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Article: Steroids, sports and society.(ViewPoint)
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- Westchester County Business Journal
- Article date:
- April 18, 2005
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Whether it's the ridiculously high salaries that even some journeyman players are making or the "pain" felt by the average sports enthusiast buying an overpriced ticket, it is crystal clear that pro sports have evolved into really big business.
With so much money at stake, it's not surprising that certain players looking for that "competitive advantage" over their colleagues will resort to the use of banned substances. Steroids in pro sports has become a hot-button issue, most likely because of the recent fanfare over allegations made by former players concerning steroid usage by current and former players in sports, such as baseball, football, basketball and ...