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Anjoul one third of the group Popo Lound. Suffered from Rii Anin Imeln Billiy. Aggression and Zypora Chivily or depression tiredness loss of App Tilc and suicidal thoughts five of the subjects had bizarre delusions and hallucinations when steroids arc used illegally they arc taken in quantities 10 to 100 times the medically prescribed dose. At i Host higher doses psychiatric symptoms Are becoming frightfully common i Don t think these people realize How dangerous steroids Are said Popo whose Slucy appeared in a recent Issue of Tho american journal of psychiatry. Alfi Teles have reported that steroids help them through the More rigorous training sessions and speeds recovery time Between work outs but nol without a heavy Price to a person to ally. Doctors say that the hormone. In men can cause Iho prostate to grow and the testes to shrink. Body hair also Falls out. 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Also there has been Al least one Case in Miami where police officers reportedly abused ser Odds on the Job Lher performance enhancing drugs abound amphetamines pills Gene Rainy prescribed fur weight loss arc used to delay the sense at fatigue. While athletes abuse those so called pop pills so do slide nos burning he Midnight Oil truck Devars making Long distance runs resident doctors working double shills people Bent on losing extra pounds among athletes rectal suppositories of caffeine Are Aho used to enhance mood and stamina. The stimulant works by releasing fatty acids into the bloodstream adding fuel to the system. Actors musicians and most recently alleles rely on the heart calming effects of Beta blockers experts say. 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