Steroids

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Steroids
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What are they and what do they do?
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• Anabolic steroids
• aka anabolic-androgenic steroids
• are synthetic derivatives of testosterone

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• Testosterone
• androgenic (development of male genitals, growth
  of body and facial hair, and deepening of voice)
• anabolic (increased bone and muscle mass). While
  all steroids have androgenic and anabolic
  effects, some synthetic steroids have been
  developed with minimal androgenic effects.

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How do steroids work?

• muscle cells produce more protein which, as long
  as the athletes works out, leads to increased
  muscle size and strength and, at the same time,
  also allows the body to produce more ATP, the
  "fuel" muscles need to move.

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Side effects

• Acne
• Bloated appearance
• Rapid weight gain
• Impotence
• Blood clots
• Liver damage
• Premature heart attack and stroke
• Elevated cholesterol levels
• Weakening of the tendons
• Bouts of depression
• Extreme irritability
• Aggression or "roid rage"

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Did you know?

• That football star Lyle Alzado died
• at age 42 from brain cancer brought
• on by excessive steroid use
• "I started taking anabolic steroids in 1969 and
  never stopped," he admitted during
  his pain- racked final days. "It was
  addicting, mentally addicting. Now I'm sick,
  and I'm scared. Ninety per cent of the athletes I
  know are on the stuff. We're not born to be
  300lbs or jump 30ft. But all the time I was
  taking steroids, I knew they were making me play
  better. I became very violent on the field and
  off it. I did things only crazy people do. Once a
  guy sideswiped my car and I beat the hell out of
  him. Now look at me. My hair's gone, I wobble
  when I walk and have to hold on to someone for
  support, and I have trouble remembering things.
  My last wish? That no one else ever dies this
  way."