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The piece I found is not directly related to the Olympics. However, it provides essential information on steroids, how they came they came to effect athletes and spread from the Olympics to other sport divisions. It is an interesting article that explains the progression of steroid use among all athletes. Enjoy! ...

Until 1935, no one knew that anabolic steroids were associated with the accumulation of muscle tissue (report). In that year, two researchers experimenting on dogs discovered that testosterone given under certain conditions would increase muscle mass (report). Hitler may have given some of his troops anabolic steroids to increase their aggressiveness, although this is not well- documented (inferring).

The current history of anabolic steroids as abusable (inferring) drugs began in 1954 among Olympic weightlifters (report). In 1956, Dianabol (Methandrostenolone) was first marketed in the United States, clearing the way for the use of anabolics by U. S. Athletes (report). At first, only world-class athletes in high- strength sports such as weight lifting abused anabolics (inferring). Among Olympic athletes, anabolic steroids were a problem as long ago as 1964 (judgment). Athletes and their trainers developed high dose, multiple-drug regimens that were not based on scientific research (report). (judgement- no factual evidence to support this statement, thats why is can't be a report) ( report- because the facts of the statement can be verified through athletes and trainers) These methods of use were passed by word of mouth from one training group to another (report). (judgement- no factual evidence to support- can't be a report) Even today, the use of many types of steroids in high doses has never been examined in controlled scientific studies (report).

Anabolic steroid abusers mistrust scientific opinions about high-dose steroid use (inferring). When it was first noticed as a growing problem (inferring), some scientists and public officials stated that there was no evidence that steroids caused muscle growth or improved performance, and that use of large amounts would lead to dramatic, toxic side effects in all users (report). These pronouncements went against the common knowledge and experience of the athletes, who did not see large numbers of their steroid-using friends dropping dead (judgement). Scientific information sources were thus discredited among athletes (judgement).

As their reputation grew, anabolic abuse spread to other Sports (report). Today, the only Olympic sports in which anabolic steroids have not been detected are women's field hockey and figure skating (inferring).

Steroid use spread beyond the Olympics (inferring) through the 1970's and 1980's. In 1983 nineteen athletes were disqualified form the Olympics for steroid abuse (report). A 1970 survey of five American universities showed that 15% of college athletes were steroid abusers (report). By 1984, 20% of college athletes were using steroids (judgment). In 1975 anabolic abuse in Arizona high schools was 0.7% overall (inferring), with 4% of athletes admitting to steroid use (report). A 1986 survey in Minneapolis revealed a 3% average rate of steroid abuse in grades 8, 10 and 12 (report). In one of these high schools the rate was 8% in senior males (inferring). In 1988 a survey in suburban Chicago school, 6.5 % of male students admitted to taking steroids, and 2.5% of females admitted to steroid use (report). Surveys in 1989 estimate that there are 500, 000 adolescent steroid abusers nationwide, and as many as 1 million of steroid abusers of all ages in the United states (report). In 1990, U.s Federal Law reclassified all anabolic steroids as Controlled Dangerous Substances (report).

Analysis: Thesis- Was not clearly stated, as the article is more of a report rather than an opinionated piece. However, the point of the article was to show readers how steroid use has not only had negative effects on individual athletes, over the history of its use, but past the Olympics and into other levels of sports.

Main points- 1.Steroids have been proven to increase muscle mass and there for physical performance, when give under the right circumstances. Scientists stated that they have no benifits, and toxic effects (some of which have been proven today). 2. Due to the things the athletes observed themselves did not agree with scientist statements at the time the use of steroids continued among athletes. 3.Steroid use has spread from the Olympic games to effect many athletes of all ages and sport categories.

Counter points- 1.As the article states in the past the high dose mixture of steroid drugs that have not been examined by medical means, and therefore the specific outcomes are unknown. 2.The thoughts of all athletes at the time is unknown. Some may have continued to use the drugs in disregard of their own health and hidden the negative effects, thus their peers did not observe the negative side of steroids. 3.The statistics taken of steroid use in other sports are unreliable as not all athletes were tested in the surveys and the results of that testing can be distorted. Therefore the use of steroids is a given sport cannot be represented accurately.

Reference: (more references of info. Taken from professionals on website page) The Anabolic’s Mall. (2005). //History of anabolic steroids in sports.// Retrieved March 19, 2010, from http://www.anabolicsmall.com/roida3a.htm