The Truth about Steroids

by Larry Gerber

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has estimated that half a million American teenagers use steroids--325,000 boys and 175,000 girls. In this absorbing volume, readers get the facts about performance-enhancing drugs and their physical and mental effects. The early use of Dianabol in weightlifting and the spread of steroids in athletics, and players who have been affected by steroids, including Lyle Alzado, Lance Armstrong, Ben Johnson, Marion Jones,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477718958
• ISBN13: 9781477718957
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12