ids are known to cause muscle cramps and injuries can become frequent. Also, young teens that use have bodies that become mature before they should. Their growth plates close and they will never be able to grow again. Basically, a user is going to stunt his growth. Dinsmor sums up what can happen in just a few words; “Acne, stunted growth, and hair loss won’t kill you. But cancer and heart disease can” (22). Maybe the users physical appearance isn’t that important to them, but cancer and heart disease are deadly.The effect steroids has on people varies when it comes to males and females. Steroids can make a male lose his masculinity and look more feminine, while it can make a female look more masculine. A large number of women develop facial hair, their voice deepens, and they become aggressive, like men. Men can have unusual breast development while women will notice their breasts shrinking. Men can have shrinking and drying up of the testicles, and may become impotent. Males will also have swelling of the prostate gland and sever penis pain. A woman can notice clitoral enlargement and can develop menstrual problems. Also, a child born to a mother on steroids has a high chance of being born with birth defects. Many symptoms go away after a person stops using, but any abnormal tissue growth in the organs may not (Meer 71). Any drug can cause a person not to act the right way. Since a lot of drugs can go directly to your brain, they greatly effect your ability to act logically. Steroids are known to make a person self-centered. Many users become “stuck on themselves”(Clayton 35). Family and friends begin to mean less to them. Many come to a point where they only care about their own needs, and they have trouble caring about others. This is a very lonely time. Tommy Chaikin told the Los Angeles times that steroids “change you…[they] can make you an ego monster” (Nuw...
