what is the policy in the armed services about steroid use?
347525
Zero Tolerance. Suppliments such as Rip Fuel and other GNC items are ok. But roids aren't permitted.
517195
I am sorry, but if they wanted to play baseball then they should play it without taking steroids. They wanted to play the sport then be a man and play the sport without steroids. They need to work out and start lifting weights to get stronger and practice more to get better. Steroids are uncalled for.
384532
Professional athletes should not be able to use any performance enhancements. Their abilities should speak for themselves. If you can't play on your own natural talents then pay attention in school. Few athletes ever make it to the professional level and taking drugs is the same as cheating. Steroid usage by athlete is dangerous and unhealthy. They also effects the libido, size of manhood and cause some serious emotional swings.
968388
Steroids are used to reduce inflammation by reducing the response  of the immune system. An example might be treatment to lessen an allergic reaction or response to poison ivy. Steroids are frequently used in the process of treating auto-immune diseases, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn's Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis. These are diseases that cause the immune system to react against ones own body, as it would against any infection or foreign body, thereby causing destruction of various tissues. In short, steroids are used to decrease the body's defense mechanisms. Incidentally, this can mean one may be more prone to infections as a side effect.\nI suggest looking on-line for more info about steriods. There are many sites offering good professional info.
1101877
The answer is probably not. They primarily use them for muscle bulk, but they have the added side effect of promoting other types of growth.\n The main issue now with steroids is the issue of pharmocogenetic medicines, which are particularly adapted to certain genetic types, promoting certain positive functions within the body. This has led to the issue of gene doping where a foreign DNA strand  could be introduced through a specially designed drug. For example, a drug could be developed to promote oxygen saturation in the blood, which at present many athletes use Ethryopoetin, a kidney drug, to do. \n It is unlikely that steroid and general drug use will ever be stopped in sport. The development of synthetic hormones and better masking agents will make detection even more difficult. Also, at present testing for some drugs such as ethryopoetin (EPO) is incredibly difficult, with a EPO test requiring 180 seperate tests and needing highly speciallised equipment and testing. \n This situation may be explained by the particualar focus that the media have on some sports, such as cycling. With more minority sports, with less athletes competing in worldwide competition, it may appear that the problem is more serious than actually is the truth.\n If you can read French then Massacre a la Chaine is worth a read. It focuses primarilly on the Festina affair, where a staff member of a cycling team was discovered with doping products in the car he was using in the Tour De France. It details not only the actual events in the 1998 scandal, for which his team, Festina, were disqualified, but also his own cycling career and drug use then. But I beg you, please don't think all cyclists are like that- most cyclists and tifosi (cycling fans) are ashamed.
292363
Steroid use is incredibly dangerous. It puts a synthetic form of testosterone into the body and with continued use his testicles will shrink and become inactive because his body will stop making it's own testosterone. It can also give him bad acne, episodes of rage, hair loss, penile shrinkage (that's a fun one) and lots of other things that are not manly. There is no "steriod use, but not abuse" because any use of steroid hurts the human body. There is tons!!!!! of research out there on steriods, but there will always be the few people who are looking for the quick and easy route, which is almost always also the harmful one. Tell him you love him and you want him to be your MAN forever and that you like his testosterone just the way it is:) good luck
494509
http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=7774
192037
He might be a jerk, but MLB didn't do anything to combat the use of steroids in the game, so while he might have used them, he found a loophole to be able to get around it. It's immoral, but it's just as much Bud Selig's fault for looking the other way while this was happening.
171809
Military presses both in front and behind the head and lateral raises with dumbells.  Remember, you have front, side and back shoulder muscles.  Lastly, genetics will determing whether or not they become like apples.  \n\nWhatever you do, DO NOT TAKE ROIDS!  They truly kill, shrink your gonads or balls (because the gonads are no longer needed by the body), and you might become impotent with an enlarged prostate.  Those are just a FEW of the side effects of roids.
408582
I do not think there was a release of a drug that caused servicemen to "snap" when they came home.  What happened is that they were not prepared to be re-introduced to civilian life so quickly. The military job is to take an ordinary man and to transform him into an extension of the service to do what the military needs to be done. The service men do not have the same amount of training to de-military them. They need more counseling and support groups to readjust.
677600
The military person needs to check with his/her SJA (Staff Judge Advocate).  They will be able to provide all the information that is required.
416311
In some countries, men and women are required to serve in the military.  Forcing people to do so won't guarantee that they will become better citizens, gain maturity or wisdom or even that they will get into better shape physically.  \n\nThe military in this country is a fine option for some, but it definitely isn't for everybody.  Maybe a better option would be calling for one year of military or humanitarian service which would open up more options while still giving the US a specific period of service from each person.  \n\nPersonally, I think forcing anyone into military service is a poor choice.  I wouldn't want to be alongside someone who it there by force and not giving their all.  I don't want the person who holds the cure for cancer or AIDS or the next Shakespeare to be held back by a year or two of mandatory service.  \n\nMandatory service could be far more detrimental to this country than beneficial.
852114
One does not enroll in the Army.  You enlist and commit your life to the public good.  It doesn't matter who you have sex with as long as you comply with the UCMJ and behavior policies (ie Don't Ask, Don't Tell).  You break the rules, you pay the consequences.
1185289
If the question is, "What should they do about the steroid issue?" then the answer is to work toward a test for hGh. Beyond that, they should let the testing program work and see what comes of it.\n\nPeople should ask themselves this.... If they are so outraged by steroids in baseball why is it that attendance remains at, or near record levels? \n\nPeople are offended by their sports institutions being soiled... Ruth... Mays... Williams... possibly Aaron. No one really cares about Jason Grimsley using. They are, however, concerned about whether Grimsley will uncover others that matter. No one is terribly concerned about the rank and file.
270546
follow this awesome link:\nhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/7-22-7/chap2.htm\nand then scroll down for more links
970260
Don't use steroids.They can kill you.On the news they said a man died because he used steroids.
435630
Officially anyone one who uses them to enhance performance in any area are abusing them.\n\nUnofficially people who don't know what they are doing or who do know and still go way too far. Responsible and knowledgeable steroid use will help you perform better and increase muscle mass as well as feel better overall.