Doping substances
To start with, anabolic steroids were used as medicines. Nowadays they are not used, because we have much better medicines and better knowledge of the risks of using steroids.
But in sports they are still used as doping substances because they improve the athletes efficiency.
Anabolic steroids
The anabolic androgenic steroid is a chemical substance. Nowadays it’s called anabolic steroids because they try to take away the androgenic effect.
Anabolic steroids are male hormones, testosteron. Testosteron has both anabolic as well as androgen effect. Men have about 20 times more testosteron than women. Testosteron develops low voice and hoarseness. It’s the androgen effect. The anabolic effect is the effect the sportsmen want to have. The anabolic effect build up their muscles.
Anabolic steroids could be taken in different forms:
Tablets and capsules.
Anabolic steroids are imported from Russia, Hungary and Poland.
Sometimes anabolic steroids are used as medicines, but just in small parts. They are used by persons who have breast cancer and by persons who can’t produce their own hormones.
The influenceon our body when we use anabolic steroids.
Our heart, brain and psyche
Anabolic steroids cause high “bloodfatvalue”, it can lead to heart attacks, hardening of the arteries and deterioration of the blood circulation.
When a person begins to misuse anabolic steroids he/she gets more energy and better self-esteem. They can begin to train with pain and they will not be so tired. When they have used anabolic steroids for a long time they could be depressed, get withdrawal symptom and have sleeping problems. An aggressive behaviour is usual, with among other unpredictable fits of rage etc. Women who use anabolic steroids get a masculine appearance. They get beard, low voice and hoarseness.
The growth of hormones can give allergic reactions and similar reactions to diabetes. It can also give a dicease where you get big hands, feet, nose, lip and chin.
Our liver
Every person who takes anabolic steroids get a bad liver. If a person uses anabolic steroids for a long time, it can cause cysts of blood in the liver. As well as liver tumours and mortal cancer.
The law
In 1992 anabolic steroids, testosteron, growthormon and chemical substances were forbidden to sale, handle, manufacture and hold. The punishment for a crime, connected doping law, varies from fines to 6 months in prison. With harder crimes, the punishment is often prison. For 6 months to 4 years. This crime is when a person has made or dealt with anabolic steroids.
By: M.
Wordmap:
| In English: | In Swedish: |
| Knowledge | kunskap |
| Substances | preparat |
| Improve | förbättra |
| Athletes | idrottsmän |
| Chemical | prestationsförmåga |
| Develop | kemisk |
| Low voice | utveckla |
| Low voice | basröst |
| Hoarseness | heshet |
| Different | olika |
| Capsules | kapslar |
| Small parts | små mängder |
| High ”bloodfatvalue” | högt blodfettvärde |
| Lead | leda |
| Hardening of the arteries | åderförkalkning |
| Deterioration | försämring |
| Misuse | missbruka |
| Self-esteem | självkänsla |
| Depressed | deprimerad |
| Withdrawal symptom | abstinens |
| Behaviour | uppförande |
| Usual | vanligt |
| Among | bland |
| Unpredictable | oberäkneliga |
| Fit of rage | vredeutbrott |
| Appearance | utseende |
| Beard | skägg |
| Growth hormone | växthormon |
| Allergy reactions | allergisk reaktion |
| Dicease | sjukdom |
| Chin | haka |
| Liver | lever |
| Mortal | Dödlig |
| Conceited | uppsvälld |
| Punishment | straff |
| Fine | böter |
| Crime | brott |
| Manufacturer | tillverkare |
Sources:
WWW.Drugsmart.com
WWW.NetDoktor.se
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