people can break out into hives if they are allergic to steroids. The acne can become very severe and it could appear on the face, neck, chest and back. It can become so bad that you can have permanent scars. Steroids can also cause permanent hair loss. Internally, steroids can cause high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high numbers of sugar and fat cells. These problems can weaken the heart, and many steroid users die at young ages. If these problems exist, the user is chancing a heart attack or stroke. Doctor Lawrence Clayton explains, some users “…were even taking steroids that were intended only for race horses. Several were taking twice the amount that would be medically safe for a horse. They were making themselves sick, and some had died”(14). If steroids are used at high doses or are used too frequently, they can cause your heart to beat at a very fast rate, or worse, they can cause a heart attack. Through a personal experience Steve Courson explains what happened to him when he used steroids; “My heart was going 160 beats per minute and it scared the hell out of me” (Nuwer 75). Courson realized what steroids could do to a person, and after his frightful incident, he got off the drug.Steroids can frequently make a person become nauseous, and to vomit blood. Abusers can also have severe cases of diarrhea, chills, tongue pain, and permanent bad breath. Steroids are also known to cause “epileptic-like” seizures, which can result in death. If dying from seizures isn’t bad enough, steroids are also known for causing cancerous tumors on the liver. Meer explains that, The most serious effect of anabolic steroids on the liver is known as peliosis hepatis-blood filled cysts in the liver. If these cysts rupture, they can cause liver failure, which can result in death (69). Another, jaundice the yellowing of the skin and eyes can occur. Stero...
