‘‘in 1999 2.9% of school
Anabolic steroids is the way
to
synthetic
substances
base on male sex hormons
(androgens) is known. These
hormons promote muscle
growth (anabolic effect) as well
as development of male sexual
characteristics (androgenic effect). Recent U.S data indicate
that the use of anabolic steroids
is common and since 1996 has
been increasing significantly
in the country, in 1999 2.9% of
school children in 12th grade
reported having consumed
any occasion anabolic steroids.
‘‘With continued
use of steroids,
some of these
effects become
irreversible...’’
children in 12th grade
reported having consumed any occasion
anabolic steroids. ...’’
Steroids cause multiple damage to the body, you can get
secondary problems, from having decreased sperm count,
becoming infertil to contracting HIV. These drugs can cause
problems in the cardiovascular
system, such as heart attack
and stroke. This happens because the steroids change the
levels of lipoproteins that carry
cholesterol in the blood, taking everything into account is
important don’t abuse steroids
because they drastically affect the cardiovascular system.