Drug abuse - Combating Anabolic Steroid Abuse

Steroids: is it worth the abuse?

There are many different elements that contribute to steroid abuse, but first, it is helpful to identify how steroids are used before verifying how this use turns into steroid abuse. Steroids (sex hormones) are, for the most part, prohibited in the US There are some steroids that have been licensed for medical use, either as oral, topical, or intravenous treatments. When we quote "steroid abuse by athletes" we always mean the abuse of a type of steroids called "anabolic steroids." Anabolic steroids are a group of steroids (steroizi) that aid in bodybuilding. Some pharmacists prescribe these types of drugs for patients with chronic muscle wasting diseases such as cancers, HIV-AIDS. Most athletes use steroids to improve muscle mass, endurance, endurance, and performance. Not only do their use and abuse have potentially deadly side effects, but they also contravene the Olympic code of honor and the moral principles of athletes.

Most athletes use steroids to improve muscle mass, endurance, endurance, and performance. Not only do their use and abuse have potentially deadly side effects, they also contravene the Olympic code of honor and the moral principles of athletes.

Anabolic steroid abuse can induce far-reaching implications on the human body and they include:

• Liver tumors. 
• Improved LDL cholesterol levels. 
• Attenuated HDL cholesterol levels. 
• Kidney tumors. 
• High blood pressure. 
• Salt and fluid retention. 
• Dangerous acne. 
• Hostility, mood swings, and psychiatric complications.

Furthermore, they could have gender-specific side consequences. Commonly in humans, the following side effects are discovered: 

• Low sperm count. 
• Contraction of the testicles. 
• Development of the breasts.
• Baldness. 
• Infertility.
• Prostate cancer. 

And in women: 

• Male pattern baldness. 
• Heightened voice. 
• Growth of facial hair. 
• Menstrual irregularities.

Generally, in adolescents there is a physical growth spurt at or near puberty, activated by endogenous steroid hormones. Anabolic steroid abuse in this age group contributes to the early growth of the skeletal system and therefore stunted growth.

Steroid abuse among athletes
There are 3 types of abuse among athletes:

Cycling - Athletes take multiple doses of steroids over a particular period of time, give up for a period, and start over.

Stacking: In this type of abuse, two or more different anabolic steroids are used, often a mixture of oral and injectable forms and occasionally even chemical compounds that are intended for veterinary use.

Pyramidation - Users easily escalate steroid abuse (maximizing the amount of steroids or the dose and frequency of one or more than one steroid used at a time), reaching a maximum amount mid-cycle and step-by-step targeting the dose toward the end of the cycle.

Common steroids that are abused include: Stanozolol, Oxandrolone, Oxymetholone are oral agents. Nandrolone, Boldenone, and Testosterone are available as injectables.

In short, steroid abuse among athletes generates interest not only for their personal well-being, but also eradicates sportsmanship and marginalizes reliable, hard-working athletes. Rigorous scrutiny of athletes, ambitious testing, and guilty life bans could help keep sports morally clean.