Steroid Article

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http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bloc/040303

Wanted to hear peoples thoughts on this article.

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[PurposeDriven26]

Great article. I bet he caught some flak from his "friends" for that one. Hopefully more journalists follow the example that he set.

[Breaktrack]

Steriods=bad plain and simple. 500 000 kids in the US alone...what a tragedy

[johnjohnandjamal]

hey Yu, who is that in your sig?

[mr.selfdestruct]

Some of this stuff makes me wonder if this guy really knows what he is on about...

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Creatine is a substance found in muscle tissue and, as long as your kidney and liver are healthy and you follow the package directions, it shouldn't cause any problems. It probably won't do you much good (though a recent study in England suggests that it may boost memory in -- I am not making this up -- vegetarians). But it's unlikely to do you any harm.

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Err, YEAAAHHHHHHH.

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Pope estimates that roughly 10 percent of steroid users are subject to "'roid rage" -- bursts of irrational, uncontrollable fury. He has documented numerous crimes that, he believes, might not have happened had the perpetrators not been juiced. These include a corrections officer who <b>kidnapped and shot a store clerk, because she joked about charging him for using her telephone</b>; a construction worker who <b>impulsively picked up a hitchhiker, drove him to a nearby woods, hog-tied him and beat him to death with a 2-by-4</b>; and a teenager who, with no prior record of criminal behavior before using steroids, <b>flew into a jealous rage and stabbed his girlfriend to death with a kitchen knife.</b>

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...Am I supposed to believe this was all caused purely from steroid abuse?

The whole thing seems very unscientific and he doesn't post any of his specific resources either, aside from para-phrasing a few studies that is. I'm not pro-steroids by any means and I do agree with the general gist of the article, but I don't really think very much of it to be honest.

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[ZachE84]

^^ LOL yeah. Let him see my bench press fluctuate when im on and off creatine!

[blue123]

im just a teenager wondering to use steriods, my friends are and getting big gains, i was just wondering what eactly are all the side effects of steriods?

[rev]

Possible conversion to estrogen (gynecomastia or "!@#$%^&* ****"), hair loss, acne, depression, possible injury do to excessive weight gain, testicle degredation (temporary, but still. . .)

[SteveO]

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im just a teenager wondering to use steriods, my friends are and getting big gains, i was just wondering what eactly are all the side effects of steriods?

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The main ones to look out for, especially in your teenage years is shut down of natural test production. Gyno can occur if you are prone to it, and do not follow the cycle properly. Heart damage, brain damage, liver damage, horomone imbalances. It's not worth the risk, unless you do decide to take it to a pro level

I disagree about the part with the roid rage and the life expectancy of football players. First of all, football players take a beating for 10-15 years of their life, compared to the "average" person workin at a desk and doing as they please. Of course if you get hit on enough your body is going to be worn out faster, and you will be walking on a cane and crutches. Also majority of the football players do other illegal drugs, thus shortening the whole life expectancy.

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