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Use of anabolic steroids for purposes other than treating medical conditions is controversial and, in some cases, illegal. Major sports organizations have moved to ban the use of anabolic steroids. There is a wide range of health concerns for users. Legislation in many countries restricts and criminalizes AAS possession and trade.
The use of gonadal steroids pre-dates their identification and isolation. Use of cow urine for treatment of ascites, heart failure, renal failure and vitiligo has been elaborately described in Sushruta Samhita, suggesting that ancient Indians had some understanding of steroidal properties of cow urine around 6th century BCE. [207]
The use of anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs in American football is officially prohibited by virtually every sanctioning body.. The National Football League (NFL) began to test players for steroid use during the 1987 season, and started to issue suspensions to players during the 1989 season. [1]
There is no official data of how many people in the UK take anabolic steroids, but recent estimates suggest about 500,000. Joey first took steroids aged 20 after getting into bodybuilding, and ...
"In an interview for this investigation, Joyner told us that he struggled with the decision whether to try steroids, but eventually he decided to use them. After taking the drugs three times, Joyner decided that he had made a mistake, discarded the rest of the pills, and never tried illegal performance-enhancing substances again." [119]
Stanozolol is one of the AAS commonly used as performance-enhancing drugs and is banned from use in sports competition under the auspices of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). It is an anabolic steroid that is known to have a diuretic effect. Additionally, stanozolol has been highly restricted in US horse racing. [11] [12] [13]
The Terminator actor also pointed out the dangers of taking steroids, without the advice of a medical professional. “Bodybuilding always, always was considered a safe sport. But now it’s not.
But as excuses for steroid use go, copping to a negligent use of medicine is a fairly straightforward one. It avoids one of the major pitfalls former major leaguers like Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun ...