Steroid abuse

The Use of Anabolic Steroids Anabolic steroids have been around since they have been discovered in the 1930’s. ( Who Discovered them?) They are used to significantly increase the rate at which a person’s muscles grow. Since this discovery, bodybuilder’s and athletes have abused the drug to gain an advantage over the other players. In 1990, congress passed the Anabolic Steroids Control Act. This placed anabolic steroids in the same legal class as amphetamines, methamphetamines, opium, and morphine

5. There are plenty of side effects that come with the use and abuse of anabolic steroids. In men, steroids can reduce sperm count, shrink the testicles, and enlarge the breasts. In women, steroids can increase body hair, roughen skin, decrease breast size, an deepen the voice. In both men an women, anabolic steroids can cause heart attacks, high blood pressure, an high cholesterol. a) Side effects of androgenic steroids include severe acne, oily hair and face, hair loss, liver and kidney damage

Athletes partaking in performance enhancing drugs is another sport specific risk behaviour to achieve victory. Taking performance enhancing drugs gives an extra edge and is a short cut to good performance. It allows one to perform under any circumstances. In fact, stimulants are the most common types of drugs that are misused. Stimulants reduce tiredness and pain. Further, it increases endurance and explosive power due to the reduction of pain. The earliest reasons for the use of stimulants is because

There are many types of steroids abused by athletes in order to increase their muscle mass and strength. Though steroids have a negative reputation, there are some that can be beneficial to athletes and certain patients. There are types of steroids called corticosteroids that have more medical uses to them and another type called anabolic-androgenic steroids that have a more limited medical use. The anabolic-androgenic are usually the steroids that are being abused by athletes (Bigelow, par.10).

Anabolic Steroids are synthetically engineered products used to increase the production of testosterone in the body. Steroids are used all around the world for sporting events or for bodybuilding. A steroid basically encourages the body to use a higher percentage than normal of the calories one ingests to specifically convert those calories to building more muscle mass. While adding testosterone to the mix, the results can be phenomenal. Steroids are available as injections, soluble tablets, and

Many athletes around the world such as Lance Armstrong, Alex Rodriguez and Marion Jones have confided in anabolic-androgenic steroids to gain muscle mass, as well as strength, however, there are countless negative side effects that come along with the need to be buff. Anabolic-androgen steroids are defined as synthetically produced alternatives of the naturally occurring male sex hormone testosterone. Anabolic relates to building muscle, and androgenic relates to amplified male sexual characteristics

More steroid consumption causes harsh side effects and permanent damage to the human body, resulting in lifetime problems like liver cancer, heart attack, heart disease, kidney failure and sadly death. Recently a documentary was released by National Geographic Channel on The history, advantage and disadvantages on Steroids, revealing several people, famous and prominent individuals have lost their lives; Eddie Girero died at 38 years due to heart disease, Brian Pilman a professional wrestler died

Steroids has been one of the most controversial substances when it comes to usage. In basic chemistry, steroids are made up of several compounds that are vital for the human body; such as cholesterol and hormones. The negative effects of steroids include heart risk such as heart attacks or strokes. Steroids has been commonly used in bodybuilding to give competitors the necessary energy to perform and look better. However, bodybuilders would eventually suffer the aftermath of the use of steroids.

Steroids are good and bad, but are they helping or destroying your body. More people today use steroids when working out to make them seem bigger. There are some pros and many cons to using steroids. Sometimes it can lead to bad outcomes. What are steroids? Steroids known as (roids or juice) They are similar to some hormones in our bodies. Our body makes a natural steroid to help fight off stress and help us grow. Natural steroids that our bodies produce help control our metabolism, reduce inflammation

This unconventional use of androgenic steroids is what is commonly referred to as doping or the Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED). The effects of the steroids on an athlete’s body is a topic that draws controversies and debate as many people always want to further understand their advantages as opposed to their disadvantages. In the very basic terms, steroids can have the ability or rather a potential to drastically change the human body and its various