... Steroid use can be taken in different forms and also are usually used in combinations. Steroids can be injected directly into the muscle that the abuser wants to develop; this is often painful and can lead to infection. Abuse of steroids can be the cause of a long list of side effects. Abuse also can affect the mind, causing users to suffer from paranoid jealousy, extreme ... irritability, and impaired judgment from feelings of invincibility and temporary personality changes in some. Unattractive physical attributes, such as acne and insomnia, loss ... them is the most important thing a ...

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... on the market, and it was known that the extra testosterone from the steroids is what caused the increase in performance. It is now illegal to purchase, sell and use steroids. Along with problems with the law, the use of steroids creates many harmful (some fatal) side effects. Some of the side effects are: water retention, acne, increased aggression, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, impotence, and a severe liver disease called Jaundice ... . There are many different types of steroids along with different ways to take them. A popular and widely used steroid ... ...

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... (Silverstien 17-18). They are also a wide variety of over-the-counter (OTC) supplements. The effects of detramental supplements to the body such as steroids. Steroids have a list of some harmful effects of steroid use like, Heart Disease, Liver Cancer, Kidney Failure, Acne, and Ulcers. Athelets also can abotain HIV from the shared needles (Patton 6). Creatine also has some severe side effects. A few are Liver Inflamation, Muscle cramping, and head ... (Silverstein 54). One bad point to that is drug dogs are unable to sniff out steroids. Bodybuilding compettions disallow the use od stero...

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... substances related to the male sex hormones (http://www.nida.nih.gov/researchreports/steriods/anabolicsteroids.html). They encourage the growth of skeletal muscle and the development of male sexual characteristics, and also have some other effects (http://www.nida.nih.gov/researchreports/steriods/anabolicsteroids.html). Anabolic steroids are also a very powerful drug that athletes take to boost athletic performance (http://www.aap.org/family ... this by acting as the bodies" natural male hormone, testosterone (http://www.aap.org/family/steroids.htm). Some other physical side affects hig...

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... to work out more frequently and for longer periods of time. Someone who takes steroids would be taking in ten times as much testosterone as one normally would. All of this sounds great in theory, but that is only how it helps you. Next you must know why you shouldn't use them. Steroids have harmful effects on both mind and body. The most damaging, however ... , occur to the body. When a male takes anabolic steroids he can suffer acne, a high-pitched voice, hair loss ... more like men due to the testosterone being in their system. They have a deepened voice, hair growth, acne, and infert...

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... or Not To Use The use of steroids to gain muscle mass is quick and effective, but it has some serious negative effects as well. Steroid use is more common than most people think. Weight lifters and other athletes use them to gain strength very ... quickly, but after they stop using them and lose some strength, they become trapped in the steroid cycle. First, the benefits of steroids are very plain to ... and he can get ready for competitions in a much shorter time. A lot of people do not see anything wrong with steroids because the body already produces testosterone; therefore steroid...

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... long-term results are not so glamorous. There have been cases of mortality as well as death from cancer. The list goes on and on from increased facial hair growth and acne to heart disease and effects on the nervous system development and functioning. The main reason for someone to take steroids is to increase strength and performance, but ironically it decreases performance ... for the muscle to heal-which is too long to not train. Anabolic steroids not only affect the athlete physically but also mentally, socially and their family life. Personality changes include an increase sense of...

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