In 1999, an international conference that was held banned the usage of performance- enhancing drugs in any sporting event. Many of these performance-enhancing drugs that are taken by athletes cause many issues in their lives. Olympic athletes have gotten their medals taken away for being caught of drug usage. Steroids have been officially banned in Olympic competition since 1973 to prevent these kinds of issues from happening. These steroids are also forbidden in many national sporting associations such as the NFL and MLB. A type of performance-enhancing drug is the anabolic steroid that helps athletes with body-building. These steroids are one of the most common type of performance-enhancing drugs. The anabolics have sides effects that can be very effective with men and women. They can cause change in physical appearances, disease and could damage your organs. (Drugs &