Pass A Drug Test for Steroids

Commonly abused steroids: Anadrol, Oxandrin, Dianobol, Winstrol, Durabolin, Depo-Testosterone, and Equipoise

What is the form of steroids?

• There are more than 100 types of anabolic steroids, and each requires a prescription.

What are the methods of usage?

• Oral ingestion

• Injection

• Rubbed on the skin in the form of gels or creams

Who uses steroids?

• Steroid use among young adults and high school students is much more prevalent among males than females.

• Among 19-22 year olds surveyed in 2000, 18.9% reported having a friend who was a current user of steroids.

• 1.4% of young adults (ages 19-28) surveyed in 2000 reported using steroids at least one time during their lives.¹

How do steroids get to the United States?

• Illicit anabolic steroids are often sold at gyms, competitions, and through mail operations.

• Steroids are also illegally diverted from U.S. pharmacies or synthesized in clandestine laboratories.

• Anabolic steroids are illicitly smuggled from Mexico and European countries to the United States.

• Recent DEA reporting indicates that Russian, Romanian, and Greek nationals are significant traffickers of steroids.²

What are some consequences of steroid use?

• Effects associated with anabolic steroid abuse range from acne and breast development in men, increased irritability and aggression, to liver cancer, heart attacks, and high cholesterol.³

• People who inject steroids run the risk of contracting or transmitting hepatitis or HIV.⁴

• Withdrawal symptoms include mood swings, fatigue, restlessness, loss of appetite, insomnia, reduced sex drive, and depression.⁵

• This depression can lead to suicide attempts and if left untreated, can persist for a year or more after the abuser stops taking the drugs.⁶