It's an essay about steroiods and it's effects.
- Date: July 25, 2002
- Level: College, Undergraduate
- Grade: A+
- Length: 4 pages (878 words)
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roid rage, decide which ones, muscle enhancers, dietary supplements, food drug administration, weight gainers, ...creatine, build muscle, government agencies, common store, store bought, shrinkage, acne, fda, drugs, side affects
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Subject > Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Muscle enhancers are exactly what they say they are. They are dietary supplements and drugs that increase mass and build muscle bigger and faster. There really is no reason for muscle enhancers to be fake. They work for almost all people. However it's not whether or not they work you should be worried about as much as the side affects of them. The most well known side affects are genital shrinkage acne and "roid rage." However there is a much more extensive list of side affects documented.
There are two types of muscle enhancers. Legal and illegal. It's pretty obvious which ones are which. The people who get to decide which ones are legal or not are government agencies such as ...

... normally squirted into you stomach to help you digest fatty foods. But when bile gets in the blood, it makes your skin and the white part of your eyes turn yellow ... Long term steroid use may decrease our defense against the thousands of viruses, bacteria, and fungi to which we are exposed. This same immune system also takes care of the occasional cancer cell. The reduction of immune function by steroids may let cancer cells develop.(Lukas, PH.D.)" Not only are there physical downfalls but steroids also cause mental problems. What is known as "roid rage" is the most well known and common symptom of steroid users. The use of steroids creates an increased aggravation 
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