Steroids Quiz - In The Know Zone

What is the proper name of the steroids that athletes abuse?

anabolic steroids
anaboligic steroids
androgenic steroids
anabolic-androgenic steroids
anabolic-androleptic steroids

The anabolic effects of steroids do not include:

Greater muscle mass
Male beards on women
Quicker recovery after training
Decreased body fat

How are illegal steroids taken?

By mouth - tablets
By mouth – liquid
By injection
Through smoking
In skin cream
Tablet, injection, or cream

How much of the drugs do steroid abusers take?

About one third to one half of what doctors usually prescribe
About the same as doctors usually prescribe
Twice as much as doctors usually prescribe
Five or ten times as much as doctors usually prescribe
Ten to a hundred times as much as doctors usually prescribe

What is 'stacking'?

A type of weightlifting that steroid abusers do
Taking more than one different steroid at a time
Injecting the steroid syrup they usually drink
Taking steroids and other drugs, such as amphetamines

About how many 12th graders surveyed had ever used steroids without a prescription?

1%
2.5%
10%
12.5%

About how many young adults surveyed knew someone who abused steroids?

2%
5%
15%
20%
25%

What is 'Andro'?

A steroid
Synthetic testosterone
A "
dietary supplement"
that converts to estrogen in the body
A "
dietary supplement"
that converts to testosterone in the body
A "
dietary supplement"
that converts to simple sugars in the body

When did anabolic steroids start to become widely used?

The 1920s
The 1940s
The 1950s
The 1980s

Which group of people has recently started abusing steroids in greater numbers?

Young white men
Young black men
Young women
Middle-aged men

When was possession of anabolic-androgenic steroids made illegal in the U.S.?

1935
1964
1975
1990

Which of these sports organizations does drug testing of its athletes?

National Collegiate Athletics Association
International Olympic Committee
National Basketball Association
Major League Baseball
None of these
All except NBA
All of these

Which of the following does not occur after a short period of steroid abuse

Acne
Insomnia
Loss of bladder control
Bone pain
Headaches

Which of the following fatal effects can steroid abuse cause?

Heart attacks
Liver cancer
Kidney disease
Heart attacks and liver cancer
All of these

Which of the following is not a psychological symptom commonly caused by steroid abuse?

Depression and irritability
Paranoia
Mania and aggression
Schizophrenia