... these symptoms appear similar to the mechanisms and complications accompanying cocaine, alcohol or opioid abuse (Leshner 2002). Withdrawal symptoms are present when steroid use is terminated. Decreased sex drive, insomnia, headache, fatigue, depression, anorexia and dissatisfaction with body image are all common withdrawal symptoms. Some of the most common physiological side effects experienced by ... steroid users include: acne, gynecomastia (formation of breast tissue), hypertension, cardiovascular disease, heart palpitations, impotence, jaundice (yellowing of eyes and skin), water re...

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... (second leading cause of death), repeated infections, lung conditions, central nervous system disorders- unsteady gait or stance, cognitive impairment, psychiatric manifestations, blackouts, coma, sleep disruptions, diarrhea, vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding, increased sex drive for men with decreased ability to maintain an erection, miscarriages and the stopping of menstrual periods for women, inflammation of the pancreas, hepatitis, poor wound healing, build-up of ... . "Drinking alcohol may pose more health risk for women than men" (Bottoms Up , 4). There is more risk for women to ...

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