By: Sima TranSTEROIDS

Steroids are synthetic hormones designed to treat medical ailments.

They are chemicals, often hormones that the body makes naturally. There are two main types which are called corticosteroids and anabolic-androgenic steroids (anabolic for short).

Corticosteroids are prescribed by doctors for treatments such as allergic reactions and autoimmune diseases while anabolic steroids aid in the process of speeding up muscle.

Steroid could either be taken through the mouth or through injection which influence the body’s hormonal system, producing extra testosterone.

WHAT ARE STEROIDS?

Corticosteroids are medicines that is used to quickly fight off inflammation in your body.

These lab-made steroids works like the hormone cortisol, same production that your adrenal glands make.

Cortisol is what keeping your immune system from developing substances that causes inflammation.

WHAT ARE CORTICOSTEROIDS?

Effects are all depends on the dosage and how long the drugs has been taken.

Short term can cause weight gain, puffy face, nausea, mood swings, and trouble sleeping.

Could also get thinner skin, acne, unusual hair growth, and elevation in blood sugar and blood pressure.

Long term side effect can cause osteoporosis to whom ever uses it for more than 3 months. Other effects could be muscle weaknesses, eye problems, and higher risk of diabetes.

CORTICOSTEROID SIDE EFFECTS

Rheumatoid arthritis Asthma Chronic obstructive

pulmonary disorder Lupus and other

autoimmune disorders Multiple sclerosis Rashes and skin

conditions

“Forms of Corticosteroids”

Pill or liquid Inhaler Nasal spray Shot Skin cream Tube that goes into vein

CORTICOSTEROID TREAMENTS

Anabolic-androgenic steroids are steroidal androgens that include natural androgens such as testosterone as well as synthetic substances that are structurally related to testosterone as well as having similar effects.

“Anabolic” refers to muscle-building, and “androgenic” refers to increased male sexual characteristics and “steroids” refers to class of drugs.

WHAT IS ANABOLIC-ANDROGENIC STEROIDS?

Paranoid (extreme, unreasonable) jealousy

Extreme irritability Delusions – false beliefs

or ideas Impaired judgement

Kidney problems or failure

Liver damage Enlarged heart,

Hypertension, changes in blood cholesterol, all of which increase the risk of cerebrovascular accident and myocardial infarction.

Short-Term Long-Term

EFFECTS

Mood swings Fatigue Restlessness Loss of appetite Sleep problems Decreased sex drive Steroid cravings

Some medications are used for treating steroid withdrawal to restore the hormonal system that has been disrupted by steroid abuse.

Other medications target different symptoms depending on the withdrawal.

Withdrawal Treatment

WITHDRAWAL & TREATMENT

“When we work out, we create tiny micro-tears in muscle fibers. When the muscle regrows and heals, it grows back a little bit larger, and repeating that process over time is how we get hard and massive.”

I agree with this statement because my friend and I also do a good amount of weight-lifting and while we lift almost the same thing and have similar body structure, I noticed that his muscle growth was quicker and larger than mine although we went through the same routine. I already knew it was because of the help of steroid that gave him an edge because he mentioned it before hands that he was on it.

AGREE

“Steroids are for guys who want to cheat opponents” – Lawrence Taylor

“Steroids can seem necessary to compete at the highest levels, and the quickest rewards can outweigh the long term consequences to the user’s health.” – Howard Berman

“If I was on steroids, I would have put a lot of companies out of business that night..” – James Toney

QUOTES

“Some potential side-effects of anabolic steroid abuse include: liver tumors, hypertension, increased cholesterol, severe acne, kidney tumors, infertility, baldness, prostate cancer, testicle shrinkage, etc… also causes emotional problems such as dramatic mood swings that could lead to violence, depression, paranoid jealousy, extreme irritability, and impaired judgement; and yet people still look pass that and continue to abuse steroid. Why is that?”

DISCUSSION QUESTION

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/anabolic-steroids

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ss/slideshow-steroids-101

http://gizmodo.com/5887825/what-are-steroids http://www.rxlist.com/anabolic-androgenic_steroids/drug

s-condition.htm

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