Disgraced! The Dirty History of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports
Performance-enhancing drugs are the scourge of modern American sports. However, despite the drugs' well known risks and the possibility of ruining their reputations, players continue to use banned substances to get an advantage over the competition. Each book examines the history of performance-enhancing drugs in an individual sport, focusing on high-profile athletes who have been arrested or otherwise implicated in scandal.
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Series Review: Disgraced!"Corrupt practices and steroid use in the United States are featured in this series about college and professional athletes. Report writers will also gain relevant facts from text boxes covering such subjects as "Steroid Side Effects." Amazing statements from athletes giving reasons why they took illegal drugs are good for discussion topics and will send readers to the primary and secondary sources listed in the extensive bibliographies to see the end results of these confessions. Photos of Roger Clemens testifying before Congress in 2008 make the series current. Each book concludes with thoughts regarding future additional legislation. Useful updates."
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