Steroid junkies at the age of 11

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Source: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article..._age_of_11&in_article_id=612538&in_page_id=34

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Teenage boys are increasingly ending up in hospital after injecting anabolic steroids in the search for the 'perfect body'.

The number of under-18s admitted for poisoning from the muscle-building drugs has soared by almost half in five years, from 97 to 138.

But that is only the tip of the iceberg, according to official figures.

The number of 11 to 15-year-olds taking steroids almost doubled between 2001 and 2007, from 6,800 to 13,300.



Children using the drugs are most likely to be young boys who want to emulate sporting and fashion heroes.

Anabolic steroids are chemically produced class-C drugs that mimic testosterone.

For males, the sideeffects can be withered testicles, sterility and breast growth.

In women it can be the growth of facial hair.

They can also stunt growth in the young, cause liver problems and aggressiveness known as 'roid rage'.

It is lawful to possess steroids for personal use though illegal to import or supply them. However, they can be easily bought on the internet or through dealers at gyms.

They are usually injected to increase their effect – which brings the added risk of hepatitis C and HIV if needles are shared.

DrugScope chief executive Martin Barnes said: 'Steroids may be viewed as offering a shortcut to the perfect body image, but the reality can be quite different.'

The figures were revealed in a parliamentary answer from public health minister Dawn Primarolo to Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Tom Brake.

He said: 'The dramatic increase in the number of children being admitted to hospitals for steroid misuse is extremely concerning.

'It's clear that many children feel increasingly pressured by society's obsession with the perfect body and some are using steroids to try to deal with it.

'Ministers need to wake up to the fact that this is no longer just a problem that affects sports like body building but also an issue for the whole of society.'

Only four people have received cautions and 14 people been found guilty of supplying steroids over the last five years.

 

[thundergod]

Ok.....Where are the kids, 11-15 year olds, getting the money for drugs???
Who the hell would sell drugs to a kid?????(dirt bag or course)
Do you really think an 11 year old kid is going to inject himself???

Just like some of the other articles that have been in the news lately and later proven to be false, I am going to have to call BS on this news story.

 

[parrajm]

yea i don't believe it for a minute. Though the idea of giving a kid 11 years old gear is terrible by itself. I wonder what kind of long term effects it would have.

 

[kcbuilder]

It didnt expressly say that 11 year olds were found to be taking gear, but rather the grouping 11-15 year olds. I can see a 15 year old looking for advantages at that age. I played on a competitive baseball team at age 15 and we traveled the country playing tournaments and I remember often hearing of other team that had kids that were caught using steroids. That was 20 years ago in the good ol US of A. So its not too far fetched these days at all.

just my 2 pennys

 

[JJ-INSANE1]

Personally i just do not see an 11 year old injecting a steroid.
But... i see this is an issue of very bad parental skills on there parents part.
There is no way my 11yr old (if i had one) would be injecting anything without me knowing or... caring to take the time to find out and know.
Steroids are an issue i will address to my son at an early age... not find out from some fuck hole kid that has no parenting what so ever.

JJ Insane1

 

[VitoBrata]

Yeah but what about the "admitted for steroid poisoning" crap?

 

[2ofyou]

I bought 200 dbols from the dj at the club i bouced for when i was 14....EVERYONE knew how old i was because I was a huge fuckin kid,regardless....Yeah he charged me a buck a tab too.
People dont care about kids....not the majority at least.
Besides,I put on over 60lbs and never looked back....lol
who knows if I'd be in the game without that jackass corrupting my mind.
I hope you people realize the danger isn't the actual drugs,its the ignorance of such drugs that kids get screwed up on.Nobody does any research at all,they just want a quick fix
Rant done....

 

[Soulstealer]

The only way to solve this "problem" is to legalize it, tax it, and sell it to people over 21, period, end of story. Anything else will just perpetuate the illegal unregulated sale...

 

[6packguy]

While a 11-15 year old may not inject themselves I wouldn't doubt that they might use oral AAS. You have to remember that alot of Prohormones that are sold OTC as supplements are technically designer steroids. Teenagers can purchase those easily OTC or from any online supplement store

 

[617ricky]

It didnt expressly say that 11 year olds were found to be taking gear, but rather the grouping 11-15 year olds. I can see a 15 year old looking for advantages at that age.

Exactly what I was gonna say.. I could definitely see some punk 14-15 year old's doing it nowadays.. And maybe they found out about a very rare case of a single 11 year old doing it, so they can now stretch the truth and say "11-15 year old's doing steroids" to make the story look even more shocking.

