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What are anabolic steroids? There are two
types of steroids - corticosteroids and anabolic steroids.
Corticosteroids include drugs such as prednisone, cortisone,
depomedrol and celestone and are useful because of their strong
anti-inflammatory properties. Corticosteroids are prescribed
by physicians for the treatment of many medical problems.
Anabolic steroids include drugs such as Stanozolol, Danazol,
Nandrolone and Androl. They are synthetic substances that
are structurally very similar to the male sex hormone - testosterone.
Who uses anabolic steroids?
It is estimated that over a million North Americans are
currently using anabolic steroids and many of these users
are teenagers.
Fifty percent of these people use anabolic steroids hoping
to improve their physical performance and the other half
do so hoping to improve their physical appearance. People
employed in occupations where physical fitness and size
are important to success are more likely to resort to
using anabolic steroids. These occupations would include
professional athletes, police officers, fire fighters,
bouncers and soldiers.
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| Do anabolic steroids work?
The scientific community was slow admitting it but the
truth is that anabolic steroids really do work. They can
help improve athletic performance by reducing fatigue,
increasing muscle production, enhancing aggressiveness,
increasing nitrogen retention, improving calcium levels
in bone and elevating hemoglobin levels. To be effective
they must be taken in combination with a high protein
diet and an intense resistance training program. While
anabolic steroids do work, they are considered dangerous
substances because of their potential to cause some very
serious side effects. |
Are there side effects from using
anabolic steroids? There is a frightening list of
potential physical and psychological side effects associated
with anabolic steroid use. This list has been compiled from
research on people taking relatively low doses of anabolic
steroids compared to the extraordinary amounts that some people
admit to taking. There are individuals who claim to be simultaneously
taking huge doses of as many as 14 different anabolic steroids.
No one knows what the long-term consequences of such extraordinary
abuse will be. The following is a brief list of some of the
side effects associated with anabolic steroid use:
Male side effects: men taking anabolic
steroids can experience breast enlargement, shrinking
of the testicles, impotence, prostate enlargement and
reduced sperm count.
Female side effects:
women taking anabolic steroids can experience increased
facial hair, enlargement of the clitoris, reduced breast
size, male pattern baldness, irregular periods and deepening
of the voice. Unfortunately, these maculinizing effects
are permanent.
Common physical side
effects: all steroid users can experience tremor,
acne, impaired immune system function, increased blood
pressure, liver tumors, hepatitis, elevated cholesterol
levels and premature bony maturation.
Common
psychological side effects: the psychological
effects of anabolic steroid use can be very significant
and include - aggressiveness, hallucinations, sleep disturbance,
anti-social behaviour, paranoia and emotional volatility.
Strong feelings of depression often occur when people
stop taking these drugs and although physical addiction
to anabolic steroids does not occur, people can become
psychologically dependent on them. Anabolic steroid users
often become obsessed with developing a larger physique. |
How are anabolic steroids taken?
Anabolic steroids can be taken in one of two ways - orally
or by intramuscular injection. Steroid users often chose to
inject their anabolic steroids in an effort to avoid some
of the side effects that are only associated with taking steroids
in pill form. Individuals may also unknowingly be taking anabolic
steroids if they are present in one or more of their dietary
supplements.
The Bottom Line! While anabolic steroids
do work to help individuals build muscle, these dangerous
substances should be avoided because of their long list of
potentially serious side effects.
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