Steroids140BC India Healer/Aristotle-300BC

1849-Cockerels-bird-removed testicles from birds-male bird lost male characteristics.1929 Bulls Testicles-extract of testosterone

1936 Castrated dogs-give dog testosterone-dog increase in body weight

•1930s used to restore vitality in ageing men-low testosterone level.

•1940s-WWII Rehabilitation of U.S. prisoners of war from starvation in prison camps

•German used them in the front lines to increaseAggressiveness

•1950s Russians used them for body building•1954-John Ziegler talks to Soviet doctor stated Soviets where using steroids•1956-Dianobol-pink pill 1967 Olympics banned. Drug testing 1972 (1975)

•1987 NFL banned 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act-felony charge. •1988 Ben Johnson losses Gold Medal for use in the Olympics

•Controlled Substances Act-Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990

Steroids have been banned in baseball since 1991 -- in a policy baseball officials made little effort to publicize. A source provided a copy of the seven-page document to ESPN The Magazine on the condition of anonymity. Titled "Baseball's Drug Policy and Prevention Program," the memo was sent to all major-league clubs on June 7 of that year by then-commissioner Fay Vincent. He spelled out components of the program, and ordered, "This prohibition applies to all illegal drugs and controlled substances, including steroids."

Understanding of Steroid Terms

• Anabolic-means growth, tissue building characteristics

• Androgenic-means masculinizing properties of the drug. Testosterone• Steroid-Means Hormone • Mimic the male sex hormone-Testosterone• What are Steroids?• Powerful chemical compounds that are man made or natural made.• Legal only by prescription-doctor

• HGH-Human Growth Hormone• “Pro Steroids”-Androstendione-not steroid-Mark McGuire

Steroids Taken for Three Main Reasons

• To improve their looks• Promote muscle growth• Increase body weight and strength• Win at all cost!

Slang Names• Juice• Roids• Arnolds• Stackers• Gym Candy• Gear• Weight Trainers• Pumpers

The steroid supply comes from three sources: Black market

Underground labsSmuggled in from other countries

How Taken?

• Orally-Pills, Capsule or in liquids• Injection by: (water & oil types) oil-17days

Intramuscular-in a muscle area • Very Rare in the vein• User usually takes 100 times the

recommended medical dosage to get the effects they want fast.

• Not usually supervised by a doctor• Taking illegally

Use of Steroids• Stacking: taking more than one kind of steroid at the same

time. ( Water and/or Oil) types steroids use together• Pyramiding taking a low dose and working up to a higher dosage. • Cycling taking a steroid for weeks/months then stop, then

start up again.

Steroids can cause more than 70 side effects

Dangers of Steroid Use

• Roid Rage-aggressive, combative behavior. mood swings

• Headaches• Acne• Nosebleeds• Oily Skin• Bad Breath• Dark Urine• Hair Loss to Baldness• Heart Attacks

Dangers of Steroid Use Continued

• Increase blood pressure• Heart, Liver, Kidney Damage• Gallstones-gall bladder• Heart Attacks• Strokes• Depression• Hepatitis-inflammation of the liver• AIDS-share needles• Steroid Psychosis-Hallucinations, delusions,

mood swings, paranoid thoughts• Tendons Tear

Effects of Steroids on the Male Reproduction System

• Decrease sperm count• Decrease of the male sex hormone • May lead to sterility• Shrinking of the testicles• Unable to get a full erection or one at all• Painful erections/Impotence• Prostate Gland enlarges• Baldness• Gynecomastia- development of a breast

Gynecomastia Breast Development on a man

Effects to steroids on the Female Reproduction System

• Increase facial hair and body hair• Deepening of the voice-more masculine• Stoppage of the menstruation cycle-period• Shrinkage of the breast• Enlarge Clitoris• Baldness/oily skin and acne• Sterility• Birth Defects if pregnant during use• Male like muscle growth

Medical Use of Steroids• Growth Deficiencies• Cancer Patients to rebuild tissue• Burn Patients• Osteoporosis• Types of Anemia• Chronic Asthma-Bronchi-Inhalers

Detection of Steroid Use

• Urine Test• Hair Sample Test