Wednesday, February 20, 2008

http://espn.go.com/special/s/drugsandsports/steroids.html

The article here has more a sports turn to it. It was written in response to the highly pubilicized steroid controversy mainly in baseball. It covers the same aspects of anabolic steroids as the other websites but it more leans to the sports side of things. It talks more about how anabolic steroids might affect an athlete.

http://www.drugfree.org/Parent/drug_guide/Steroids

This website is relatively short, but it's to the point. It is concerned with what anabolic steroids are, how they are used, and short-term effects. Its section on short-term effects goes in depth and covers more effects than most of the other websites.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/fitness/safety/steroids.html

This website is geared more towards the education of anabolic steriods on the younger crowd. It explains what anabolic steroids are, how they work, and the dangers of excessive use in an easy way for those who are not medical experts. One thing that was not discussed in other websites was how parents should talk to their kids about anabolic steroids.

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drnida/drnida_ster1.asp

This government site is a very useful website. It explains in depth what anabolic steroids are, what they are typically used for, and how they are used. Also, the website explains a great deal about anabolic steroid abuse. The website explains why and how people go about abusing anabolic steroids, and also gives ways to help prevent and lessen anabolic steroid abuse. Another interesting question this website touches on is whether anabolic steroids are addictive.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anabolicsteroids.html

This website does not exactly tell much about anabolic steroids. It explains very briefly what anabolic steroids are used for and what a few effects of abusing these steroids. However, this website is very useful in the fact that it gives links to other websites that deal with the different aspects of steroids.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008