As a certified personal trainer and gym owner, I am very concerned about the effects of steroids in youth, especially high school athletes. I know what the negative effects of taking steroids, not only physically but also mental and social.
Steroids are performance-enhancing drugs that have caused more losses than wins in the life of the High school athletes. "We have a serious problem of steroids among young people in our country." Stated the California state Senator Jackie Speier, a Democrat from the Bay Area
Different reasons are raised by what many teens, steroid use or abuse.
1. To improve their athletic performance. Many athletes saw the use of stimulant substance use in production due to the pressure to win is enormous.
2. To increase muscle mass or reduce body fat. This group is suffering from behavioral syndrome called muscle dysmorphia, people who think they have distorted Fig. It is so alarming because, according to a study of 9 to 11 years of age and women use steroids to improve its construction.
3. Part of a pattern high-risk behaviors. Like the thrill they get from drinking and driving, driving a motorcycle without a helmet, a pistol, and abuse of other illicit drugs, taking steroids that give adrenaline that can not explain.
How to identify abusers of steroids
People who abuse steroids can experience symptoms withdrawal (like many other illegal drugs) when they stop taking steroids, such as mood swings, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, loss of appetite, desire reduced sex, and steroid cravings. Depression is the most dangerous of the withdrawal symptoms and often leads to suicide attempts.
What can be done to prevent steroid abuse?
According to the researchers conducting the study on steroids education programs, has shown that simply teaching undesirable students about steroids' does not convince you that may be adversely affected or education that discourages young people from taking steroids in the future. But the presentation of both the risks and benefits of using anabolic steroids is most effective in convincing about the negative effects steroids " apparently because the student-athletes find a balanced approach more credible.
Through the efforts of some groups and individuals as the new anti-steroids being implemented in California and they are:
 • A written policy that the ban on steroid use to be signed by all student-athletes and their parents or guardian. Violators will be subject to school sanctions.
 • The mandate of training and education in the muscle building supplements Dietary and steroids for the state to help coaches about steroids and warn players about the health hazards.
 • Prohibition strict school sponsorship of any muscle building supplements. Promoting or distributing supplements to strengthen the muscles of the school staff lead to the ban for them. Violators will be responsible for personnel actions by their schools or districts.
Another thing is about the formation of adolescents and learning to avoid steroids program (Atlas). It was designed to reduce anabolic steroid use among high school athletes. The combined weight program training and classroom sessions to teach students about nutrition, strength training, and risk factors for steroid use.
Orientation Program athletes healthy exercise and nutrition Alternatives (ATHENA) was patterned after the ATLAS program, but designed for girls adolescent athletes. A preliminary study of girls enrolled in this program showed significant decreases in risk behaviors. The ATHENA team members were more likely to wear seatbelts, less likely to travel in a car with a driver who had been drinking, less likely to be sexually active, and who suffer fewer injuries during the sports season.
With these initiatives to stop steroid use among our young athletes, we do our own efforts, parents and guardians to monitor and educate our son in the care of the form information before it was too late …
Real Andrews is a professional actor, that is very passionate about health and wellness industry, a certified personal trainer and Gym Owner. He is very passionate about making a difference in the state of health in our country. Visit his blog for more health related articles.
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