What Athletes Should Know About Taking Steroids

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A recent survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that almost four percent of high school athletes have used anabolic steroids to enhance performance and improve physical appearance and yet few young athletes may be well informed about the potentially dangerous side effects associated with using steroids.

Anabolic-androgenic steroids are man-made substances related to male sex hormones. "Anabolic" refers to muscle-building and "androgenic" refers to increased masculine characteristics.

While there are legitimate medical reasons for prescribing anabolic steroids - such as treating muscle-wasting diseases - many athletes today misuse and abuse steroids for non-medical reasons, such as building muscle mass.

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What Athletes Should Know About Taking Steroids

A recent survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that almost four percent of high school athletes have used anabolic...

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