What Happens When Kids Take Steroids?
...y builders find they can exercise the same muscle for long periods of time without the muscle tiring. Normally the muscle would need some rest to prevent stress injuries. Shortly after beginning use kids start seeing side effects. The first is usually a severe acne breakout. Another side effect is hair loss. Male development is altered where a male will see development of breast and smaller testicles. Girls experience masculine development such as facial hair. These changes are irreversible. Side effects are psychological as well as physical. Psychologically the person’s personality changes including depression and volatile mood swings. Many of the users find they develop very aggressive behavior and hurt others. Unfortunately some seeing no other way out and experiencing depression commit suicide. One person even after being removed from the team where he was a star liked his new look so much he was unable to stop steroid usage. He was found on a bridge ready to jump. Unfortunately, he saw no other way out. As the muscles mass grows quickly the connective tissue surrounding cannot respond quickly enough. This causes injuries because the tissue around the muscle is much weaker than the muscle itself. Knees are a common injury as a result of the increased pressure. As knees are injured many experience a break in the femur. As the bone heals because of the steroids the body develops bony plate across the bone causing the bone to stop growing. This leg will then always be shorter than the other later in life. These injuries can end up costing the person the career they desired so...