Steroids
Anabolic steroids is the familiar name for synthetic substancesrelated to the male sex hormone androgen. Anabolic steroids promote the growth of skeletal muscle and the development of male sexual characteristics, and have other effects as well. Anabolic steroids were first developed in the late 1930’s to treat hypogonadism. The primary medical use are to treat delayed puberty, some types of impotence, and wasting of the body caused by HIV infection and other diseases. During the 1930’s, scientists found that anabolic steroids could improve the growth of skeletal muscle in laboratory animals. This led to the use of steroids to mostly bodybuilders and weightlifters and then by athletes in other sports. The abuse of steroids is extremely dangerous to the body, not only physically, but mentally as well. Steroid abuse has since become so widespread in athletics that it affects the outcome of More than one hundred different anabolic steroids have been developed, but they require a prescription to be used legally in the United States. Most steroids that are used illegally are smuggled in from other countries, or illegally diverted from U.S pharmacies. In
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