 

[Buildinthaskinnys]

kids from the ages of 9 years old are drinking and smoking weed, and some of you guys think using steroids are far fetched?

 

[robot]

wtf is "steroid poisoning"?

 

[alecaf]

The only way to solve this "problem" is to legalize it, tax it, and sell it to people over 21, period, end of story. Anything else will just perpetuate the illegal unregulated sale...

agreed, and in my opinion it should be that way with every single drug.

 

[Buildinthaskinnys]

The only way to solve this "problem" is to legalize it, tax it, and sell it to people over 21, period, end of story. Anything else will just perpetuate the illegal unregulated sale...

Yes legalize it, thats how they solved the underage drinking problem.

 

[Metal]

Where are the pics? lol I read one article where the kid's dad was giving the minor juice. Thats fucked up!!!! But, is it true? Or, is it " a hired thug" deal???

No, this is a propaganda witch hunt thing. Ive seen people act like this in the movies, but now, its apparent, people will lie, exagerate, and twist the facts to fulfill their agendas. The media has sold out to big bro a long time ago, and its getting worse

"The most popular doping agents among the young athletes were corticosteroids, salbutamol, anabolic agents, and other stimulants."

Any idiot that reads this, will NOT KNOW these are over the counter bronchilators and skin treatments. Apparently doping is the term used for any substance that can be used to give an athlete an edge; so, a runner can swallow a few allergy pills or "Suedophed Day Time Cough and COld" and get a little boost.... so, he's in violation of doping, which has become synonomous with steroid use?!?!

You ask ANYONE to name you 5 Narcotics or 5 Rx Meds that people like to get high with, most people can name them. Ask someone to name 3 AAS's.... and they cant do it! I tried this out with my dad, he new about Test, then said GH lol

 

[qwerty]

I coach kids sports and get dads asking me all the time if I can get gear for their kid. Never as young as 11 but I don't doubt it. It's not usually the kid with any talent either just a kid with a rag arm whose dad thinks he can make him an NFL quarterback or get him a scholarship to a good college. First the dad starts asking about weight gainers and pretty soon he's looking for gear.

 

[Tsunami Labs]

Also, just read a story about a kid in Texas who shot some infected Winny. They had to amputate his leg, so please be careful. This site has many research tools to use so you can be as safe as possible...

 

[kcbuilder]

Any adult who who aids a minor in using or obtaining gear should burn. Legal or not this is flat out "CHILD ABUSE" and should have very harsh penalties.

It's disgusting. As an adult you can weigh the risks, as a child you are simply too impressionable to make such a decision. These are "life altering substances."

Steroid use amoung adults is often times not the propper decision. Even the majority of adults could "do more" natrually in the gym and in the kitchen before they ever consider aas. The problem is that most think aas makes things easier. The truth is they most always make it just as hard if not harder. To benefit from aas you have to train harder than you ever did, you have to eat more than you ever did, and you have focus on your body and mind like you never had before. For many just doing the above without aas would still net positive results. We as adults have a responsibility to others considering aas to ensure that they fully understand what they are getting into and that it's not a "miracle drug".

Have a nice day

 

[Creed428]

i knew that 6th grader with 20inch arms wasn't natural! kidding of course but it is sad that one day that comment might be no joke. kids are definitiely using at younger ages i know when i was in highschool (only 5 years ago) atleast half the varsity football team was using and a lot of the junior varsity and freshmen team members were buying from the varsity guys.

 

[shawnkarbabacz]

i knew that 6th grader with 20inch arms wasn't natural! kidding of course but it is sad that one day that comment might be no joke. kids are definitiely using at younger ages i know when i was in highschool (only 5 years ago) atleast half the varsity football team was using and a lot of the junior varsity and freshmen team members were buying from the varsity guys.

Steroid use for a MATURE ADULT imho is a matter for them to decide, like anything else. Some are for it and some are against, but they have the maturity to make the decision. Teenagers (and under..wow!) DO NOT! No matter how mature they think they are (and im 24 btw so im not an older guy spouting off about young punks) their attitudes, beliefs, and morals are gonna change incredibly over the next few yrs.

To be honest though, i think the problem with more and more KIDS doing gear is the fact that society is LAZY! Everyone is looking for an 'easy way out' and they think steroids are the way to do it. I know COUNTLESS kids personally and ones from my gym that just talk to me about it, that run more gear then the vets on this board, and they train maybe 3 times a week and are drunk 5 nights a week!