Anabolic Steroids in Sports

When the world first heard athletes were taking anabolic steroids they were shocked. When Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was found to have taken anabolic steroids he was revoked of his gold metal after the 1988 Olympic games. They are everywhere in sports now. Alex Rodriguez has taken them and admitted to it. Shawn Merriman in the year after winning the rookie of the year award he was found to have tested positive for anabolic steroids. The home run champ of baseball has been linked to a steroid called BALCO. There are many more steroid takers but here are just a few to show what the sports world has come to.