ANABOLIC STEROIDSBy Danny Conti

What Is an Anabolic Steroid?• Synthetic chemical• Resembles testosterone• Improves strength level• Anabolic-muscle developer• synthesizes protein

Chemical makeup

Sex Hormones Steroid

Who designed steroids?• 1931, German chemist Adolf Butenandt (androstenone)• Leopold Ruzicka synthesized, safe for human use

Originally designed for• Children/adults diagnosed with Muscular Atrophy

What are the forms?• Oral-Pills• Injectable-needles• Transdermal-creams,ointments,skinpatches• Can cost $100-500 dollars per dose

Oral use

• Danocrine• Masteron• Dianabol• Android or Tesred• Anavar• Anadrol• Winstrol• Equipoise

Intramuscular injection use

• Deca-Durabolin• Durabolin • Virilon• Decatrex• Decagen• Mastagen• Primogen

Transdermal use

• Androderm • Androgel • Testim• Testoderm • TTS

Where do people get it?

• The black market• The internet• Underground• Is illegal

Side effects in men• Jaundice• Aggression• Breast development• Baldness• Cardiovascular problems• Stunted growth• Prostate enlargement• High blood pressure• Kidney problems• Excessive body hair• Water retention• Sterility• Testicular Atrophy• Depression• Acne

Side effects in Women

• Similar to men’s effects• Facial hair• Male pattern baldness• Change in menstrual cycle

• Deepened voice• Enlarged clitoris• Aggression• infertility

The street names

• Juice • Roids • Gym Candy • Pumpers • Stackers • Weight Trainers • Arnies • A’s or Anabolics

Before and after using steroids

• Size gain• Fat loss• Feeling invincible• Aggression

• Before/After

• Greg Valentino

Steroid users who are famous

• Sylvester Stallone• Arnold Schwarzenegger• David Ortiz• Lou Ferrigno (Hulk)• Dwayne Johnson

(The Rock)

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