I found a pretty good article with lots of steroid info. There is more of this article and more articles at the link. Have a look so you can be Mr. or Ms. Info when the topic comes up among your friends. Here is a little to get you going:



You won't get huge if you start injecting yourself every day with one of the many 'testosterone treatments' or with GH (Growth Hormone). If you don't eat huge quantities of food and train like a real warrior in the gym, nothing good will happen to you, no matter what.



The best thing that steroids can do is help those who use them to recover from their workout much faster than a natural bodybuilder. When natural bodybuilders need at least 48 hours rest before they train again in order to continue increasing their muscle bodymass, steroid users need just a few hours!



When most of us should not train more than 3-4 times per week, and every time we train we should not spend more than 1 hour in the gym, people that use steroids can easily train 6 times per week, splitting their sessions in morning and afternoon training, as well as they are able to spend easily 2 hours in the gym, getting stronger and bigger, week after week. (That's something that would make any natural bodybuilder get overtrained in no time!)



Consequently, these people are able to train longer and recuperate faster, making it much easier for them to increase their muscle mass as well as their strength. I would like also to present to you some facts about what else steroid use can produce.



The major side effects of anabolic steroid use include liver tumors, jaundice (yellowish pigmentation of skin, tissues, and body fluids), fluid retention, enlargement of the heart, (a precursor to heart failure), high blood pressure, atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, (a precursor to coronary heart disease) elevated cholesterol levels, heart palpitations, heart attack, and finally steroids can impair the kidneys leading to kidney stones and kidney disease.



Some others are severe acne and trembling.