2.
Steroids are artificial hormones that can
improve strength and muscle mass.
Steroids are illegal and they can cause serious
health problems.
Anabolic steroids are artificially made
hormones that are similar to male hormones.
The most powerful of these is testosterone.
Anabolic steroids are always illegal, meaning
you can be arrested for buying or selling them.
3.
Some athletes take anabolic steroids because
They like the strength it gives them and the
muscle mass.
Some serious and long-lasting side effects are.
1. Dizziness
2. Moods swings
3. Nausea
4. Trembling
5. Aching joints
6. Premature balding
4. Anabolic steroids are the ones most
common in sports
Many forms (pills, powder, injections)
4% high school used in 2005, 1.8% in 2012
Amateur, high school, collage also use
Use it a couple times a week
5. Gives you self confidence
Makes you better at running, jumping
etc.
Gives you a better looking body
6. Can stunt growth
o Liver damage, heart disease, and
hardening of arteries
o High risk of testicular cancer
o Bad acne
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7. Focus question: Is there a correlation between gender and
awareness of usage and health risks associated with steroids in
sports
The survey:
Are you aware of the health risks associated with steroid use?
YES NO
what is your level of awareness?
0 1 2 3 4 5 (0=no awareness 5= high awareness)
Have you or anyone you know use or have used steroids in sports? YES NO
If you knew about all the health risks would you still take it?
YES NO
*I forgot the question “are you male or female” so after every survey I wrote if they were male or
female
8.
9. There is a correlation between gender
and awareness of health risks (females
tend to have more awareness of health
risks in steroids)
85% females said yes
Only 65% of males said yes
10.
11. 65% of females said they had a level of
understanding of 3 or above
60% of males answered 3 or above
50% of females answered 4 and above
25% of males answered 4 and above
Females tend to think they have a
greater level of understanding than
males
12.
13. 20% of females know someone or have
used steroids for sports
80% of females don’t
38% of males do
62% of males don’t
Males tend to know more people or
have used steroids more than females
14.
15. 15% of females would still use steroids if
they knew about the health risks
85% of females wouldn’t
15% of males would
85% of males wouldn’t
Most females and males would not use
steroids if they knew about the health
risks