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Anabolic Steroids. By Danny Conti. What Is an Anabolic Steroid?. Synthetic chemical Resembles testosterone Improves strength level Anabolic-muscle developer synthesizes protein . Chemical makeup . Sex Hormones . Steroid . Who designed steroids?.
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Anabolic Steroids By Danny Conti
What Is an Anabolic Steroid? • Synthetic chemical • Resembles testosterone • Improves strength level • Anabolic-muscle developer • synthesizes protein
Chemical makeup Sex Hormones Steroid
Who designed steroids? • 1931, German chemist Adolf Butenandt (androstenone) • Leopold Ruzicka synthesized, safe for human use
Originally designed for • Children/adults diagnosed with Muscular Atrophy
What are the forms? • Oral-Pills • Injectable-needles • Transdermal-creams,ointments,skinpatches • Can cost $100-500 dollars per dose
Oral use • Danocrine • Masteron • Dianabol • Android or Tesred • Anavar • Anadrol • Winstrol • Equipoise
Intramuscular injection use • Deca-Durabolin • Durabolin • Virilon • Decatrex • Decagen • Mastagen • Primogen
Transdermal use • Androderm • Androgel • Testim • Testoderm • TTS
Where do people get it? • The black market • The internet • Underground • Is illegal
Side effects in men • Jaundice • Aggression • Breast development • Baldness • Cardiovascular problems • Stunted growth • Prostate enlargement • High blood pressure • Kidney problems • Excessive body hair • Water retention • Sterility • Testicular Atrophy • Depression • Acne
Side effects in Women • Similar to men’s effects • Facial hair • Male pattern baldness • Change in menstrual cycle • Deepened voice • Enlarged clitoris • Aggression • infertility
The street names • Juice • Roids • Gym Candy • Pumpers • Stackers • Weight Trainers • Arnies • A’s or Anabolics
Before and after using steroids • Size gain • Fat loss • Feeling invincible • Aggression • Before/After • Greg Valentino
Steroid users who are famous • Sylvester Stallone • Arnold Schwarzenegger • David Ortiz • Lou Ferrigno (Hulk) • Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)
Works Cited • "Basic Facts About Drugs: Steroids." ACDE Home Page. American Council for Drug Education's, 2002. Web. 03 Sept. 2011. <http://www.acde.org/common/Steroids.htm>. • Foley, Mike. "10 Famous Athletes That Have Used Steroids | Made Manual." Mademan.com. BREAK, 19 Mar. 2010. Web. 03 Sept. 2011. <http://www.mademan.com/mm/10-famous-athletes-have-used-steroids.html>. • Maisel, AQ. "History of Steroids." Anabolic Steroids - Steroid .com. Steroid.com, 2011. Web. 03 Sept. 2011. <http://www.steroid.com/>. • "NIDA 1 - Research Report Series - Anabolic Steroid Abuse - Addiction, Prevention, and Treatment." NIDA, 31 Dec. 2005. Web. 03 Sept. 2011. <http://www.drugabuse.gov/researchreports/steroids/anabolicsteroids5.html#addictive>. • "Questions and Answers about Anabolic Steroids." NIDA. NIDA, July-Aug. 1997. Web. 03 Sept. 2011. <http://archives.drugabuse.gov/nida_notes/nnvoll2n4/qasteroids.html>.