PEDS – Performance Enhancement DrugsThe history of performance enhancement follows a timeline as deeply rooted in our history as sports themselves -themselves. These taboo substances are part of the most absolutely misunderstood category in modern medicine and will remain so until the murky and illusory veil which shrouds them is torn. The use of performance-enhancing “substances/drugs” for athletic spurs dates back as far as ancient Greece. competitions of old, where competitors often chewed cocoa leaves or a very wide range of other “potions/concoctions”. Although understanding of the full effect of what we know today as testosterone has not yet been developed, the knowledge base on the substance dates back even to the original ancient Olympic Games which were the first field test site for performance enhancement trials using testosterone. Athletes often choose to ingest animal testicles, often in large quantities over time, before entering a competition. It could be said that the modern revolution, or renaissance, truly began in the heat of the deadliest war ever known. These experiments and clinical experiments began to reveal that a hormone located in the testicles was the real catalyst that fueled these experiments. The synthesis of these hormones, namely testosterone, in the 1930s marked a turning point into the real world of performance enhancement. A true revolution occurred In early 1931, a German chemist, Adolf Butenandt, found a way to identify and purify the powerful hormone Androstenone. This was a catalyst for Shortly's fellow German chemist, Leopold Ruzicka, who expanded on Butenandt's achievements and work, to develop a revolutionary way of synthesizing the hormone to make it safe for human use. Shortly after its previous...... middle of paper......seasons, and many others. These benefits they boast of can be used to treat a wide range of illnesses/disorders such as muscle wasting diseases, HIV, sports injuries, and are even applicable to many cancer patients. In conclusion, it is clear that once behind the veil of myth and tradition that has tainted all performance-enhancing drugs, we gain a true understanding of their true basis. All errors aside, it is evident that of the substances consumed without our book on chemical dependence, steroids and most performance-enhancing drugs are the least likely to cause derogatory effects. In fact, these “medications” are often the miracle needed to save a life or simply improve one’s physical well-being. Clearly, it's time to get rid of all these myths and expose the realm of steroids and performance enhancing drugs for the wonder that they truly are..