Steroids (Anabolic)

[witchlinblue]

Anabolic Steroids

Anabolic Steroids are a man made substance which some athletes abuse to enhance performance. They can lead to serious health problems, some of which are irreversible.
Major side effects:liver tumors and cancer, jaundice, high blood pressure, kidney tumors, severe acne, extreme mood and personality changes and trembling. In males;shrinking of the testicles, reduced sperm count, baldness and breast development. In females;growth of facial hair, male pattern baldness, menstrual changes, and deepened voice, enlargement of private parts. In teenagers, growth may be halted prematurely and permanently. Many of these physical changes are permanent.
In a recent 2004 study by NIDA, 3.4% of school seniors admitted to using anabolic Steroids.
This drug is available by prescription and is meant to be used to treat conditions where the body is not producing enough testosterone.

[FedFlinstone]

Originally Posted by witchlinblue

Anabolic Steroids

Anabolic Steroids are a man made substance which some athletes abuse to enhance performance. They can lead to serious health problems, some of which are irreversible.
Major side effects:liver tumors and cancer, jaundice, high blood pressure, kidney tumors, severe acne, extreme mood and personality changes and trembling. In males;shrinking of the testicles, reduced sperm count, baldness and breast development.

Not true. This is purely speculation, fueled by the media. In fact, there has never been a single study in the history of modern medicine that definitively links anabolic steroids to negative side effects. Tons of doctors will claim that there are side effects, but those opinions are based on other peoples' opinions that they've read about. No one has ever done an official study.