Article in Metro on Steroids, Crack and Heroin - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

Tatyana · 13-09-2006, 10:43 AM

Steroid Abuse is now 'mainstream practice'.

Young bodybuilders pumping themselves full of steroids and student clubbers injecting toxic coctails of heroin and crack are becoming 'mainstream' a report warned yesterday.

The poor self-image of young men has led them to turn to anabolic steroids to increase their muscle bulk.

Others have becoe addicted to 'speedballing', a process involving a cocktail of heroin and crack cocaine.

The practices are now commonplace in 11 out of 20 cities surveyed by the charity DrugScope. (Their typo)

Mike Linnell, of drug outreach group Lifeline, said "It's all about how [young men] look, their image on the street. The problem is that a lot of them are taking steroids with virtually no knowledge of what they are doing'.

Anabolic steroids are a class C drug and possessing them is legal-even though taking them reduces sperm counts, causes kidney problems and leads to high levels of aggression.

Those who inject steroids also run the risk of HIV and hepatitis C from dirty needles (Erm only if you SHARE THEM)

Speedballs, also known as 'curry and rice' , are promoted by dealers who offer a free 'rock' of crack with every two bags of heroin, researchers found.

Speedballing was preferred by 80 percent of intravenous drug users at one Manchester needle exchange - up from 25 percent ten years ago.

The rest is about heroin and crack and needles......................

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WHAT do these drugs do?

Anabolic steroids are natural and synthetic hormones that help cells in the body grow and divide. They can cause muscle and bone tissue to strengthen rapidly and reduce the time needed for recovery from injury, which is useful for people involved in sports.

The downside is that htey raise blood pressure, cause kidney and liver disease, and premature balness, and trigger viral infections.

Drugscope estimates there are 1.6 million steroid users in Britain. Anabolic compounds used in steroids include testosterone and nandrolone.

mail@ukmetro.co.uk

I couldn't believe it when I saw this article. It is SO American fear mongering it makes me feel queasy!

Sorry Yanks, but there is a particular way some news stories are presented to generate an emotional, rather than logical, thought process.

Writing about steroids in the same article as heroin and crack has people think that they are drugs like that.

Just like "There was a shooting, an unidentified black man was seen........................"

Del, this one makes me mad!

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Magic Torch · 13-09-2006, 10:55 AM

How can they compare Gear and Smack?!?

I robbed two grannies last week to pay for my D-bol habit? WTF?

Tossers

Panthro · 13-09-2006, 11:02 AM

FYI math/stat geeks -

According to the office of national statistics, in 2004, there were 13992.8 (dont ask about the 0.8!) males between the ages of 16 and 49 residing in the United Kingdom (lets assume no one out of these age brackets uses them) and lets assume 85% of the 1.6m AAS users are men....... so, that is 1.36m males AAS users.. 9.7% of the male 16-49 poplulation!

Thats one in ten kiddies! What a load of sh1te! I love this scare-mongering!

wiseguy83 · 13-09-2006, 11:49 AM

100% stinking bullsh1t!!!! a massive difference between both drugs.

Magic Torch · 13-09-2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy83

100% stinking bullsh1t!!!! a massive difference between both drugs.

I know, you smoke crack and heroin is better done IV......

:spammer:

Gridlock · 13-09-2006, 12:14 PM

No merit to that report whatsoever.

You speedball with Heroin and pure cocaine only - not Crack cocaine, I can;t believe some keyboard monkey gets paid to produce this tripe

Snorbitz1uk · 13-09-2006, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Gridlock

No merit to that report whatsoever.

You speedball with Heroin and pure cocaine only - not Crack cocaine, I can;t believe some keyboard monkey gets paid to produce this tripe

Spot on, I believe River Pheonix died doing this

**big pete** · 13-09-2006, 12:44 PM

what a load of tosh!

Timmy Smooth · 13-09-2006, 01:09 PM

Nice pic of Katie Melua next to the article, mind...

**Pscarb** · 13-09-2006, 02:40 PM

so where are the stats concerning teens that use and abuse tobacco and alcohol the 2 substances that are responsible for a lot more health related problems than Steroids ever will be...

DB · 13-09-2006, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pscarb

so where are the stats concerning teens that use and abuse tobacco and alcohol the 2 substances that are responsible for a lot more health related problems than Steroids ever will be...

oh man thats taxable!! never see any bad stats there!!:gun:

Panthro · 13-09-2006, 03:06 PM

http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_...799-12,00.html

SA12 · 13-09-2006, 04:18 PM

I am not happy that they are grouping steroid users with junkies...

I watched the news earlier and there was a personal trainer, who had clearly been on gear saying how its bad etc...

If they wanted to report on this then it should have been two completely different stories imo.

Captain Hero · 13-09-2006, 10:32 PM

its like that article they did in front magazine, where they had a writer use dbol or something for a cycle and then write up what he experienced and it was the usual biased ****e.

