Steroids are ruining sports in the USA and will ruin future athletes if the USA doesn't put a stop to it. Many young athletes in the United States take performance-enhancing drugs because they see professional athletes doing it and getting results. These teenagers use steroids because they want to look muscular and fit, but they are unaware of the negative effects steroids have on their bodies. Young athletes don't know that they are not only putting their careers at risk but also their bodies. Steroids can make a person look muscular and fit, but at the same time they are ruining their heart. Steroids also cause people to act differently and do stupid things like using other drugs. Parents can prevent steroid use by teaching their children about it at a young age and staying involved in their children's athletic lives. Steroids have ruined professional careers. They ruined the careers of Lance Armstrong, Marion Jones and Barry Bonds and they almost ruined the career of Alex Rodriguez. Professional athletes use steroids to enhance their performance, which is cheating. The game is not fair if someone gets better results using drugs, and everyone should make do with what they have. There are many different ways to get what they want in a right and healthier way. Many high school athletes use steroids in the United States. They don't do it under the supervision of a doctor; therefore, they are ruining their bodies without them knowing. Many of these athletes only look at the outcome and not what they are doing to their body beyond getting stronger, more muscular and fitter. All governing sports bodies in the United States must take steroid testing seriously and give… half of the document… n/a. eLibrary. Network. October 30, 2013.Hayes, Joseph. "What's the problem?" Times Herald; Port Huron, Michigan, September 01, 2013: D1. eLibrary. Network. October 30, 2013.Lafee, Scott. “Steroids: Test or Educate?” School Administrator, June 1, 2006: 47. eLibrary. Network. October 30, 2013.Lardas, N, Mark. "The hard way to a hard body." Listen, January 1, 2006: 6. eLibrary. Network. October 30, 2013. Morse, Dan. “Elite Steroid Users Rarely Face Criminal Prosecution.” Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2004: B1. eLibrary. Network. October 23, 2013. Sortino, David. “The Dangers of Pediatrics for Young Athletes.” Democratic Press (Santa Rosa), August 18, 2013: B9. eLibrary. Network. November 14, 2013.Sparkman, Dennis. "Risk everything." Muscle & Fitness by Joe Weider, September 1, 1996:n. page eLibrary. Network. October 23, 2013Vaughters, Jonathan. "Confessions of an Addict." Junior Scholastic, March 4, 2013: 4. eLibrary. Network. October 30. 2013.