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The use of steroids in our society today is very common, that is with prescription. But that is not the kind of steroids I am talking about, I am talking about Anabolic Steroids. Anabolic steroids are a very sensitive issue in the world of sports today. Even though the side effects are life threatening, men and woman alike continue to submit their bodies to this illegal drug. Anabolic steroids are taken either through pills or injected directly into the blood stream with a needle. In 1994, 1,084,000 Americans, or 0.5 percent of the adult population, said that they had use anabolic steroids, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Under Federal Law it is illegal to possess or distribute anabolic steroids for nonmedical uses. However, heavy demand has generated a black market with estimated sales of up to $400 million a year, according to a NIDA Research Report, Anabolic Steroids: A Threat to Body and ! Anabolic steroids are drugs derived from the male hormone testosterone. They promote muscle growth and increase lean body mass. Although anabolic steroids have many approved medical uses, some athletes and others seeking t
abuse.com/information/anabolicsteroid/steroid1.html. It was determined that a specific steroid called androstenedione did nothing to raise testosterone levels in power lifting. As pointed out by Drs Palusinski and Barud, "androstenedione intake is not prudent in young people, and because of the potentially harmful sequelae, we believe it should not be recommended to anyone. We also agree that additional research on the effect of androstenedione intake on the prostate gland is desirable." Of concern is the recent report that androstenedione has neural effects equal in potency to testosterone (Ullis p.5). Androstenedione supplementation does not increase serum testosterone concentrations or enhances skeletal muscle adaptations to resistance training in normotestosterogenic young men and may result in adverse health consequences (King PhD p.2). may experience paranoid jealousy, extreme irritability, delusions, and impaired judgment stemming from feelings of invincibility (NIDA July/August 1997) resistance training in young men: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mask, Dr. Allen. (1996, July). Steroid Abuse (9 paragraphs). WRAL OnLine. Questions and Answers About Anabolic Steroids. (1997, July/August). vol.12, o improve performance and physical appearance abuse them. These nonmedical uses are illegal and carry many health hazards. There are many signs that one can look for in a person who is suspected of using Anabolic Steroids. There is dramatic gain in weight and muscle mass over a short period of time (NIDA September1997). Another is severe acne. Others could be water retention, baldness or hair loss, even in the worst cases severe and sometimes violent mood swin
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