Steroid abuse in lateral sense is the foul or wrong usage of steroids, which is absolutely pernicious. Steroids are often abused by bodybuilders/sports persons/athletes to get an edge over rivals. Steroid abuse in sports is utterly illegal and unethical.
Steroid abuse is known as doping in sports terminology. The doping of steroids- anabolic steroids is strictly prohibited. However, anabolic steroids are often abused by sports persons in many different kinds of professional sports including cricket, track and field, weightlifting, bodybuilding, shot put, cycling, baseball, wrestling, mixed martial arts, boxing, football, etc. The sports persons mainly abuse steroids to attain a competitive edge or to assist in recovery from injury. Steroids abuse to obtain competitive advantage is prohibited by the rules of the governing bodies of many sports.
The International Amateur Athletic Federation, now the International Association of Athletics Federations, was the first international governing body of sport to take the situation seriously. The association banned steroid abuse in 1928. FIFA, Union Cycliste Internationale (cycling), and International Olympic Committee...