YOUNG“ROIDS”

By: David Calabrese

What are steroids

There are Three different types of steroids used today. Anabolic steroid▪ Are the most commonly abused steroid▪ Function: To increase muscle mass and strength

Cortico steroid▪ Artificially made cortisone, cortisone is naturally

produced in your body .▪ Function: medically injected to reduces inflammation and

injury. Androgenic steroid▪ Has anabolic effects on bones, skeletal muscle and vocal

chords.▪ Function: To help treat hereditary angioedema, Behçet’s

disease and aplastic anemia

Shocking Statistics

The Pressure

The pressures that young adults face everyday that lead to steroid use are….

•The desire to be a bigger faster and stronger athlete.

•Wanting to live up to expectation of fans as well as coaches

•Social pressure to be the best looking.

•Physically having the ideal body image.

The “PERKS”

What can steroids do for you?•Increase strength•Increased athletic ability.•Lean muscle gain. •muscle definition.•Euphoria ( happy and confidence)•Faster gym recovery rate.

The Side EFFECTS

The “perks” of steroid do not come with out a price, side effects of steroids are very serious.

Server acne Liver damage Cancer Gynecomastia (Male breast) Depression Shrinkage of testicles Extreme aggression (Roid Rage) High Blood Pressure Cardiovascular disease Low sperm count (Impotency)

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Servier Acne

Begging of chest breakout•Chest and back Acne is one of the most common side effects of anabolic steroids.•The acne is caused from the increased levels of testosterone which causes your pores to produce more oils, leading to acne.

After treatment to chest acne•Due to severity of the break out the acne left permanent scaring.•In pursuit to achieve a great body this 21 year old male permanently disfigured his body.

Gynecomastia

•Gynecomastia is a common occurring side effect of steroids.•It is the development of breast tissue on males.•Gynecomastia is cause by the imbalance of testosterone to estrogen.• steroids prevent your body from

producing testosterone naturally therefore at the end of a cycle usual experience low testosterone levels that cant counteract the estrogen levels.

•The effects CANNOT be reversed.• Surgery is needed to remove

excess breast tissue.

Depression

•Depression caused by steroids is a very serious side effect of steroids.

•Steroid withdrawal • Your bodies inability to produce

normal levels of testosterone is said to too cause the depression.

•Suicidal thoughts are not uncommon thoughts for users in with drawl.

•It is hard to tell what percent of suicides are linked to steroids because most users don’t want anyone to know they were using so it goes uncharted.

Roid Rage

Sevier aggression is the scary truth of steroids

With increased levels of testosterone your body reacts to the hormone imbalance and can cause sudden mood swings.

Violent outbreaks can occur in a split second if something is said that you don’t like.

Mostly happens when your body comes off of a cycle of anabolic steroids and in withdrawal period.

Athletic effects

Real Life

Death from steroids is real Pro wrestler Chris Benoit was said

to be using steroids for some time. On June 26,2007 Chris snapped and killed his 7 year old son 43 year old wife and then taking his own life. It is said that Chris had been suffering from depression.

Real Life

A professional football player want to be the best and strongest football player he could possibly. He experimented with lots of steroids which led him into extrem depression and ultimatly took his own life. He said “The idea is to take as many steroids as you can and get out before the steroids kill you”. Read whole story at

http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=11789.

Alternative solutions

There are plenty of ways that one can achieve a goal of being fit and in shape with out the use of steroid. First find a good diet that works for you.▪ Quick fix can be cutting out pop and fast food.

Good work out plan that you can fit into your schedule, even if its only a few time a week.

When watching TV at every commercial do sit ups and push ups.

A perfect body can be achieved by determination and hard work.

Even on steroids you must diet and excersize so why not do it naturally and be even happier with the results

http://www.clearleadinc.com/site/steroids.html

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http://www.thesteroidtruth.com/sideeffectsa.htm

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44947000/jpg/_44947686_steroid2.jpg

http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=11789