“Since the 1950s, some athletes have been taking anabolic steroids to build muscle and to improve their athletic performance” (www.steroidabuse.org). They feel their bodies becoming stronger and their ability to perform increase. Although a stronger body and better performance result from using steroids, the consequences can be harmful to the body and illegal. “Anabolic steroids were developed in the late 1930s primarily to treat hypogonadism, a condition in which the testes do not …showed first 75 words of 892 total…

…showed last 75 words of 892 total…medications target specific symptoms such as depression, headaches, and muscle pain (www.steroidabuse.org). Steroid abuse is on the rise in today’s United States. Treatments and therapy are available to help with possible addiction. The side effects are not healthy and the consequences can be serious. Before one begins to use steroids, he or she should be familiar with the way the drug works and what it can do to the body. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**