ANABOLIC STEROIDS

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ANABOLIC STEROIDS

• By Austin Icaza and Kyle Hamblen

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What are They?

• Anabolic Steroids are drug derived from synthetic
  testosterone, a natural male hormone that are
  used to enhance performance.

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How do they work? Do they?

• Yes steroids work very well.
• The anabolic agents in steroids create a increase
  in retention of Nitrogen, causing an increase in
  the growth of muscle.
• They can be orally taken in a pill form, injected
  directly into muscle, or rubbed on muscle in a
  cream form.

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Good Side Effects

• Increase in Muscle size
• Increase in lean muscle mass
• Ability to train more intensely for longer
  periods of time
• Better Physical Appearance
• Placebo Effect

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Negative Side Effects

• MEN
• Reduced Sperm Count
• Infertility (Long term)
• Shrinking of Testicles
• High Blood Pressure
• Fluid Retention
• Development of breasts
• Increased Facial Hair
• Liver Damage (orally)
• Paranoia
• Aggressiveness
• Baldness
• Acne

• WOMEN
• Increased Facial Hair
• HBP
• Irregular Menstruation Cycles
• Deep Voice
• Paranoia
• Aggressiveness

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Testosterone

• Males especially at our age produce plenty of
  natural testosterone.
• Overloading our bodies with it can make the body
  up the estrogen which can lead to some of the
  negative side effects.
• Most common used Steroid in athletics today.
• Biggest gains in muscle mass and size.
• Injections or orally taken
• Very Long life (oil based)

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Stanozolol

• AKA Winstrol
• Still legal in pill form
• Cutting Agent
• Increases Lean Muscle mass
• Can also be injected
• Short life (Water Based)
• Used sometimes to promote fat loss and muscle
  gain.

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Oral vs. Injection

• ORAL
• Less detection time
• Harder on liver and kidneys
• Fat soluble

• INJECTION
• Longer detection time
• Liver and kidneys not affected
• Injected into muscle and spread throughout body

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STACKING

• Stacking- When people take either other steroids
  or other substances to maximize the effects of
  the steroid and minimize the bad side effects of
  the steroid.
• Doesnt always minimize negative effects
• Efficient for Bulking and increasing the maximum
  amount of mass in the least time possible.

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Long Term

• HIV
• CV Disease
• Serious Injury (post cycle)
• Irreversible liver damage
• Infertility
• Gynecomastia

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Gynecomastia

• Development of breasts in males.
• Expensive procedure to fix.
• Not just caused by steroids but the use of
  steroids will greatly increase a person risk of
  getting Gynecomastia

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Are Steroids Worth It?

• After you consider the risks and side effects
  that are involved the negatives greatly out weigh
  the positives.

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Sources

• http//www.kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/
  steroids.html
• http//www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_guide/Steroids
  
• http//www.drugfreesport.com/choices/drugs/steroid
  s.htmlA