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)