Web Site Review

http://www.steroidabuse.gov
This website is a great site to learn about steroids. It is created by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The website informs readers about what steroids are, how are steroids abused and also how addicts can get help. It is very easy to navigate because 0f the resources and links it has. The website also gives you the option to search anything else on the subject. On the side of the web page there is a resource column that includes different links for any information on steroids and how they are abused. Towards the bottom on the page the website gives a phone number for treatment referral. Which can help any victims of this dangerous drug. All in all this website is a great site to help learners or addicts improve on their knowledge on steroids.

Background Information

Steroids became popular around the 1940’s, when athletes began taking them to increase muscle mass. Steroids were first created when a French physiologist named Charles E. Brown injected himself with a liquid that came from testicles of dogs and guinea pigs. He announced that the “rejuvenating therapy” as so he called it, increased his physical strength and his energy. He also claimed that the injection relieved his constipation and extended his urine arc.

Anabolic steroids were first used during World War II by the German Nazi. They wanted to create a greater race. Afterwards the allies used the anabolic steroids to cure areas affected with war famine to help the ones who suffered from malnourishment.

This horrific drug has been used for many years without an end. And what is worse is that numerous people don’t know the dangers and risks that steroids can have on a human body.

Introduction

The topic that I chose is steroids. I don't know much about them, but what I do know is that they are mainly used among athletes. The reason I chose this topic is so I could educate myself as well as other people about the dangers of this particular drug. I have three main questions on this topic. My first question is, what are the effects of steroids? My second question is, what are steroids made up of? And my last question is, when were steroids first used?