Steroids

by Daniel Benjamin and Senior Fellow & Director Cuse Daniel Benjamin

Today, more than 7 million American teens are involved in high school athletics. With that comes the desire to be the strongest or the fastest. Some will turn to anabolic steroids to get there. Steroids are used to increase muscle mass and strength, but they also cause a wide range of adverse side effects including acne, breast development in men, heart attacks, and some cancers. Your readers will learn about the long-term and short-term effects of...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608708268
• ISBN13: 9781608708260
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8