*Steroids are taken in two different forms:orally or through direct injections into the muscles.

*More then 3 million bodybuilders/athletes have used steroids in the United States.

*Steroid abuse can begin as early as the Middle School years, when children are about the age of 11.

www.texaschildrens.org/professionals/Telehealth/PDFs/SteroidUseandtheAdolescentAthlete.pdf+steroids+powerpoints&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us&client=firefox-a

*More men abuse steroids then women.

*Evidence has been found that there is an addictive quality to steroids.

*Common slang terms for steroids: juice, pumpers, weight trainers.

*As steroids for the enhancement of athletic performance have been illegal since the 1950s, the black market is often used to acquire them.

 *Black market steroids increase health risks as the quality of the drug is often diluted and the individual may up their dose, placing his/her body in more danger.

*The professional sports in which steroids are sterotypically used are baseball and bodybuilding.

http://www.steroid.com/steroids-in-sports.php

*This following video shows the increasing usage of steroids in the high school environment and the expansion of their uses: