<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Many young men dream of having a strong, attractive body with broad shoulders and a slim waist. To achieve this, they join sports clubs, especially bodybuilding and weightlifting clubs, through which they strive to achieve their desired dream. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1000/500;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/01eb6034-a36c-4f92-b59c-0cf3a01ca14f.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">You can follow the news and</span></span> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/celebrity-ads"><span lang="ar">announcements of celebrities</span></a> <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">and all their</span></span> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/exclusive-content"><span lang="ar">exclusive content</span></a> <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">that you can only find through the Special application, which is</span></span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar"><span lang="ar">a social networking application</span></a> <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">with special and unique features, as it includes a podcast that provides many unique features, as you can launch</span></span> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/podcast-and-voice-recording"><span lang="ar">a podcast</span></a> <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">with your friends or listen to others, and it also provides information about</span></span> the <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">various</span></span> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/celebrity-collectibles"><span lang="ar">possessions of celebrities</span></a> . </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:810/455;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/e52b6283-9965-4a91-a31b-082ce8f876f7.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> But they may rush to get results and resort to using steroids, unaware of their great risks.<br> Some athletes and gym goers turn to steroids to increase their endurance or build muscle mass more quickly. This exposes them to the risks and side effects of these drugs and steroids, and to legal action if they are professional athletes. Many of those who take steroids do not know what these substances are and how harmful they are, and rely on the opinions or advice of others. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1080/720;" alt="Steroids" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/9b6a2619-46aa-48a2-8724-04e686989b35.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Although bodybuilding, like other sports, benefits the body by training, strengthening, and increasing muscle mass, as well as strengthening bones and helping to maintain a healthy weight, some people resort to taking steroids to help them achieve faster results. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1080/720;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/25ab8bbe-0669-4d23-97e0-8d142fc4a051.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The steroids they take include a wide range, most of which fall within the hormone family, the most important of which is testosterone, a male hormone secreted in the testicles that gives a person secondary sexual characteristics such as body hair and a deep voice, and also increases bone and muscle mass. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:904/600;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/08bb8a30-3dd3-4574-ae83-386ebb8ed9da.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Doping is prohibited by international sports organizations, and anyone found to be using steroids is subject to expulsion and disqualification from sporting competitions. These hormones are produced and manufactured for medical purposes, such as stimulating bone growth in patients with severe (complicated) fractures. They are not intended for athletic use. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1182/919;" alt="Steroids" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/7551b924-29a5-4f49-b9f1-75e496507cbf.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A person may love the feeling that taking steroids gives him, like a hero or a movie star. These steroids may also give him quick results and improve the appearance of the body and its muscles. However, they may lead to serious complications, the most prominent of which are:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Shrink testicles.<br> Impotence and infertility.<br> Breast prominence.<br> Baldness.<br> young love.<br> Increased risk of liver tumors and disorders.<br> High blood lipids.<br> High blood pressure and heart problems.<br> Prostate enlargement.<br> Aggressive behavior and psychological disorders such as depression.<br> Consequences of doping<br> Sportsmanship is expressed in the way we play properly. Doping fundamentally contradicts the spirit of sportsmanship. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:800/450;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/ace2dd6b-aa81-4739-a217-028a57504fef.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Doping is defined as the occurrence of one or more anti-doping rule violations set out in Article 2.1 through Article 2.11 of the Qatar Anti-Doping Rules.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The consequences of doping can include physical and mental health, social and economic impacts, and penalties. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:980/670;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/8fae13e8-5bca-421b-aa5f-9f112a755ac2.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Physical and mental health consequences</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Medications are intended for people with certain health conditions—not for healthy athletes. These medications are not approved for use by healthy individuals, at higher doses, or in combination with other substances. Taking them when your body doesn't need them can cause serious harm to your body and ruin your athletic career.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Some banned substances used by athletes are also not drugs.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Some of the physiological and psychological side effects of anabolic steroids include liver damage, and premature closure of long bone growth centers (in adolescents) which can lead to stunted growth. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1080/720;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/af2d26eb-3168-492f-aeac-e1ad92b20b19.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Increased aggression and sexual appetite, sometimes leading to abnormal sexual and criminal behavior, is often associated with depression and, in some cases, suicide. Selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) may cause organ failure. Human growth hormones can cause high blood pressure, heart attacks, thyroid problems, severe headaches, vision loss, acromegaly (prominent or enlarged jaw, brow, skull, hands, and feet), hypertension, heart failure, diabetes, tumors, and arthritis. Blood steroids can cause increased stress on the heart, blood clots, strokes, heart attacks, and pulmonary embolism. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1000/500;" alt="Steroids" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/9f8b62ff-d6a7-49eb-94c5-9e183b1e543b.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Stimulants can cause insomnia, anxiety, weight loss, dependence, addiction, dehydration, tremors, increased heart rate and blood pressure, and an increased risk of stroke, heart attack, and irregular heartbeat. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:640/360;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/e5a837b8-4a79-48e9-97dd-46f34e4e2dbf.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Social and economic consequences</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> 1. Loss of sponsorship deals<br> 2. Loss of income sources<br> 3. The player and/or his teammates may be stripped of previous achievements.<br> 4. Damage to future career prospects<br> 5. Isolation from peers and sports<br> 6. Damaged relationships with friends and family<br> 7. Effects on emotional and psychological well-being<br> 8. Permanent damage to reputation through bad media publicity that may lead to public disdain.<br> 9. Loss of status, respect, and credibility, finally.<br> Pressure on athletes as well as people close to them </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1200/627;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/0138c6a0-e77d-4e4b-8032-b83a93262752.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> For anti-doping rule violations due to the presence or use of a prohibited substance, the basic rules are as follows:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> If you intend to cheat, regardless of its content, the period of disqualification is four years.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Otherwise, it will be for two years – unless you prove that you were not at fault or gross negligence, in which case the disqualification may be reduced to a maximum of one year (i.e. to a minimum disqualification of one year)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> If the violation involved a specific substance or contaminated product, and you can prove there was no significant defect, disqualification could range from two years to a reprimand (depending on the level of your fault). </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:980/654;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/d34bfb93-781c-4c73-b0dd-b1f3266904a8.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> If you can prove that there was no fault or negligence, the period of ineligibility may be completely waived, resulting in no ban from practicing the sport.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> You should also be aware that multiple anti-doping rule violations, or the presence of multiple substances, may increase the penalty you face beyond four years.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> For some anti-doping rule violations, the penalty can be a lifetime ban from sport.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Therefore, individuals must be aware of the risks posed by these substances. Medical and educational institutions, in particular, must educate young people about the negative consequences of stimulants. Parents play a key role in monitoring their children—especially those involved in sports—and engaging them in dialogue about stimulants and their risks.<br> Prohibited sports stimulants <br></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:745/450;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/c73415f6-a84d-452d-acc0-729096f36620.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Examples of prohibited sports stimulants and banned drugs include:</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Stimulants (caffeine, cocaine, amphetamine).<br> Central nervous system depressants (narcotics) such as (heroin and its derivatives, codeine, morphine and its derivatives, diuretics).<br> Drugs that control the heart and blood circulation.<br> Anabolic steroids.<br> Cortisone. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:380/200;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/f44c6d80-4110-4560-acc4-5935ee092f6b.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> Procedures for detecting doping in athletes<br> Procedures for detecting doping in athletes include:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> All players are subject to doping tests, and any player who fails to do so is considered suspected and convicted of doping.<br> A player is randomly selected before the end of a match, sometimes for an abnormal activity on the field.<br> You must go to the examination location within one hour of being notified, bringing your photo ID and the team doctor or coach with you.<br> Select numbered bottles to use during urine sample analysis. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:700/400;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/c9cd9910-674e-419d-885c-c3a627684970.jpeg" alt="Steroids"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> Providing a urine sample, which is handed over in the presence of a witness, to the doping controller.<br> Signing a declaration that the testing procedures were conducted correctly and legally, in the presence of the International Federation's doctor, a representative from the federation organizing the tournament, and a representative from the player's country. It is preferable that all of these be doctors.<br> The sample is sent to the laboratory for analysis after being given a confidential mark and special seal.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">How to conduct a doping test</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> Doping testing is performed through the following:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Blood test and analysis.<br> Urine examination and analysis.<br> Hair follicle examination and analysis.<br> Penalties for doping users <br></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1600/1197;" alt="Steroids" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/9ad38082-cdd2-4d26-9bbf-25f2e860e99c.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Penalties for doping users include:</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> First: Individual sports: The penalty imposed on a player who uses performance-enhancing drugs ranges from two to three years of sports suspension and the cancellation of all results achieved during the period of performance-enhancing drugs.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Second: Team games: The team is considered defeated in the match if it is proven that one of the players has used steroids, and is considered expelled if this process is repeated more than once, as the penalty period ranges from two to three years of deprivation.</p>