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Separating Steroid Facts from Fiction in the McGwire Era
For many people, baseball superstar Mark McGwire’s recent admission that he used steroids is creating more questions than answers about these drugs: Is it safe to use steroids to recover from a sports injury? What about using them for asthma? Can you really get addicted to steroids? Get the answers to these questions and more with this free information about steroids and their use from the Federal Citizen Information Center:
The Basics - Learn about the different types of steroids and what they do from USA.gov's steroid facts page and the National Institutes of Health’s InfoFacts
Medical Use - Some steroids are prescribed legitimately by doctors to treat ailments, including bone injuries , shoulder problems , and asthma
In Sports – Learn about doping in sports and what measures are used to detect the drug
Drug abuse – Recreational use of steroids can quickly turn into Anabolic Steroid Abuse
Creatine – Although not a steroid, people sometimes confuse the two. Learn about the risks and benefits of using this popular supplement
Visit www.pueblo.gsa.gov to learn more about current health issues and other important consumer information.
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The Federal Citizen Information Center connects people with government benefits, services and information through its family of websites, including Pueblo.gsa.gov, USA.gov, GobiernoUSA.gov and ConsumerAction.gov; by phone at 1 (800) FED-INFO (that's 1 (800) 333-4636) and with publications by mail from Pueblo, Colorado. FCIC is part of the U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of Citizen Services.
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