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Risks and Dangers of Anabolic Steroids: What You Need to Know

Learn about anabolic steroids, how they work, their dangers, and legal implications. Understand the specific risks for males and females. Explore the use of human growth hormone, its effects, and risks including in sports. Discover famous athletes involved in steroid scandals.

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Risks and Dangers of Anabolic Steroids: What You Need to Know

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  1. Steroids

  2. Lesson 1 - DHQ • What do you know about steroids?

  3. What are steroids? • Similar to certain hormones in the body • The body produces steroids naturally to promote growth and development • Corticosteroids are prescribed by doctors and are used to dampen overactive immune responses (allergic reactions or rashes) and reduce swelling

  4. Anabolic Steroids • Artificially produced hormones • Nearly identical to male sex hormones, like testosterone • 100+ variations

  5. How do anabolic steroids work? • Stimulate muscle tissue to grow and “bulk up” in response to training • Mimic the effect of naturally produced testosterone in the body • The hormone testosterone is responsible for increasing muscle mass

  6. Dangers of Anabolic Steroids If used by people who are not physically mature, it prevents bones from fully maturing • Mood swings (“roid” rage) • Personality changes (depression, aggressive tendencies) • Enlarged heart • Increased chance of heart attack • Liver damage

  7. Specific risks for females • Because of hormonal disturbances there could be: • Increased facial hair growth • Deepening of the voice • Shrinking of breasts • Loss of feminine characteristics • Menstrual cycle changes

  8. Specific risks for males • Decrease in testosterone which leads to: • Decreased sperm count: can lead to infertility • Enlargement of male breasts • Prostate gland enlargement

  9. Are steroids illegal? • “Yes, without a doctor's prescription for a medical condition, it's against the law to possess, sell, or distribute anabolic steroids.” • “Under federal law, first-time simple possession of anabolic steroids carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $1,000 fine. For first-offense trafficking in steroids, the maximum penalty is five years in prison and a fine of $250,000. Second offenses double this penalty.” www.webmd.com

  10. Anabolic Steroid Use • Steroids are commonly associated with athletes trying to improve their performance • It is speculated that around 20% of professional athletes and it is most likely higher than that • Steroid users know how to “beat the system” when it comes to drug testing

  11. …continued • Anabolic steroids increase muscle mass and strength, but aerobic endurance appears to be unaffected • Not just athletes take anabolic steroids… • Many non athletes take steroids for cosmetic reasons

  12. Human Growth Hormone • Only legal when prescribed • Doctors prescribe hGH for people whose bodies don’t naturally make enough growth hormone (growth hormone deficiency) • Can only be injected • Recent trends show an increase in growth hormone being abused as an athletic supplement

  13. Studies have shown little effect on increasing muscle mass and strength • Most of the increase in mass is due to water retention

  14. Risks of Growth Hormone use • Bones and skin thickening, broadening of the hands, feet and face • Muscle and joint weakening • Internal organs enlarging • Heart disease • Diabetes

  15. Steroids in the Sports Arena Marion Jones – Olympic Track Athlete

  16. Barry Bonds – professional baseball player, hit 762 home runs.

  17. Mark McGwire

  18. Sammy Sosa

  19. Roger Clemens

  20. Lance Armstrong • Previously won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of those victories in 2012 after a protracted doping scandal. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jtDH-10m2s

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