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"Steroids are synthetic substances similar to the male sex hormone

testosterone. They do have legitimate medical uses. Sometimes

doctors prescribe anabolic steroids to help people with certain kinds of anemia

and men who don't produce enough testosterone on their own. Doctors also

prescribe a different kind of steroid, called corticosteroids, to reduce swelling.

Corticosteroids are not anabolic steroids and do not have the same harmful

effects."( Lenehan 12) There are also illegal steroids. They are called

anabolic steroids andare used to build muscle.There are many different kinds

of steroids. The most common anabolic steroids taken today: anadrol, oxandrin

, dianabol, winstrol, deca-durabolin, and equipoise. Anabolic steroids have a

lot of negetive side effects on the body besides helping one build muscle.

One will build muscle whiletaking steroids they will have to suffer some if not

most or all of the side effects, Which for the......

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