Steroids
STREET NAMES the juice, the white stuff, roids, gym candy, stackers
Anabolic steroids are made in laboratories and have the same chemical structure as the steroids found in the male sex hormone, testosterone. Anabolic steroids have few medical uses. Their primary use is to promote weight gain and muscle development in farm animals. They are rarely prescribed to humans, however they are sometimes used to treat delayed puberty, some types of impotence, and wasting of the body caused by AIDS and other diseases.
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Steroid use during adolescence will stunt your growth. The high levels of testosterone in steroids stop bone growth and accelerate puberty changes. This means that teenagers risk not growing to full height.
