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Anabolic steroids are a drug that people
use in order to increase their physical performance in sports
or simply make them stronger to look good. They help increase
muscle strength much faster than going through a normal diet
and workout routine. While some steroids have legit medical
uses most anabolic steroids are used improperly and can have
very negative and harmful effects.
Anabolic steroids can be used in pill form as well as through
injection of needles. Most people that use steroids the wrong
way will inject them directly into their muscles using a hypodermic
needle. Steroids have come to light recently through the use
of users in professional sports. And although it may have
increased their ability to perform in the sport, they are
illegal and extremely dangerous for their health in the long
run.
Using steroids while you are still growing can cause your
body to quit growing altogether. So if you start abusing a
steroid in your teens, there is a good possibility that you
will remain that height for the rest of your life. Besides
stunting your growth they can also cause your skin to change
color, your blood pressure to rise, cholesterol problems,
zits to popout, and even more serious side effects that deal
with your kidney and liver.
Aside from the internal negative effects that anabolic steroids
cause there are also plenty of physical differences you will
see as well. Of course your muscles will increase in size
but for males their testicles are likely to shrink, they will
begin to lose hair at an earlier age, and even develop breasts.
Females have been known to grow facial hair, have a deeper
voice, and lose their hair as well.
Even though steroids can make you stronger and increase your
self-confidence for a short period of time, they also have
very negative behavioral effects as well. Steroid abusers
have been known to go through major mood swings and can make
a normal happy person angry and violent. This happens because
the drugs affect the limbic system in our brains. When this
occurs people have reported to have serious depression like
symptoms.
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