To
get more out of his workouts, my brother began using legal steroids. His “favorite” type of steroid was “Ripped
Fuel.” He said this pill gave him more
energy when he worked out. He also drank
“Whey,” which was a protein shake he took this to make sure he was getting
enough protein while he was training.
According to Calvin, he never experienced any negative effects, however he did not experience any positive effects
either. All the products he used were
bought from
To
some people it might seem astonishing that a high school student is sold
steroids, but actually GNC is doing nothing illegal. Along with stores, web sites also make it
easy to obtain steroids. Get ripped
products.com claims that their products will help increase muscle mass while
putting off a healthy image (“Sick and Tired”). Because GNC and similar stores can sell to
adolescents, the use of steroids in American high schools has increased 50% in
the past four years (Cloud). Steroids
are even becoming more dominant than crack cocaine (“Anabolic Steroids:
Pharmacology”). Even though the trend is
increasing that does not mean that steroids are any less harmful. “Young teens whose brains are still
developing and muscle mongers prone to depression may be even more susceptible
to steroids’ mind-altering effects-especially with the sky-high doses typically
injected in weight rooms and gyms across the country,” according to an article
on Anabolic steroids, released by Psychology Today.
With
steroids making their appearance in the lives of young males more often, it is
obvious that a major problem is developing.
Before this obsession gets too out of control, we as a society need to
prevent young males from getting in the mind set that they need to be extremely
muscular to be considered masculine. The thin line between healthy and obsessive needs to be clearly
defined.