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STEROID USE

STEROID USE. PAF 30. What are anabolic steroids ?. Artificial versions of a hormone that’s in all of us :testosterone . Testosterone causes muscles to grow. Other Key Terms.

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STEROID USE

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  1. STEROID USE PAF 30

  2. What are anabolicsteroids ? Artificial versions of a hormone that’s in all of us :testosterone. Testosterone causes muscles to grow.

  3. Other Key Terms • Performance Enhancing Drugs-substances used by people to improve their performance in the sports in which they engage. • Eligibility-qualified to participate or be chosen • Anabolic-drugs that mimic the effects of testosterone and dihydrotestosteronein the body. • Human Growth Hormone (HGH)- a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction and regeneration in humans and other animals.

  4. Who’s Using?? Arnold Swartzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Alex Rodriguez, Marion Jones,Tiger Woods, Carrot Top, Curtis Jackson (“50 Cent”), Hulk Hogan, Barry Bonds, John Cena, LeBron James, & Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

  5. The accusationsLance Armstrong http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/lance-armstrong-fights-doping-claims-10708503

  6. Marion Jones http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/video/marion-jones-on-the-right-track-11971243

  7. Barry Bonds http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/barrybonds- verdict-guilty-13372464

  8. Dwayne “The Rock”Johnson WTNH - Chris Nowinski on Linda McMahon's Knowledge of Steroid Use At WWE - YouTube

  9. Side Effects of Steroids • BALDNESS can be caused by steroid abuse. • Because of how steroids act on the limbic system in the brain, MOOD SWINGS, including homicidal rage, can occur. • Taking “roids” can cause PIMPLES to pop up (body acne) • Females who take steroids can become more MASCULINE. Their voices can deepen.

  10. Side Effects Continued… • A condition called ATHEROSCIEROSIS can be caused by steroid use. This condition can lead to a HEART ATTACK or STROKE. • When the body’s hormone balance is disrupted by taking steroids, males can develop BREASTS, a condition called GYNECOMASTIA. • Increased levels of hormones signal bones to STOP growing.

  11. ASSIGNMENT • Using the information posted on my wikispace (NIDA report and Mind over Matter) as well as the website http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/steroids.html answer the following questions: • 1. What are anabolic steroids? • 2. What are some slang names for steroids? • 3. Why do people use steroids? • 4. What is testosterone and what does it do?

  12. CONT’D… • 5. What is DHEA and what does it do? • 6. Specifically how do anabolic steroids work? • 7. What are the main dangers associated with steroid use? Specific risks for males? Specific risks for females? • 8. What is “roid rage”? • 9. What do the terms “stacking” and “cycling” mean when referred to steroid use? • 10. What is HGH and why is it prescribed?

  13. SELECT ONE CELEBRITY… • Using information provided on my wikispace or your own research select one celebrity who has been associated with steroid use. Write at least half a page to discuss: • 1. The athlete and their background in the sport, the amounts of training they have done, how much of their life was devoted to their sport…provide a biography. • 2. Discuss their successes in their sport and how that affected them. (were their pressures to succeed, what was their frame of mind about success..) • 3. What happened to them when they got caught, what facts were presented, was there any sentencing, …discuss the fallout for them, their family, their sense of self, their public image, their health.

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