Carls case
Steroids used in Athletics
Case and Ethical Considerations:
This case is about Carl’s decision of taking or not steroids to recover his prime physical condition. The ethical question for this problem is: “Should Carl use steroids?” One position for this case is Carl should use steroids. The other position is Carl should not use steroids.
Relevant Facts:
Carl lost muscle tone while recuperating from a broken leg and he knows that their teammates need him to win the baseball games. He knows that other teammates and players use vitamins, hormones and other supplements to improve their skills. Some anabolic steroids can be prescribed by doctors. According to an article there was a student that had heart problems and used steroids to bulk up, but his heart condition (Wolff-Parkinson-White) made him died.
Application of Science:
There are a lot of different applications of steroids, and it varies according to the type of steroids. Anabolic steroids (it builds up muscle mass) and catabolic steroids (it breaks down muscle and reduce inflammation) are the major types of steroids. Steroids can be used orally in pills or with an injection. In this case, Carl knows that he isn’t in his prime physical condition and he needs help to recover from his broken leg, that’s why he is planning using steroids to help him recover from his injury in an easier and faster way.
Effectiveness of science: Using steroids in this case has positive and negative effects. Some of the positive effects of using steroids depend in the person that uses the hormones because steroids only work if the athlete continues to work hard. Catabolic steroids can be used in medicine to help people with ashma, arthritis, and skin conditions. Anabolic steroids help athletes and bodybuilders to increase muscle mass. On the other hand, there are a lot of side effects such as: damaged cells inside the body, mood change, acne, baldness, stunting of growth, and affect of immune system. The side effects
Case and Ethical Considerations:
This case is about Carl’s decision of taking or not steroids to recover his prime physical condition. The ethical question for this problem is: “Should Carl use steroids?” One position for this case is Carl should use steroids. The other position is Carl should not use steroids.
Relevant Facts:
Carl lost muscle tone while recuperating from a broken leg and he knows that their teammates need him to win the baseball games. He knows that other teammates and players use vitamins, hormones and other supplements to improve their skills. Some anabolic steroids can be prescribed by doctors. According to an article there was a student that had heart problems and used steroids to bulk up, but his heart condition (Wolff-Parkinson-White) made him died.
Application of Science:
There are a lot of different applications of steroids, and it varies according to the type of steroids. Anabolic steroids (it builds up muscle mass) and catabolic steroids (it breaks down muscle and reduce inflammation) are the major types of steroids. Steroids can be used orally in pills or with an injection. In this case, Carl knows that he isn’t in his prime physical condition and he needs help to recover from his broken leg, that’s why he is planning using steroids to help him recover from his injury in an easier and faster way.
Effectiveness of science: Using steroids in this case has positive and negative effects. Some of the positive effects of using steroids depend in the person that uses the hormones because steroids only work if the athlete continues to work hard. Catabolic steroids can be used in medicine to help people with ashma, arthritis, and skin conditions. Anabolic steroids help athletes and bodybuilders to increase muscle mass. On the other hand, there are a lot of side effects such as: damaged cells inside the body, mood change, acne, baldness, stunting of growth, and affect of immune system. The side effects