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Darkes, Jack. (2000). The psychological effects of anabolic steroids (Part 1).
http://thinksteroids.com/articles/anabolic-steroids-psychological-effects-1/
Steroids have been one of the most demonized substances in modern pharmaceutical science. When discussed in relationship to baseball, the most common word which arose was 'cheating' in the media, reflecting the idea that taking steroids was a betrayal of fans' trust. Much has also been written about so-called 'roid rage,' or the psychological effects of the drugs. Jack Darkes' article on the psychological effects of steroids attempts to provide some rational medical context to the often heated rhetoric surrounding the drug. Psychological effects due to heighted testosterone are the most-cited reasons that steroid use by ordinary people is 'bad.' Darkes believes that negative psychological case studies are more often the exception rather than the rule, although these exceptions understandably gain more...
"There is, however, a lack of interest in stories of AAS users with no marked or clinically relevant personality change or psychopathology, apparently because AAS use, in and of itself, is viewed negatively by non-users" (Darkes 2000).
Darkes argues that it is the 'dose that makes the poison' rather than the fact that steroids are inherently bad in and of themselves. "AAS exhibit a dose-response relationship. In general, higher doses mean greater effects both for anabolic response (Forbes, 1985) and psychological effects (Pope & Katz, 1994), as well as for desirable and undesirable effects" on users (Darkes 2000). Also, physiologically, not all users will respond the same way. Different people (male or female) have different levels of endogenous testosterone. Someone with naturally very high testosterone might exhibit unusually aggressive behavior; someone with lower testosterone levels might not.
Preexisting pathologies and psychological influences will also impact the response to the drug: it might be that people who have aggression issues are more likely to take steroids in the first place, and the link…
References
Darkes, Jack. (2000). The psychological effects of anabolic steroids (Part 1).
http://thinksteroids.com/articles/anabolic-steroids-psychological-effects-1/
Williams, John. (2000). The demonization of anabolic steroids (Part 1).
http://thinksteroids.com/articles/demonization-anabolic-steroids-01/
Anabolic Steroids Medical Issues with Anabolic Steroid Use Medical Issues Associated with Anabolic Steroid Use This paper is review of the article "Medical Issue Associated with Anabolic Steroid Use: are they exaggerated?" The review deals with the medical issues related to the use of anabolic steroids by athletes and bodybuilders. They use such exogenous sources of testosterone in order to attain attributes which would help them in enhancing their performance in sports or
273). Athletes should also be concerned about their lives after they retire from athletics; if they continue using anabolic steroid there are many harmful implications that comes as aftermaths of the practices that have been discussed in the essay. The athletic body on its part should strengthen its drug screening systems to ensure only right athletes are allowed to participate in tournaments. Reference Beckett a., Cowan D. (2003). Misuse of drugs in sport.
Anabolic Steroid and Performance Enhancing Drug Use Among High School Athletes Anabolic steroid use has, at least in the past, been prevalent among major college and, especially, professional sports. Major League Baseball implemented a drug testing regimen very recently after backlash from fans made it an issue that the sport believed it had to listen to. The National Football League has a testing program that has been in place since 1989,
However, in spite of the controversy and the impact of drug testing on these athletes, studies that have been conducted of the athletes' opinions regarding performance-enhancing and recreational drugs, as well as drug testing, are seen to be somewhat rare, and these include studies that examine the psychological effects. Also, studies that have actually been conducted approach the topic of steroid use or other drug use from many different perspectives,
1017). Not only will the usage of steroids and strength training have the tendency to produce aggression and hostility that can lead to a number of complications, but the usage of other drugs such as cocaine has the potential to make such a teenager addicted to that substance. The combination can lead to impair judgment rash decisions, and a host of negative consequences. Of course, there is also evidence that
, 2008). Summary: An attached handout From all the data and evidences provided above it is evident that all these anabolic drugs are very harmful for health as: These drugs not only affect you mentally but also physically and the long-term use of these drugs can cause some irreversible damage. These drugs may improve the performance of the athletes for a very short period of time but in the long run they can cause