Steroids+-+How+They+Work

__** Anabolic Steroids (Building up as opposed to catabolic - breaking down) **__ Anabolic steroids are manufactured or synthesized derivatives of the male hormone, testosterone. Testosterone has two main functions on the body, the anabolic effect and the androgenic effect.

1. The anabolic effect is responsible for growth, muscular development, and the masculine body contour of the adult male. 2. The androgenic effect stimulates the development of the male secondary characteristics after puberty, causing growth of the beard, pubic hair, development of the penis, and change of voice.

//There are two types of effects that drugs have on your body..//


 * __ Therapeutic effects __**
 * Intended effects of a drug
 * Increase muscle size


 * __ Side Effects __**
 * Not always dose related (unless Anabolic Steroids)
 * Damage to the liver
 * Hepatitis or inflammation of the liver
 * Cirrhosis (kills all liver cells, causing liver failure)
 * Heart Disease
 * Possibility of contracting Hepatitis C (Sharing needles)
 * Gynecomastia ("Bitch Tits")
 * Acne
 * HIV
 * Sterile abscess
 * Severe muscle tears
 * Signs of virilization (deepening of the voice, excessive hair growth, acne, enlargement of the clitoris)


 * __ Non therapeutic effects - The side effects or the adverse effects __**
 * Biological activity
 * Physiological activities

**Here is a video of a Steroid drug bust that happened in Bristish Columbia - Canada.**
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