Anabolic steroids mimic testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, increasing protein synthesis and tissue growth especially in muscles. They also promote masculine characteristics like vocal cord and body hair growth. Athletes and bodybuilders use them to increase muscle size and strength. Anabolic steroids work by increasing protein synthesis and tissue growth in muscles through two processes.

2. Anabolic steroid
 are drugs that mimic the effects of testosterone and
dihydrotestosterone in the body.
 They increase protein synthesis within cells, which results
in the buildup of cellular tissue (anabolism), especially in
muscles.
 Anabolic steroids also have androgenic properties,
including the development and maintenance of masculine
characteristics such as the growth of the vocal cords,
testicles, and body hair (secondary sexual characteristics)

3. How Are Anabolic Steroids Used as Drugs?
 Anabolic steroids have been attractive to athletes and
bodybuilders because they increase the size and strength of
muscles .
promote appetite, stimulate bone growth, induce
male puberty,
lessen the effects of muscle wasting from
chronic diseases, such as cancer or AIDS, and
may show promise as a male contraceptive.

4. How Do Anabolic Steroids Work?
Anabolic steroids change muscle
mass and strength by two processes:-