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You are working with a 16-year old athlete who is considering using anabolic steroids. The athlete asks you how they work, what are the side effects, and what are the legal and ethical implications of using the drugs. Answer this athlete.
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Anabolic steroids
Anabolic steroids appropriately termed as anabolic-androgenic steroids are artificial
substances associated with the male sex hormones such as the testosterone (Thiblin et al, 2015).
The name originates from the roles they play in the human body that is, promotion of skeletal
muscle growth which is the anabolic effect and they also aid in developing the male sexual
characteristics which are the androgenic effect. The athletes will then prefer this kind of drug due
to its anabolic consequences.
How anabolic steroids work in athletes.
On consumption of these chemical substances, they immediately disintegrate into micro
sizes which can pass through the body cells where they combine with other compounds called
androgen recept...
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