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How it all started? Drug testing in the U.S.

The United States is probably one of the countries where addiction to drug and alcohol is one of the highest in the world. It is also probably one of the biggest problems that the country faces. Testing for drugs in the United States goes back almost 50 years. Let’s have a look at this journey.
The [...]

Drug Testing in US Military

Of all the employers who use drug testing, one of the largest is the United States Department of Defense. To combat widespread drug use among the military during the 1980s and earlier, the DoD implemented an aggressive drug testing policy.
Who is Tested?
The military’s drug testing program is massive. Every active duty member of the military [...]

Famous Steroid Use Cases in US Sports

Steroid use in sports is cheating in the eyes of sports authorities. That is because the use of anabolic steroids and other similar drugs enhances the performance of an athlete and gives the athlete an unfair advantage over others working mostly through their own efforts. It violates the honor-bound code that sportsmen are [...]

Watch Out for Signs that Indicate Potential Steroid Use

As of the current times, there are some athletes that enhance their performance with anabolic steroids and not with exercise and training. The effects of this drug are the same with testosterone since they aid with the development of muscle mass and in gaining weight. Steroids are used mainly for patients with AIDS and with [...]

The Effects of Anabolic Steroids on the Brain and Its Potential for Addiction

The testosterone, which is a hormone that is present in both the guys and the ladies, has an artificial version. This is known as anabolic steroids. Testosterone brings out the sexual traits of the males, as well as increases the mass of their muscles. There are some athletes that take in anabolic steroids orally or [...]

Common Effects & Consequences of Using Anabolic Steroids in Teenagers

Teenagers are very prone to try something new especially if they have an idea like it makes them look great. They do this without thinking of the adverse effects or possible consequences of trying one. One of the concerns among teenagers in America is the use of anabolic steroids among teenage boys. These anabolic steroids [...]

Facts & Trends about Teenage Steroid Abuse in the USA

Steroids are very popular substances that are prescribed to enhance male sexual appearance because it is related to sex male hormones. This is prescribed to those men who have delayed sexual development or other disorders characterized by testosterone deficiency. The most common steroid for this effect is called anabolic steroids. The most common anabolic steroids [...]

Most Common Steroids Used by Teenagers in the USA

There are many reasons why teenagers abuse drugs. Some get into illicit drugs because of their inability to cope with personal or family problems. Others get into this because of peer influences. Others simply want to feel good about themselves, claiming that they are in control because of the high that these drugs provide. Yet, [...]

Facts About Steroids & Steroid Abuse Among Teenagers

Steroids are synthetic drugs. Their application can be for a variety of reasons, such as to spur puberty among adolescents,increase body performance through muscle development, stamina and endurance and also for health reasons such as: to slow body deterioration, to aid the effects of impotence and other less well known health applications for which a [...]

Kidney Disorders: Induced by Drug use & Abuse

Kidney is either of the two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them in urine which passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder. It also plays an important role in homeostasis i.e. physiological equilibrium that is actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate [...]