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Although this drug may not be that well known and not as popular as weed, crack or heroine, it is still relevant in many teenagers lives. Most teenagers are affected by anabolic steroids through sports. When they are frustrated many of them see drugs as an opportunity to become better at that sport. This results in the use of steroids. Otherwise there are no reasons for teenagers to take anabolic steroids.

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Short term Effects:

Acne

Fluid retention

Rapid weight gain

Increased blood pressure and cholesterol levels

Insomnia (inability to sleep)

Headaches

Reduced sexual functioning

Increase in muscle size

Swelling of feet and ankles

Improved healing

Improved appetite

increased testosterone

Long Term Effects:

Blood clotting difficulties

Heart attacks

Clotting disorders

Cardiovascular, liver, and reproductive organ damage

Premature heart attacks and strokes

Reduced sexual functioning

Stunted growth in adolescents

Increased chance of injuring ligaments, tendons and muscles

When injecting: bacterial infections, abscesses, cellulitis, and HIV/AIDS

Increase in muscle size

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Although anabolic steroids might have a dark side to them, they also serve a positive and legal purpose in our society. As stated on the far left side in the "History of Anabolic Steroids", they were first created to increase the muscle mass of patients and underdeveloped people. Today when patients are severely underweight or have almost no muscle mass and are in desperate need of it. This most commonly occurs when a patient is recovering from a disease or severe illness. Anabolic Steroids have also been proven to be useful in treating certain types of breast cancer in women.

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The main purpose for taking anabolic steroids is for athletes to build and enhance their muscle mass with less workout. They use the drugs to develop their bodies with a chemical instead of exercising.  For this reason, athletes see an incentive for taking this certain type of drug.

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What does an anabolic steroid look like?

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What does an anabolic steroid look like?

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An anabolic steroid can take the form of an injection which is inserted into the body using a syringe, or can also be found in pill form.

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What kind of Drug is an Anabolic Steroid

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What kind of Drug is an Anabolic Steroid

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The anabolic steroid is a stimulant because it increases and speeds up bodily functions. It does this by increasing muscle mass and developing the body at a faster pace than natural methods would. They are classified as a schedule 3 drug.

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Androgenic Anabolic Steroids
androgenic (promoting masculine characteristics) anabolic (tissue building) steroids (the class of drugs)

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(arnolds, gym candy, pumpers, roids, stackers, weight trainers, and juice)

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A medical drug developed by Dr John Bosley Ziegler in 1958. It was originally created for patients who were in desperate need of muscle mass, since the steroid is a medication that enhances and builds tissue.  The steroid was then misused as it began to be converted into a daily medication for athletes, therefore inventing doping. The creation of the anabolic steroid led way to other PED’s and many more medications that enhance and construct muscle mass. In accordance with its creation soon to follow were many anti drug laws in competitive sports and even organizations such as WADA and USADA. Today the problem of doping in sports has become bigger than it ever has, looking back at many athletes who have been suspected or proven guilty of using PED’s such as Barry Bond, Derek Jeter, and Lance Armstrong. Towards the end of his life in 1983, Dr. Zieglar wished that he had never created the drug, since it led to so much controversy and had the potential to ruin professional sports. Today the steroids do serve a medical purpose but are still used illegally in many sports. There are also modified versions of these steroids that are harder to detect in drug tests.