Steroids
Three types of steroids:
- Anabolic (male hormone)- steroids most frequently abused
- Cortical
- Estrogenic (female hormone)
- Increase strength
- Increase muscle size
- Help muscles recover
- Severe acne, rashes, stunted growth
- Sexual function problems
- Women to take on masculine traits, develop hairiness
- Behavioral changes, aggressiveness ("roid rages")
- Long-term effects, such as cholesterol increases, heart disease, liver tumors, cancer, cataracts and death
