There are irreversible health problems that have been directly linked to the use of anabolic steroids which may not begin to appear until years after the drugs have been taken.
One study found that individuals who had used Ecstasy just a few times had levels of depression that were up to four times greater than those who had never taken the drug.
Parental alcoholism and other drug dependencies impact an adolescent's early learning about drugs and alcohol.
There has been a significant increase of anabolic steroid among high school aged students that play competitive sports.