Teens & Steroids - Kevin and I had an interesting discussion at brunch about this SF Chron article about the fact that more high school athletes are risking steroid use. I have to say that I've heard all the horror stories that are once again repeated in this article--shriveled testicles, backne, 'roid rage. Are such side effects really such a deterrent to getting big fast? And really, aren't those symptoms of steroid abuse? I think when the average teenage boy sees athletes with huge paychecks and huge muscles, they're not really concerned with the fact that those huge paychecks can go toward paying a physician to monitor the usage of the drugs in safe dosages. A dumb, immature teen may not realize that using twice the dose won't make them twice as big. No wonder they're all developing Adonis complexes these days...they're holding themselves up for unrealistic comparison to their steroid-using peers.
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