With high school, college and professional sports getting more and more competitive all the time, some players will do whatever it takes to get an edge — even if it means breaking the rules and running the risk of getting kicked off the team or banned from competition.

Steroids provide a fast, efficient means of gaining muscle mass, gaining muscle strength and gaining a competitive edge… and they harm the human body in the process. For that reason most governing sports bodies have rules on the books outlawing the use of steroids by players and competitors.

In some sporting events, such as the Olympics, mandatory testing for performance enhancing compounds, including steroids) takes place randomly throughout the events and after each medal-winning victory.

But what about on high school football fields, basketball courts, and other athletic venues where steroids ought not exist, but concerned parents may wonder about their children because of sudden increases in muscle mass, drastic reductions in body fat, and wild changes in attitude (not attributed to puberty… lol.)?

When that happens the parent, or other concerned party such as a coach or guidance counselor, may want to consider trying to get the athlete to consent to a home test kit for steroid use such as SteroidConfirm.

As a general rule, an innocent athlete will gladly submit to the test… and carry a chip on their shoulder about it afterwards, while a guilty athlete will throw up every objection in the book not to take the test and become hostile at the very notion that someone would think he/she has taken steroids.

Not a fun road to travel, this ugly steroid testing path, but if you love someone and want them to live a long life after they leave the playing field, sometimes it is the road you must travel.