Steroid Abuse – Breaking Young Men’s Hearts

Steroid Abuse – Breaking Young Men’s Hearts
A study shows that young abusers of steroids are likely to suffer to substantial heart disease mainly when it comes to other drugs.
Another study found that the misuse of steroid is connected with higher risk of heart disease in otherwise strong young men.
A scientific investigation conducted by National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales and the New South Wales Department of Forensic Medicine tested all twenty four deaths caused by steroid abuse in NSW from 1996 to 2012. Large-scale heart disease which includes left ventricular hypertrophy and thickening of the arteries was part of the exposition.
Even though all the cases revealed proof of the usage of steroid, these were not the firsthand root of deaths. All but one on the test were cause by the use two or more psychoactive drugs in combination to achieve a particular effect and accidental drug toxicity.
Among the psychoactive drugs discovered were psychostimulants, benzodiazapines, opioids and alcohol. Psychostimulant toxicity was the immediate reason of death as well as the dangerous dose of opioid. More than half of the cases revealed proof of current injecting drug use.
N. Chung