.2–362.293

613.77–613.83

615.7–615.77

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Athletes—Drug use

Steroids

Anabolic steroids—Health aspects

Doping in sports

USE PAMPHLET FILE (ALSO CALLED VERTICAL FILE) UNDER THE HEADINGS

Steroids

Drug abuse—Steroids

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

CQ Researcher, July 26, 1991.

Jaffe, Jerome, ed. Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol, 1994.

O’Brien, Robert, et al. Encyclopedia of Drug Abuse, 1992.

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

NewsBank and other newspaper indexes

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)

WILSONDISC

ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog
Internet

Prodigy

KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Drugs and athletes

Drugs and sports

Steroids

Anabolic steroids

Drug use in sports

Drug use and abuse—Steroids

VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC

Anabolic Steroids: Quest for Superman. Human Relations Media, 1992.

Downfall, Sports and Drugs. National Audiovisual Center, 1988.

FICTION BOOK RELATING TO TOPIC

Miklowitz, Gloria D. Anything to Win, 1989.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Drug Information Association, P.O. Box 3113, Maple Glen, PA 19002.

National Collegiate Athletic Association, 6201 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS 66211.

U.S. Olympic Committee, 1750 E. Boulder St., Colorado Springs, CO 80909.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Analyze the pros and cons of the drug testing of athletes.

Discuss drug use among Olympic athletes, professional athletes, college athletes, or body builders.

Discuss policies established by sports governing bodies regarding use of drugs.

Report on the case of an athlete who abused drugs; e.g., Ben Johnson.

What are the adverse effects of steroid use?

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Nutrition for athletes

Sports medicine

Use of steroids in medicine

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