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... Anabolic-androgenic steroids are chemical derivatives of the male sex hormones. ... There are also two other types of steroids: estrogenic or corticosteroids. Estrogenic steroids produce female or feminizing characteristics, and corticosteroids originate in the cortex of the adrenal glands and have a shrinking effect. ... Users take steroids in cycles lasting six to twelve weeks or more. ... The two main reasons that athletes use steroids are to improve athletic performance and to improve their appearance. ... Nine percent of football players used anabolic-androgen steroids. ... Five percent of both Division I and II athletes admitted to using steroids, as well as 4% of D-III athletes (Yesalis 60). ... The use of anabolic-androgenic steroids can lead to some cosmetic side effects. ... Anabolic-androgenic steroids can affect the liver and cardiovascular and reproductive systems. ... The central nervous system can also be affected by anabolic-androgenic steroids. ... When individuals discontinue use of steroids, their size and strength diminish, often dramatically. ... Physical dependence on steroids, or any other drug, is characterized by symptoms of withdrawal (Yesalis 197). Dependent users are usually heavy users that more than likely began taking steroids before the age of sixteen. They complete more and longer cycles of use, combine multiple anabolic steroid drugs simultaneously, and use injectable anabolic steroids. ... Withdrawal from anabolic-androgenic steroids can be broken down into two phases. ... The major goal of treatment is not only, abstinence from anabolic steroids, but also restoration of health (Yesalis 208).
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