“You’re killing yourself. You’re going to die if you take those.”

These words along with many other risk factors that are associated with Anabolic Steroid usage have been told by mothers, wives, politicians, you name it. No matter what you say, the public image on steroids have been so stretched that it just doesn’t make sense. Are steroids really going to kill you? Is your penis going to shrink to the size of a Vienna sausage? In most cases, the answer to this is No.

According to abovetheinfluence.com, which controls many of the commercials and banners you see every day in the United States and around the world, steroids “can make you hostile, violent, and angry for no reason. You can experience uncontrollable outbursts of frustration and combativeness often referred to as “roid rage.” The citation leads to a small paragraph from a website called Nida for teens, with the catch phrase being “the science behind drug abuse”, also showing zero evidence of any research studies, saying a similar story, ending with “Researchers think that some of the changes in behavior may be caused by hormonal changes that are caused by steroids, but there is still a lot that is not known.” Not a whole lot to go on there.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to steer teenagers into the direction of steroids, and abovetheinfluence.com generally steers towards a younger demographic, but there is still no excuse to talk so much about the outcomes from something that you have not even shown one research study on, which there should naturally be various studies pointing in the same direction.

Now let’s see some real numbers.

How many people die from Tobacco, a legal drug, every year? 340,000 to 450,000. Alcohol? 150,000+, not including 50% of all highway deaths as well as 65% of all murders. According to a REAL study by F. Gerard Moeller and Donald M. Dougherty, M.D and PH.D respectively in a study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism grants, “a positive correlation exists between the quantity of alcohol consumed and the frequency of a wide variety of violent acts, including sexual assault, child abuse, and homicide.” Those are real numbers and real studies conducted, proving that substances that are legally and readily available to the public are not only putting people in danger, but are endangering the public around them, including people such as yourselves, your children, etc.

Now let’s look at a little bit about the symptoms associated with the correct, non-abusive usage of Anabolic Steroids.

Studies do show that with an increased level of testosterone, the effects associated with testosterone will also increase, which may alter one’s aggressive behavior, but all subjects in incidents recorded contained byproducts of studies that sought other findings. It is true that there is the possibility of developing breast tissue due to an increase in estrogen, due to your body trying to balance hormone levels. There is a risk for infection if proper sanitation is not used. But there is also a risk of getting hit by a car every day when you cross the road. It is you needing to rely on your common sense to avoid being hit by that car.

Many of the subjects that have been reported to have died, linking to a possible reason of death being steroids, also were in overall poor condition and as said earlier, contained many other byproducts and other drugs in their system that may have caused the death, whether it be by heart attack or something else. A powerlifter that takes 2, 3, or even 4 times the normal dosages of what would be advised by a doctor in order to maintain good health is only asking for more trouble. Along with that, if you’re waltzing around with a 50 inch waist and 30%+ bodyfat, you’re considered obese. Steroids aside, all the other risks generally associated with obesity and being overweight pretty much out rule the steroid attacks, in my opinion anyway.

Okay, who cares about death, I’m worried about my dong shrinking

If this is the case, which is one of the first things you hear out of about 3 commonly associated beliefs with steroids (which usually consist of “roid rage”, a shrinked “package”, and illness) is the atrophy of your member. Taking into consideration you’re at least 21 years old, which you should be (assuming you realize that believing steroids are an easy way of reaching your muscle building goals and will be a quick way to accomplish these goals is rediculous), this claim is false. Prolonged use and abuse have the possibility of shrinking your testicle side. This is due to your body no longer producing its own required levels of testosterone, due to it relying on another source to supply it with. As men age, their testosterone naturally decreases, which may actually lead to many illnesses associated with premature death in men and depression. Testosterone replacement therapy is a way of using steroids to even promote the well being of the individual that needs it.

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