Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Anabolic Steroids and Psychiatric Symptoms

Anabolic androgenic steroids or anabolic steroids are derivatives of the male sex hormone, testosterone. Anabolic steroids are believed to be widely used by professional and amateur athletes in all sports. The chief reason for use is to build the body and enhance the exercise endurance. Even though the drugs have been around since the 1940s, there is a lot of mystery surrounding them.

There are more myths associated with the use of anabolic steroids than any other class of drugs. The reason is partly because no one knows for sure exactly how good or bad these drugs are. While there are many anecdotal reports about these drugs, randomized clinical trials are lacking.

In fact the majority of health care professionals who write about these drugs have no idea about the structure nor have they even prescribed them. All the writings on cyberspace are copied from other articles and myths are mixed with facts, thus complicating the issue.

In addition, law enforcement and legal authorities have been writing a lot about these drugs; all these reports are based on isolated case reports. For the most part, most individuals who have been writing on anabolic steroids do not know the mouth from the back side.

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