Tatyana · 14-09-2006, 12:55 AM

GREAT, I didn't get away with this either being a nattie.

Page 19 is 'Can't stop rabbiting' and they ain't talking about talking!

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13-09-2006, 10:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tatyana My name is EARL Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: On my bloody bike doing cardio Posts: 3,427	Article in Metro on Steroids, Crack and Heroin Steroid Abuse is now 'mainstream practice'. Young bodybuilders pumping themselves full of steroids and student clubbers injecting toxic coctails of heroin and crack are becoming 'mainstream' a report warned yesterday. The poor self-image of young men has led them to turn to anabolic steroids to increase their muscle bulk. Others have becoe addicted to 'speedballing', a process involving a cocktail of heroin and crack cocaine. The practices are now commonplace in 11 out of 20 cities surveyed by the charity DrugScope. (Their typo) Mike Linnell, of drug outreach group Lifeline, said "It's all about how [young men] look, their image on the street. The problem is that a lot of them are taking steroids with virtually no knowledge of what they are doing'. Anabolic steroids are a class C drug and possessing them is legal-even though taking them reduces sperm counts, causes kidney problems and leads to high levels of aggression. Those who inject steroids also run the risk of HIV and hepatitis C from dirty needles (Erm only if you SHARE THEM) Speedballs, also known as 'curry and rice' , are promoted by dealers who offer a free 'rock' of crack with every two bags of heroin, researchers found. Speedballing was preferred by 80 percent of intravenous drug users at one Manchester needle exchange - up from 25 percent ten years ago. The rest is about heroin and crack and needles...................... Box below WHAT do these drugs do? Anabolic steroids are natural and synthetic hormones that help cells in the body grow and divide. They can cause muscle and bone tissue to strengthen rapidly and reduce the time needed for recovery from injury, which is useful for people involved in sports. The downside is that htey raise blood pressure, cause kidney and liver disease, and premature balness, and trigger viral infections. Drugscope estimates there are 1.6 million steroid users in Britain. Anabolic compounds used in steroids include testosterone and nandrolone. mail@ukmetro.co.uk I couldn't believe it when I saw this article. It is SO American fear mongering it makes me feel queasy! Sorry Yanks, but there is a particular way some news stories are presented to generate an emotional, rather than logical, thought process. Writing about steroids in the same article as heroin and crack has people think that they are drugs like that. Just like "There was a shooting, an unidentified black man was seen........................" Del, this one makes me mad! x x x T Last edited by Tatyana; 13-09-2006 at 10:47 AM.

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Pscarb UK-Muscle Moderator and NABBA Champion Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 16,575	so where are the stats concerning teens that use and abuse tobacco and alcohol the 2 substances that are responsible for a lot more health related problems than Steroids ever will be... __________________ Do not PM or Mail me asking for a source as a BAN may offend

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Tatyana My name is EARL Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: On my bloody bike doing cardio Posts: 3,427	Metrosexual GREAT, I didn't get away with this either being a nattie. Page 19 is 'Can't stop rabbiting' and they ain't talking about talking! x x x T

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13-09-2006, 10:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
Magic Torch Classic Bodybuilder :) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Clapham, London Posts: 7,519 Blog Entries: 5	How can they compare Gear and Smack?!? I robbed two grannies last week to pay for my D-bol habit? WTF? Tossers

13-09-2006, 11:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Panthro Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,509	FYI math/stat geeks - According to the office of national statistics, in 2004, there were 13992.8 (dont ask about the 0.8!) males between the ages of 16 and 49 residing in the United Kingdom (lets assume no one out of these age brackets uses them) and lets assume 85% of the 1.6m AAS users are men....... so, that is 1.36m males AAS users.. 9.7% of the male 16-49 poplulation! Thats one in ten kiddies! What a load of sh1te! I love this scare-mongering!

13-09-2006, 11:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
wiseguy83 Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 272	100% stinking bullsh1t!!!! a massive difference between both drugs.

13-09-2006, 12:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
Gridlock A diamond in the rough Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,249	No merit to that report whatsoever. You speedball with Heroin and pure cocaine only - not Crack cocaine, I can;t believe some keyboard monkey gets paid to produce this tripe

13-09-2006, 12:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
big pete UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: south midlands Posts: 3,841	what a load of tosh!

13-09-2006, 01:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Timmy Smooth Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Camden, London, via Cardiff. Posts: 2,791	Nice pic of Katie Melua next to the article, mind...

13-09-2006, 03:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
Panthro Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,509	http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_...799-12,00.html

13-09-2006, 04:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
SA12 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,480	I am not happy that they are grouping steroid users with junkies... I watched the news earlier and there was a personal trainer, who had clearly been on gear saying how its bad etc... If they wanted to report on this then it should have been two completely different stories imo.

13-09-2006, 10:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
Captain Hero POW! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 8,269	its like that article they did in front magazine, where they had a writer use dbol or something for a cycle and then write up what he experienced and it was the usual biased ****e.