Steroids are ruining sports in the United States, and they will ruin future athletes too if the United States doesn't put a stop to it. In the United States, many young athletes take performance-enhancing drugs because they see that professional athletes do it and get results. These teenagers use steroids because they want to look muscular and fit, but they are not aware of the negative effects of steroids on their body. Young athletes do not know that they are risking not only their careers but also their bodies. Steroids can make a person look muscular and fit, but at the same time they destroy their heart. Steroids also cause people to act differently and do crazy things, like using other drugs. Parents can prevent steroid use by teaching their children about it from a young age and staying involved in their children's sporting lives. Steroids have ruined professional careers. They ruined the careers of Lance Armstrong, Marion Jones and Barry Bonds and almost ruined the career of Alex Rodriguez. Professional athletes use steroids to enhance their performance, which constitutes cheating. The game isn't fair if someone gets better results from using drugs, and everyone should play with what they have. There are many different ways to get what they want in a fair and healthier way. Many high school athletes use steroids in the United States. They do not do it under the supervision of a doctor; therefore, they ruin their body without them knowing it. Many of these athletes only look at the outcome and not what they are doing to their body besides becoming stronger, muscular and fit. All sporting bodies governing the sport in the United States must take steroid testing seriously and give middle of paper ...... n/a. Electronic library. Internet. October 30, 2013. Hayes, Joseph. "What's the matter?" » Times Herald; Port Huron, Michigan, September 1, 2013: D1. Electronic library. Internet. October 30, 2013. Lafee, Scott. “Steroids: to test or to educate?” School Administrator, June 1, 2006: 47. Electronic Library. Internet. October 30, 2013. Lardas, N, Mark. “The hard path to a hard body.” Listen, January 1, 2006: 6. Electronic library. Internet. October 30, 2013. Morse, Dan. “Elite steroid users rarely face criminal prosecution.” Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2004: B1. Electronic library. Internet. October 23, 2013. Sortino, David. “The dangers of educational devices for young athletes.” Press Democrat (Santa Rosa), August 18, 2013: B9. Electronic library. Internet. November 14, 2013. Sparkman, Dennis. “Risk it all.” Muscle & Fitness by Joe Weider, September 1, 1996: n. page. Electronic library. Internet. October 23, 2013 Vaughters, Jonathan. “Confessions of a Doper.” Junior Scholastic, March 4, 2013: 4. Electronic library. Internet. October 30. 2013.