Drugs Information: Anabolic Steroids

Substance: Anabolic Steroids

Category: Stimulant

Legal Status
Prescription only medicines

Short-term effects
No immediate mood altering effect.

Long Term effects
Potential for increasing aggression and sex drive in men and women; possible liver and heart damage and (rarely) kidney cancer; non-reversible ëvirilizingí effects in women (body hair, deeper voice etc): growth stunting in adolescents; psychological dependence.

How long it stays in your system

Can last in your system approximately 4 days.

Scientific / Trade or Slang Name
Brands such as Dianabol, Decadurabolin, Nadarolone

Method of use
Swallowed as pills or injected.

NOTE:
The effect upon the individual of any drug may vary, depending on factors such as the expectations of the user, mood, amount used, the setting, tolerance, and whether it is mixed with other drugs, which can be fatal. Some of the drugs above are synthetic drugs which are produced in unregulated laboratories. As such they are rarely pure and are often altered with a range of toxic and other dangerous agents.