Hi forum, for an english class research paper, i’m developing a thesis based around the long term effects of steroids, short term affects, legality etc… not really sure what yet, I’m still reading material to try and develop something really interesting. I’m really trying to do something more than what my classmates are writing about (dogs are better than cats because…), this paper is worth 30% of my final grade and is due mid april.
Ive compiled a few studies that I’ve found online, and I have access to a few databases through my high school, I have been using these as well.
I’m not asking any of you to do my work for me, but if you have any interesting studies saved or that you can link me to, i would much appreciate it!
Something i just came across and found very interestnng taken from :
“A league of their own: demographics, motivations and patterns of use of 1,955 male adult non-medical anabolic steroid users in the United States”
Education, employment and income
The group was well-educated; most held post-secondary degrees (74.1%) and, compared to recent U.S. Census statistics, more had completed college and advanced degrees and fewer had failed to graduate high school than expected based on the general populace (see Figure 2). Most were employed full-time (77.7%; see Figure 3) and the overall employment rate of 98.5% was higher than for males aged 20 years or more in the U.S. population (72.4% as of November, 2005; [44]). The unemployment rate for males aged 20 years and older in the U.S. in November, 2005 was 4.3% [44], nearly three times the 1.5% unemployment rate observed among this NMAAS-using sample. Most were employed as professionals (i.e., “white collar” employees; see Figure 4) with median household income between $60,000 and $79,999 per year, much higher than the general population ($44,684[45]; see Figure 5). Such above-average educational and occupational functioning appear consistently among AAS users (see also [25]).
Before you hand in the paper learn the difference between ‘affect’ and ‘effect’. One is a verb and one is a noun.
How long is this paper supposed to be? Your plan may require you to produce a lot more material than you think if you want to do each of those three topics justice. Just sayin. Its better to be thorough on one thing than be vague/incomplete about 3 things.
Its supposed to be 5 pages, give or take. I’m not sure exactly what my thesis will be. It will be based one one or more of those topics, and possibly some other topics that come up as i do research. It is not due for a while, and i plan to simply read a lot of material and take notes for a week or two before i start writing. I want to actually understand what i’m writing rather than piecing together quotes and frail arguments like many of my fellow students. Hopefully, i can find more articles and ideas that will shape my thesis argument and i will be able to become much more specific. Right now, i’m not sure what i am most interested in.
Good luck. This is a very complicated subject, multifaceted, prone to being impacted greatly by the numerous variables.
The short-term effects would be, in my opinion, a decent and perhaps not-too complicated for you to do well enough. To explore how people are AFFECTED in the short term should be much easier then doing a good job on the entire monster-topic steroids.
The problem is that most of what you find will simply be wrong or out-right lies. And you cannot count on finding the truth in published medical articles.
There are some facts that are wrong too. You can find lots of data concerning liver and lipid problems, but that involves oral steroids that are not used by those who have knowledge about what they are doing. Those facts were generalized to AAS in general and became lies. Some of that was deliberate.
Many short and long term negative effects are from not doing things right. There is a major problem with idiots and ignorance.
It is not simply a matter of introducing more testosterone or another AAS into the body, a balance needs to be maintained and estrogen can get out of balance if not actively managed.
There are some young men who break their HPTA with gear. Some break their HPTAs simply with prescribe medicines to stop hair loss. And some young men have their brittle HPTAs break with no obvious reason. We do not know if the guy who breaks his HPTA with a stupid DECA cycle was going to end up in the same spot in time anyways.
The big problem is companies on the WWW selling bogus chemical with AAS promises and gear sounding names. This is where the dangers are and the ignorant are drawn in.
Many use AAS carefully and safely. Many do not and get hurt. We can say the same things about alcohol and driving down the road. Actually, the numbers who die from Tylenol is huge and you do not see a public outcry about the dangers of Tylenol. You do not find numbers of AAS users dieing from liver failure.
Testosterone does not cause heart attacks. Actually, low testosterone leads to more heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, broken bones, depression, suicide and all cause mortality. Perhaps your paper would be better if it addressed the merits of testosterone replacement therapy [TRT].
