The Destruction Of Steroid Use - 2088 Words

The Destruction of Steroid Use Ever see those people on television or the internet and think that you want to be just like them because of how big and muscular they are, well not all of them you want to be like. Body builders or even some professional athletes are not honest about how they really got so big and strong. The case behind this is due the widely known illegal drug known as steroids. Steroids have been used by a enormous group of people throughout the century and have brought along with them huge and devastating problems. The reason for these major problems that comes along with the use of steroids are that users will take advantage and abuse these drugs. Due to such negative effects that steroids bring and the addictions, the†¦show more content†¦Steroids have been around since the early 20th century, later they were then illegalized due to many factors, one of these factors being that they are addictive. Although, steroids might have been banned from the United States due to its side effects and addictiveness it did not stop people from abusing these drugs. Steroids compared to other sorts of drugs such as heroine, do not have the same side effects due to the fact that steroids do not provide the same â€Å"high.† NIDA states that, â€Å"The most important difference is that steroids do not trigger rapid increases in the brain chemical dopamine, which causes the high that drives people to abuse other substances† (NIDA 2). This shows that other drugs such as heroine gives users effects that draws them back to the drug, unlike steroids, which draws users back due to the urge to want to get bigger and better. Also, â€Å"Studies have shown that animals will self-administer steroids when they have the chance, just as they do with other addictive drugs† (NIDA 2). Not only does this show that animals too will abuse steroids, but studies show that other drugs might also be similar to steroids and that leads back to the fact on why they were illegalized. Ma ny groups of people are drawn to steroids due to the fact that they are not happy with their current standards with themselves in life. Not