DrugFreeAZKids.org understands the importance of communicating with your children. We want to share the necessary tools and information with you for starting these important conversations. Talking with your child about the dangers of drugs can reduce the chance of them using by up to 50 percent. This is why we bring you a series of regular blog posts, each focusing on a specific drug. It will cover the drug’s common names, effects and the important details parents should know.
Today’s post in our 411 Drug Series examines Steroids.
What is it and what does it look like?
Steroids come in the form of either tablets or liquid.
Other street names?
· Rhoids
· Juice
· Sauce
· Slop
What are the short-and long-term effects?
· Mood swings
· Acne
· Depression
· Aggression
· Feminine traits in males
· Masculine traits in females
· Sterility
· Liver cancer
What every parent should know?
This drug is swallowed, applied to skin or injected with paraphernalia including syringes and ampules. Ampules are small sealed glass vials that hold hypodermic injectable solutions.
Parents should know that teens often hear that steroids will guarantee them a spot on the starting lineup, so it is important for parents to look out for those short term effects of abuse.
The mission of DrugFreeAZKids.org is to provide parents with the information they need to educate their kids about dangerous substances. In addition to this blog series, we offer other valuable tools, such as webinars and evidence-based workshops to help parents raise healthy, drug-free children.
To learn more about how to prevent drug and alcohol use by teens, visit DrugFreeAZKids.org.
