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Being that my entire academic life is based on sports I picked the topic of illegal steroid use in sports. I have seen a rapid growth in the use of illegal steroids starting at the professional level all the way down to the high school level and possible even to Jr. high levels. My research paper is based on trying to figure out why athletes and especially young athlete would decide to take illegal steroids when they are aware of the dangers that are associated with them. Every article based on illegal steroids is basically the same. It is either some professor discussing the dangers on steroids, trying to convince high schools and institutions to place more emphasis on drug testing or a former professional player talking about why he used steroids during their career. I will interview both athletes and non athletes, some who have used steroids and others who have seen people use steroids in an attempt to figure out the question of why?

I have seen athletes who have used steroids at a very young age in an attempt to get a leg up on the competition and it worked, for a little. They were that star high school athlete and seemed to be on their way to playing at the college level. However with this drug you have to continue to use it or the gains that you received will quickly diminish. The individuals who continued to use ran in to many problems that quickly put their college dreams to a halt. The ones that quit using lost that edge that they had. This issue of steroid use has always been of interest to me because I never knew why they would decide to "cheat" their way to being a star athlete.