Steroid testing is becoming an integral part in the modern world of sports. Of course performance enhancing drugs are banned by most governing athletic bodies. Because these drugs are banned most of the time, the use of various testing methods have been employed to deter and detect violators of drug abuse policies.

Since we live in a world of competition there is always going to be people who break rules with performance enhancing drugs for an upper hand in an athletic event. Because of this, there are three main ways to test for the use of steroids, which include blood tests, urine tests, and hair tests. The most common of these tests is the urine test because it is inexpensive and less intrusive than blood testing.

Urine tests are the least inexpensive method ranging from $25 to $50. They primarily detect use from within the pas week. This test can...