Political Cartoons
Steroid Use in Baseball
By Larry Wright, The Detroit News
Project: Cynthia Kirkeby, ClassBrain
Feb 20, 2005, 03:56 PST

© Larry Wright, The Detroit News

Steroid Use in Baseball

Jose Canseco’s book on steroid use shows it as a rampant ongoing problem within the leagues. This is not the first exposé on steroid use within American’s favorite past time though. Ken Caminiti, 1996 National League’s MVP, broke the news in 2002. As more and more information comes out about the use and abuse of drugs in the game of baseball, the damage to the sport may be impossible to overcome.


Discussion Questions

Are the teams and leagues doing everything they can to curtail the steroid drug problem?

Are other drugs being used as rampantly in the baseball leagues?

Why is drug testing within the baseball leagues not as tightly controlled as most other sports?

What is the message being sent to the youth of American?


Learning Links

Canseco’s Book Alleges Steroid Use
Read about Canseco’s allegations of drug use, and who supposedly knew all along.
Source: MLB.com

Caminiti Comes Clean
This article in Sports Illustrated documented Caminiti’s confession that he had been using steroids when he was named MVP for the National League in 1996.
Source: Sports Illustrated

Steroid Question Hangs Over Spring Training
The issue of steroids apparently became the primary topic of discussion as training camps started around the country. Learn what the managers are saying about the issues.
Source: Fox Sports

Steroid Use In Baseball A Public Health Issue...
The president of the College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and a team physician from St. Paul, MN issued a press release on this issue prior to the release of Canseco’s book. Read his view on the problems facing the athlete’s today.
Source: ACSM