Health Service Executive. (2024) Anabolic steroid misuse.
External website: https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/anabolic-steroid-mi...
Anabolic steroids are prescription-only medicines. They are sometimes taken without medical advice to increase muscle mass and improve athletic performance. If anabolic steroids are used in this way, they can cause serious side effects and addiction.
Anabolic steroids are manufactured drugs that copy the effects of the male hormone testosterone. They have limited medical uses and are not the same as corticosteroids, a different type of steroid drug that's more commonly prescribed...
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