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Anabolic Steroids

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Updated November 24, 2003

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Category:

Other Compounds.

Commercial and Street Names:

Anadrol, Oxandrin, Durabolin, Depo-Testosterone, Equipoise; roids, juice.

How Administered:

Injected, swallowed, applied to skin.

Intoxication Effects and Potential Health Consequences:

No intoxication effects. Hypertension, blood clotting and cholesterol changes, liver cysts and cancer, kidney cancer, hostility and aggression, acne; adolescents, premature stoppage of growth; in males, prostate cancer, reduced sperm production, shrunken testicles, breast enlargement; in females, menstrual irregularities, development of beard and other masculine characteristics.

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