Anabolic Steroids Research Paper

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Nicholas Martin Composition Mrs. Rau 11/1910 Anabolic Steroids When you see the results of body builders taking anabolic steroids they are nothing short of a perfectly shaped specimen, but anabolic steroids have a side that isn’t so pretty. In this paper we will discuss anabolic steroids. The topics that we will go over are the history, effects, medical uses, treatment, facts, and the legal/sport status of anabolic steroids. First we will talk about the history. Anabolic comes from the Greek work “building”. Anabolic steroids were invented in 1930 by a Russian scientist to treat hypogonadism. Nothing was really done to the steroid until World War Two. Hitler the dictator of Germany had tried to make his army more powerful by forcing…show more content…
Either way steroids are no way to improve mentally or physically with consequences. We will now talk about the effects of Anabolic steroids. Mentally steroids will kill you, tests have proved that when you take steroids you are 10 times more likely to commit suicide and or go into depression. They can also cause “Roid Rage”. This “rage” is when a non-violent person has an outburst of anger and cannot control it or do not know what they are doing. “ Preston Collins played football at age 15 for his high school football team. He was an honor student who did not like the thought of getting in trouble. Then he started taking Anabolic Steroids to start for his football team. On the morning of July 3, 2001 Preston woke up and stormed into his mothers bedroom where he stabbed her to death.” “ Ray McNeil was a prominent body builder along with his wife, Sally McNeil. They were both users of Anabolic steroids. The night of Valentines Day in 1995 Ray came home late. Sally yelled at him and the two got into an argument, which usually led to Ray beating her, but this night was different. Sally then called the police but could not hold her own anger in any longer she took out a 12 gauge shotgun and shot Ray in the stomach and then in the face with her 2 kids watching”(1). These are both stories of steroid users that have “Roid Rage”. There have been many cases where a non-violent person has taken steroids and soon after committed murder. Steroids cause effects in the brain that make it hard to learn, be moody, and cause bad memory. Now there are also physical effects that take place when your taking Anabolic steroids. Short-term effects include; acne, oily skin, excess hair growth, and the deepening of ones voice. Men may also go bald a lot quicker then a normal male would. The long-term effects include; stunted growth, an increased chance of heart and liver disease, high blood pressure and a risk higher
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