Health Warning!
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, using steroids for long periods without proper medical supervision may do serious damage to your physical and mental health.
Steroids are legally used for the treatment of certain diseases such as breast cancer, however it is not legal to us it as a pleasure drug or as a sports drug to enhance an athlete's performance.
Side effects that have been associated with long-term use of steroids are:
- severe mood swings which can lead to violent behavior
- paranoia
- extreme irritability
- delusions
- suicide
- liver disease
- heart attacks
Buying steroids off the street increases the risks of:
- high blood pressure
- trembling
- fluid retention
- severe acne
- jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)
- testicular shrinkage
- facial hair (in females)
- deepened voice (in females)
- development of breasts (in males)
- baldness (in males)
- stunted growth in adolescents
To learn more about the hazards of the misuse of steroids, log on to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Web site www.health.org
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