Young adolescents taking anabolic steroids are twice as likely to participate in violence as those who do not use the drug to build muscle, US scientists said..

Scientists have conducted a study in which 6,823 young boys have been studied since 1994, when they were still high school students, and until 2002. It turned out that men who used steroids last year or at any other time in their lives were twice as likely to be violent than those who did not take the drug. This was expressed in fights, fights, shootings, injuries, requiring medical attention, scientists said..

According to experts, the problem of steroids is very serious, as many adolescents "sit down" on them, wishing to become visually strong due to an impressive mass of muscles. In turn, steroids carry a different effect, they can make a person very aggressive, as the level of the male hormone testosterone. The problem of the effect of steroids at this time is not fully understood, experts said.. However, scientists advise to refrain from using steroids, since the drug is hormonal and can lead to various psychological and physical problems.

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