Steroids &

Dietary Supplements

Fitness, Weight Management,& NutritionBy: Mr. Springer

What are steroids??

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(Also Called) ____________________________________________________________________________________.

Steroid Breakdown

The full name for the class of drugs known as steroids is…

•And - ____________________________________________________________________________

•Ana - ____________________________________________________________________________

•St - ______________________________________

Why use steroids?

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Allows a person to __________________________________________________________________________

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Common Examples of steroids

Deca-DurabolinDurabolinEquipoiseWinstrolDianabol TabletsSustanon

How do people get steroids?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Debilitated states resulting from

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How do people get steroids?

_______________administer steroids to animals for legitimate purposes…____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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How do people buy steroids?

SmugglingSteroids can be transported

here illegally from __________________.

Steroids are more easily obtained here because _________________________.

How people take them…

_______________ (into skin/muslces)

_________ (Consuming pills)

_______________________(under skin)

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Facts about users

Steroid abusers take upwards of _________________________________ of anabolic steroids.

Use “_________” techniques to improve results. (______________________________)

Alternate use from low to high doses lasting 6 - 16 weeks. These are________________, usually with a high dose ______________.

Short-term effects (Men)

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Short-term effects (WOMen)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

*Note that in youth, puberty changes are ___________ and __________ is halted due to _____________________maturation.

Long-Term effects

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Legal issues

The possession or sale of anabolic steroids without a valid prescription is illegal. Simple possession of illicitly obtained anabolic steroids carries a maximum penalty of ____________________________________________________________________.

The maximum penalty for trafficking is ______________& ____________________ if this is the persons first felony drug offense.

If this is the second felony drug offense, the maximum period of imprisonment and the maximum fine both double.*The above is for federal offenses, individual states have also implemented fines/penalties!!

F (for) Y (your) I (Information)

Results from the 2005 Monitoring the Future Study, which surveys students in eighth, tenth, and twelfth grades, show that ____________eighth graders, ____________ of tenth graders, and ____________ of twelfth graders reported using steroids at least once in their lifetimes.(12)

Regarding the ease by which one can obtain steroids, 18.1% of eighth graders, 29.7% of tenth graders, and 39.7% of twelfth graders surveyed in 2005 reported that steroids were "fairly easy" or "very easy" to obtain. During 2005 56.8% of twelfth graders surveyed reported that using steroids was a "great risk."(13)