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‘‘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.