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...these huge, abnormally muscled beings on cartoons and kids' programming," notes Chicago osteopath Bob Goldman. "Conan and Rambo are the heroes." So are sports stars, some of whom -- like Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson and Seattle Seahawk linebacker Brian Bosworth -- are known to have taken the steroid shortcut. Scrawny youngsters, some only 13, eagerly pay between $50 and $400 to black-market dealers for a six-to-13-week cycle of pills and injectables that could turn them into Hulk Hogans. "It takes years to build up a body like that," brags "Rick," 17, pointing to drug-clean weight lifters...
...drug-enhanced physiques are a hazardous bargain. Steroids can cause temporary acne and balding, upset hormonal production and damage the heart and kidneys. Doctors suspect they may contribute to liver cancer and atherosclerosis. Teens, who are already undergoing physical and psychological stresses, may run some enhanced risks. The drugs can stunt growth by accelerating bone maturation. Physicians also speculate that the chemicals may compromise youngsters' still developing reproductive systems. Steroid users have experienced a shrinking of the testicles and impotence. Dr. Richard Dominguez, a sports specialist in suburban Chicago, starts his lectures to youths with a surefire attention grabber...
...forms of birth control are desperately needed, and a few are slowly appearing. Last year a French pharmaceutical firm introduced RU 486, a drug that helps induce a relatively safe miscarriage when given to a woman in the early stages of pregnancy. Another recent arrival is Norplant, steroid-filled capsules that are embedded in a woman's arm and deliver contraceptive protection for five years. The implant is approved for use in twelve countries, including China, Thailand and Indonesia...
...Borlange group's key proposal was that random checks for steroid use be carried out during training as well as actual competition. Refusal to submit to such checks would carry the same penalties as the discovery of use of any of the drugs, including disqualification and long-term bans from competition. Said Sir Arthur Gold, chairman of Britain's Olympic Association: "With controls during training, we have found a new and forceful weapon in the war against doping." If the weapon is used, that...
...play-off snapshots are of Hernandez swimming to third base and drowning a foot from shore, of Los Angeles outfielder Kirk Gibson limping out the grand home runs on a frayed leg injected with cortisone (in the spirit of the times, a steroid; "It's amazing what drugs can do," he said), or of National League president A. Bartlett Giamatti sniffing Dodger relief pitcher Jay Howell's glove for pine tar or caramel ("I felt there could be some amelioration by me," said Giamatti, sounding like Casey Stengel). But the memory is of Jefferies botching a bunt, booting a double...