{"product_id":"steroids-aharon-w-zorea-9781440802997","title":"Steroids","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thorough, balanced examination of the controversies on the therapeutic and non-therapeutic use of steroids that covers both legal medical therapy and illegal performance enhancement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe discussions regarding the ethical, medical, and social controversies surrounding steroid use are as heated as the drugs themselves are powerful. \u003ci\u003eSteroids\u003c\/i\u003e comprehensively addresses the separate debates over steroid use in therapeutic medical treatments, sports performance enhancement, and cosmetic lifestyle choices. The contents provide balanced coverage of the complex positive and negative implications involved with using these \"ingredients of youth\" to evade the common ailments of old age and to overcome some of the limitations of natural biology. This book will be invaluable to students of not only health and exercise sciences, sports and sport-related fields, and medical science, but also those researching social and ethical questions involved with the use of steroids in related fields. For example, the book may be used by sociology students investigating social aspects of sports, health policy, and public role models; psychology students focusing on the role of self-image and mental health; and political science students researching public health policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aharon W. Zorea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440802998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440802997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014 pg. 421","brand":"Aharon W. Zorea","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48449606320383,"sku":"9781440802997","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1673f1d-d5e1-48b2-84cf-8b351deabda6.jpg?v=1777264133","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steroids-aharon-w-zorea-9781440802997","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}