| While usage varies across generational, geographic | | | | These anabolic steroids are often specifically cited |
| and chronological lines, there do exist a number of | | | | across sports and regions. This is because they tend |
| steroids that are consistently abused by professional | | | | to react similarly for almost everyone. There is little |
| athletes time and again. There are many possible | | | | variation or unpredictability to their effectiveness (and |
| reasons for this. Firstly, there may indeed be a fair | | | | dangerous side effects) beyond the normal digression |
| amount of internal pressure being exerted upon the | | | | that is to be expected. Because there is a tremendous |
| athlete from various sources inside his or her world. | | | | uniformity among these drugs, their usage has |
| For example, the team mate two lockers over may | | | | skyrocketed among athletes who are referred to it by |
| be making tremendous gains and be seen as an | | | | physicians or pick up the habit from fellow team |
| increasingly viable threat to another athlete. The | | | | mates. Additionally, the drugs listed above are relatively |
| pressure to compete at the highest level possible is a | | | | accessible for someone like an elite athlete whose |
| deeply motivating personal feeling. There may also be | | | | circle of acquaintances and professional contacts is |
| pressure coming from coaches and other team | | | | wide and connected. Due the somewhat easy |
| superiors that may influence the athlete. For example, | | | | availability of these steroids, in addition to the discretion |
| the team owner may notice that one of two start | | | | that is promised by their supplier, many athletes tend to |
| players who are using steroids have been making | | | | stick to trusted avenues of obtaining these drugs. |
| spectacular plays during games and, thus, are | | | | Thirdly, many of these substances including Durabolin |
| attracting more and more attention from the public and | | | | and Dianobol in particular, have been around for many |
| on television. It is in the owner’s and coach’s | | | | decades and there is more evidence (both for and |
| best interest to stoke this kind of competitive | | | | against) the use of such steroids. Their longevity in the |
| comparison and push their players to excel for the | | | | industry has contributed to their increased popularity |
| bottom line and profit’s sake. Thirdly, the athlete | | | | and, for better or for worse, will also add to the notion |
| may also feel tremendous pressure from an agent, | | | | that established drugs are somehow “safer” |
| family, friends, or the public to outperform and outshine | | | | than newer, more trendy steroids. Unfortunately, many |
| a team-mate or rival in order to raise their profile in the | | | | athletes don’t see the detrimental side effects that |
| sport. | | | | afflict their fellow players until many years down the |
| These are just a small handful of the myriad reasons | | | | road long after the deterrent effect of such |
| why athletes may stick with the most commonly | | | | knowledge could have any real utility. There seems to |
| abused, and therefore reliable, steroids. A number of | | | | be no sign of change on the horizon as these drugs |
| these substances include Anadrol, Oxandrin, Dianobol, | | | | have worked their way into the mainstream |
| Winstrol, Durabolin, Depo-Testosterone, and Equipoise. | | | | consciousness of elite athletes. |
