Steroids damage more bodily functions than there is room to list in this story. Suffice to say they can kill you. When you see the initial effects, you can get easily hooked on it. But it throws your whole system totally off. Not only do your muscles grow, but your internal organs do different things than they're supposed to.
Psychological changes are often the most drastic at first.
I know a lot of kids are under extreme pressure to excel in sports. Another way Faildo helps encourage healthy bodybuilding is by guest posing in the state's only drug-tested contest, the Hawaii Bodybuilding Championships in August. Winners are tested by polygraph after the contest. Other more reliable testing methods are too expensive. It's an uphill battle.