Why use steroids? They work

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baseball players and other athletes use steroids for one reason -- they work.
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, who launched an independent probe into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in March 2006, was expected to name on Thursday at least 50 Major League Baseball players who used banned drugs, despite rules and health warnings.
They can cause acne, enlarged breasts and shrunken testicles in men. Th ey cause women to grow facial hair and can lead to infertility in both sexes. Yet some players still use them. Why? Because they can help build muscle and endurance more quickly, mostly by speeding recovery from strenuous workouts, experts say.