Anabolic Steroid Study Guide

What are the behaviors that someone who demonstrates addictive potential of steroids?

Continued use despite physical problems, high cost to buy the drug, and negative effects on relationships

common pattern of steroid misuse that results from taking multiple doses for a period of time, stopping for a time, and then restarting.

Cycling

List the 4 common patterns for misusing steroids

Cycling, Stacking, Pyramiding, Plateauing

What are the most serious symptoms from steroid withdrawal?

Depression because it can lead to suicide attempts

Why do people who inject steroids have an increased risk of contracting or transmitting HIV/AIDS and hepatitis?

Due to the sharing of needles

What are the withdrawal symptoms of people who misuse steroids?

Fatigue, restlessness, loss of appetite, sleep problems, steroid cravings, depression

According to the PowerPoint what are the common names for steroids?

Gear, Juice, Roids, and Stackers

What are the permanent health problems resulting from long term use of anabolic steroids?

Kidney failures Liver damage High blood pressure increased risk of blood clots

Does steroids trigger a rapid release of the brain chemical dopamine?

No

What are the ways users can take steroids?

Orally, injected into muscle, or a cream or gel

What is a possible mental impairment from steroid use where a person demonstrates extreme irritability and aggression?

"Roid rage"

What is the term that refers to muscle building?

Anabolic

What is a term for synthetic variations of the male hormone testosterone?

Anabolic steroids

The people who are most likely to misuse steroids are male weightlifters in what age range?

20s and 30s

What are the the possible mental impairments resulting from the misuse of steroids?

Paranoid Extreme irritability(roid rage) delusions impaired judgment

the common pattern of steroid misuse results from alternating, overlapping or substituting with another steroid to avoid developing a tolerance?

Plateauing

This common pattern of steroid misuse results from slowly increasing the dose of abuse, reaching a peak amount, then gradually tapering off to zero?

Pyramiding

What physical conditions are commonly caused by anabolic steroid use?

Severe acne and swelling of hands and feet.

This common pattern of steroid misuse results from combining two or more different steroids?

Stacking

What condition can teens experience when steroids signal the body to stop bone growth too early?

Stunted Growth

What is a condition experienced by teens if steroids are used during their growth spurt?

Stunted height

What are reasons why athletes and body builders misuse steroids?

They misuse steroids in attempt to boost performance or improve appearance

What are the reason for beneficial use of steroids?

Treatment of hormone deficiency, cancer, and AIDS

The use of anabolic steroids among teens is generally...

minimal

Anabolic steroids are not commonly used among who?

teens