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Article: STEER AWAY FROM STEROIDS.
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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The only things anabolic steroids build up are health problems.
Twenty-year-old Pete thought he had it made. A promising hockey player, the Massachusetts junior had just been invited to try out for a national team. But while no one questioned Pete's talent, there was a problem. At 6'1" and 165 pounds, Pete was on the skinny side for pro hockey. He started taking pills to bulk up and develop the muscle mass he felt he needed.
The pills were anabolic steroids. Pete did put on weight and felt stronger and more solid. The problem was that the drugs Pete took affected all his muscles. Those in his hands became so tight that he could barely grip the stick, and ...