Teenagers’ brains may be affected by steroid use

If you belong to those that read news about steroids, you can confirm that almost each article notices about “roid rage” that is claimed to be one of the most dangerous negative results of these preparations. Anabolic steroids are demonized for numerous violations, murders and other crimes. It is noted that these drugs can lead to uncontrolled aggression that is responsible for abnormal behavior. Although it is not proven scientifically whether steroids may really lead to “roid rage”, media mentions about this side reaction very often. Unluckily, certain other grave unwanted consequences are rarely mentioned in articles.
Teenagers should be especially warned about certain specific side results which may occur in them, if they use steroids in their adolescent years. The specialists Leslie Henderson and Ann Clark of the Giesel School of Medicine in Dartmouth notice that these preparations can have very negative influence on teenagers’ brains. These professors have conducted certain researches and made conclusions, basing on the results of their researches. These specialists notice that steroids may cause in adolescents something severer than uncontrolled aggression.
According to Leslie Henderson and Ann Clark, steroids are very dangerous for adolescents because this group of users may face some specific dangerous adverse reactions that don’t occur in adult steroid users. The professors affirm that steroids can affect the brain in teenagers. So, the brain’s structure and functions may be destroyed in adolescents because of steroids. Moreover, these negative effects may be permanent. It means that brain’s dysfunctions that are demonstrated through unusual behavior may present even when the teenagers grow up. Thus, side psychological effects may be displayed even in their adulthood.
But it is necessary to notice that the studies conducted by Leslie Henderson and Ann Clark have enrolled animals. So, these statements are made on the basis of animals’ reactions to steroid use. One can doubt whether effects of steroids on adolescents’ brains are the same as those on animals. Nonetheless, Leslie Henderson is sure that these conclusions are true for humans as well.
Furthermore, it has been defined that unwanted effects of steroids on teenagers are more lasting than those which appear in adult steroid users.
Leslie Henderson collaborates in her researches with such scientists, as Marie Onakomaiya, Donna Porter and Joseph Oberlander.
Leslie Henderson claims that it is evident that steroids affect teenagers’ behavior. As we know, the brain controls behavior. Since behavior is abnormal, the brain’s structure and functions have certain disorders.
So, it is necessary to teach adolescents about all potential dangers associated with usage of steroids. If they know about these potential adverse reactions, they will be capable to make a right decision related to steroids.