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STEROIDS
By: Natsuki, Yukie,Antoinette,Mikang
What is Steroids?
• Types of drugs used to treat medical conditions
• Ex. cortisone, prednisone, and hydrocor-tisone
Types of Steroids
Anabolic Steroid
Androgenic Steroid
Why is steroid an addiction?
Physical
perfor-
mance or
stress
about the
body
Desire
for
nicer
body
Ad-dicted
Short Term Effects From Steroids
• May include: - an increase in appetite - difficulty sleeping - changes in mood and behavior - redness of the
face
Long Term Effects From Steroids
• HIV• Liver failure• Cardiovascular problems• Stunted growth• Ligament and joint injury• Weight problems• Hair loss• Sexual and Reproductive Disorders• Diabetes
HIV
• One of the dead-liest side effects• Sharing needles• Small amounts of blood on needles
Liver Failure
• Peliosis Hepatitis- a condition where blood-filled cysts replace liver and spleen tissue.• Bleeding cystic
condition• Link to liver can-
cer
Cardiovascular System
• Problems with blood pressure and lipoproteins such
as cholesterol. • structural
changes to the heart
Stunted Growth
• (teens) bones stop growing at an early age.
• Irreversible
Diabetes
• A medical condition that prevents the body to regulate blood sugar.• High levels of blood sugar to circulate in the body
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What kind of people use steroids?
・ Baseball players ・ Body builders ・ Kids, teens, and adults
Psychologically or Physi-cally Addictive?
Psychologically Addic-tive!
Facts about Steroids
Anabolic steroids are commonly used by
teenagers.• teenage girls use
steroids to change
their body shape
Works Cited
• http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/steroids.html• http://www.e-steroid.com/steroid-articles/athlete-steroid-use.html• http://ezinearticles.com/?Steroid-Addiction---
More-Than-Just-Skin-Deep&id=3556966• http://inside-the-brain.com/tag/why-are-anabolic-steroids-addictive/• http://alcoholism.about.com/od/steroids/a/steroids_addict.htm• http://allergies.about.com/od/medicationinformation/a/systemicsteroi
d.htm• http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-steroids• http://www.ehow.com/facts_4867619_common-types-steroids.html• http://www.livestrong.com/article/74744-longterm-effects-steroids/• http://www.steroidabuse.com/side-effects-of-steroids.html