1. Steroids
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2. Anabolic Steroids Street Names: Amoids, gym candy, roids, juice.
Chemical Name: Androgenic Anabolic Steroids
Types of Anabolic Steroids
Anadrol
Oxadrin
Dianabol
Deca-Durabolin
Equipoise
How are steroids used?

3. Action of Steroids
Anabolic steroids work by increasing protein synthesis in muscle cells 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.
Anabolic steroids are taken orally, injected, or rubbed on in cream form typically in cycles of weeks or months (referred to as "cycling"),
Pyramiding- With this method users slowly escalate steroid use (increasing the number of drugs used at one time and/or the dose and frequency of one or more steroids),

4. History Steroids were discovered by German scientists in the 1930’s.
Steroids grew in popularity in the 1940’s when the Soviet Union used it to enhance the performance of Olympic athletes and weight lifters.
Dianabol was approved for use in the U.S in 1958 by the Food and Drug Administration.
Dianabol was later discovered to cause harmful affects to the body and was banned by the International Olympic Committee.

5. Medical Use
Steroids can be prescribed by doctors to treat people that produce abnormally low amounts of testosterone. (Delayed Puberty)
Prescribed to treat body wasting in patients with AIDS and other diseases that result in loss of lean muscle mass.
Abuse of Anabolic Steroids can cause serious health problems.

6. Drug Rating
Federal law placed anabolic steroids in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) as of February 27, 1991.
Schedule III refers to substances that are between high and low level of being abused.
GTL
The possession or sale of anabolic steroids without a valid prescription is illegal.

7. Physiological Effects
Acne and breast development in men.
Performance enhancement and muscle growth.
Liver damage, Cancer, High Blood Pressure.
For Men: Testicle shrinking, reduced sperm count, infertility, baldness, risk of prostate cancer.
For Women: growth of facial hair, male-pattern baldness, deepened voice.
For Adolescents: Halted growth through premature skeletal maturation and accelerated puberty changes.

8. Psychological Effects
ROID RAGE!!!- unprovoked aggression and increased irritability.
Delusions
Impaired Judgment
Depression

9. Addictive Potential
Steroid users tend to spend large amounts of money and time obtaining steroids.
Desire to become “Bigger and Bigger”.
Withdrawal Symptoms
Mood Swings
Fatigue
Restlessness
Loss of Appetite

10. Bibliography http://www.justice.gov/dea/images_steroids.html
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