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About
Ster oids
Steroids don't have the same
affects as other addictive drugs.
They don't have the same short
term affects on the brain. The one
big difference is steroids don't
cause the brain to release large
amounts of the brain chemical
dopamine.

Ster oids

several other effects of

steroids are gender and
age specific

In men
- shrinking testicles
- decreased sperm count
- baldness
- development off breasts
- increase risk of prostate
cancer

In women

Mental pr oblems

- growth of excess facial

and body hair
- male- pattern baldness

Many mental problems can

occur when on steroids such
as

- changes or stop in the

menstrual cycle

- paranoid, extreme jealousy,

unreasonableness

- deepened voice

-high irritability, easily

bothered

- studded growth

-delusion, many false beliefs

- enlarged clitoris

In teens
- studded height

Anabolic steroids, know as

anabolic- androgenic
steroids, are drugs that are
related to cyclic steroid ring
systems and have similar
effects as testosterone. Avery
common emotion is high
aggression. There are many
mood swings, acne is almost
always seen, and a rapid
weight gain.