• Preeti Kulkarni
• Siddhi Rawool
• Hrishikesh Samjiskar
• Nishita Shetty
• Shubham Salvi,Vedant Raskar

Derivatives of testosterone are called anabolic steroids. Testosterone was first synthesised to treat depression by German scientists in the 1930’s. Anabolic use was first seen in the 1954 during the olympics. They are used for building muscle or increasing strength and endurance in certain sports which give the athlete an advantage over their competitor. Anabolics work by increasing the protein synthesis in the human body which results in increase in size and strength but they also come with some side effects and may lead to complications if abused. Though primarily used for hormonal therapy which improves a person's overall health steroids are now being used a drug of abuse which has become common in today's young generation.

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"TWO FACES OF ANABOLIC STEROIDS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.b288-b291, March-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303136.pdf

"TWO FACES OF ANABOLIC STEROIDS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no. ppb288-b291, March-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303136.pdf