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Anabolic Steroids Synthetic

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Steroids were originally synthetic testosterone in the 1930s where scientists gave it to those who couldn't produce it. Then, it was later used in World War II where they found out that they could use it to gain weight and and improved performance. Then later they were used in the Olympics, mainly in wrestling, and then a scientist named Dr. Zeigler made it an official drug called anabolic steroids. In 1975, the Olympics finally put a ban to the drug.
And because of this, the black market sales of this drug increased. In 1988, the government finally put a federal ban to the drug. Steroids themselves didn't originate from a plant because, it was synthetic. The people that use them are mainly athletes to get a better edge in the competition,
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