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Q: Steroid Abuse
asked by: speirbhean on April 17th, 2006
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Is it likely that an individual would abuse anabolic steroids for purposes other than bodybuilding? For example, do steroids induce euphoria or other such side effects, like other typically abused drugs?
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dansmeek
replied on April 21st, 2006
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The euphoria from steroids comes from the obsession of getting more muscle. That is, a person using steroids (usually) is already obsessed with maintaining and building the physique (muscular) (sp?). When they do the steroids, their physique improves at a rate not normally achievable. Thus, they feel somehow superhuman. This is in addition to the testerone boost. And testosterone boost, in a way, produces a euphoria, but not similar to ones on certain mind altering drugs.

I think I swayed from your question. If a person is not into bodybuilding or sports, and begins using steroids for the sole purpose of inducing euphoria, the person will likely experience some 'mentality' change, which they may intrepret as euphoria. But its more likely that their activities will become more agressive, they will become more self confident (in a bad way), and be 'more like a man'. Of course, for every high, there is a low, and they will have extreme mood shifts where... Well, you can imagine.

Anyway, steroids are great for people suffering from aids, people without proper testerone levels, and some people with asthma. But even athletes are starting to realize that steroids only achieve a muscular physique and not necessarily improved athletic performance.

Id stick with not using steroids, and letting the race horses use the supply.

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