drugs of abuse: steroids

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Steroids and Drugs of Abuse in Sports


Objectives

• To provide information about steroids

• To assist students in understanding consequences of steroid use

• To motivate students to make informed choices about steroid use


Overview• Steroid Movie

• Steroids Overview Part 1

• Steroids Overview Part 2

• Steroids Overview 3

• Optional Reading: Technical Information from the National Institute of Drug Abuse

http://www.health.org/multimedia/webcasts/w.aspx?ID=78

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_ster1.asp

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_ster2.asp

http://www.answers.com/topic/anabolic-steroid

http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/Steroids.html

http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/Steroids.html


Description/terms

• Adrenocortical: Regarding or made by the adrenal gland, which produces steroid hormones.

• Anabolic Steroids: Steroids that promote tissue growth by creating protein in an attempt to enhance muscle growth. Testosterone (the male sex hormone) is the main steroid.

• Androgen is any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. This includes the activity of the male sex organs and development of male secondary sex characteristics. Androgens are also the original anabolic steroids. The primary, and most well-known, androgen is testosterone.

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Steroid

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Hormone

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Male

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Sex_organ

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Secondary_sex_characteristic

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Anabolic_steroid

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Testosterone


Terms Cont. . .

• Androstenedione: A type of androgen produced by the adrenal glands which is partially transformed into testosterone

• Creatine: Protein derivative in muscle tissue. Sometimes found in body-building supplements

• Ergogenic: Something that can increase muscular work capacity.

• hGH (Human growth hormone): A peptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland in the brain. HGH enhances tissue growth by stimulating protein formation


Demographics• Patterns of use in society

• Overview and Patterns of use in society

http://www.gdcada.org/statistics/steroids.htm


Positive and Negative Effects

• Reference: http://www.musclenet.com/steroid.htm

– hypertension, blood clotting and cholesterol changes, liver cysts and cancer, kidney cancer, hostility and aggression, acne; in 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

• Steroid Dangers Supplemental Reading

http://www.musclenet.com/steroid.htm

http://www.musclenet.com/steroid.htm

http://bodybuilding.about.com/od/supplementationbasics/a/steroiddangers_2.htm


Pharmacology• GHB a common Anabolic Steroid

• Muscle Physiology from University of California at San Diego

• Muscle Physiology Part II Anabolic Steroids

http://www.health.org/govpubs/prevalert/v3i27.aspx

http://muscle.ucsd.edu/musintro/steroids.shtml

http://muscle.ucsd.edu/musintro/steroids.shtml


Detoxification Symptoms

• Symptoms:

– Mood swings, fatigue, restlessness, loss of appetite, insomnia, reduced sex drive, and the desire to take more steroids. The most dangerous of the withdrawal symptoms is depression, because it sometimes leads to suicide attempts. Untreated, some depressive symptoms associated with anabolic steroid withdrawal have been known to persist for a year or more after the abuser stops taking the drugs.

• Tapering may not completely prevent withdrawal symptoms


Issues in Pregnancy

• If steroids are taken during pregnancy, there is the possibility of a masculinization of the female fetus.


Effects on Sports Performance

• Drugs in Sports -- Choices in Sports-- NCAA

• ESPN Drugs and Sports Series


Rumors and Myths

Bodybuilding Myths


Summary

• Overview Online Reading Review

• Anabolic steroids are artificial versions of a hormone that's in all of us -- testosterone

• Anabolic steroids can weaken the immune system, lead to liver damage or cancer, permanently stop bones from growing in teenagers.

• Doctors sometimes prescribe, but these aren't anabolic steroids, they're corticosteroids.

drugs of abuse: steroids

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