steroid abuse
Illicit muscle enhancement
Steroid abuse is the use of anabolic steroids—synthetic compounds that mimic testosterone—without medical supervision, typically to enhance athletic performance or build muscle mass.
The practice carries serious health risks including liver damage, cardiovascular problems, and hormonal disruption.
He was suspended from the league for steroid abuse.
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
- anabolicBuilding complex molecules
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- bodybuildingMuscle enlargement for appearance
- musclesContractile body tissue
muscle mass · injection · rage · hormones · cycling · bulking · gym · needle · needle marks · performance · athletes · roid · roid rage · shrinkage · acne · aggression · banned · cheating
- Doping ScandalsLance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, stripped medals, blood doping, failed drug test
- drug abusedoctor shopping, pill popping, overdose, pill mills, forged prescriptions
- addictionaddiction, drug addiction, drug dependence, substance dependency, substance use disorder
- compulsionsOCD, compulsion, obsession, handwashing, hand washing
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