Steroids: History, Science, and Issues by Standora Joan E.; Bogomolnik Alex; Slugocki Malgorzata

Author:Standora, Joan E.; Bogomolnik, Alex; Slugocki, Malgorzata
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2017-03-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Production, Distribution, and Regulation

Joan Standora

It is not a secret that the United States consumes more drugs than any other country in the world!

This desire to use substances has fueled a huge industry in its production of both therapeutic and recreational drugs, including steroids and their derivatives. There are various safeguards in place to ensure that the quality and number of legal substances are produced with strict regulations and enforcement by the government. This carefully controlled industry, however, is sometimes unable to prevent the distribution and sale of these substances in an illegal way.

The illegal production of illegal steroids is as difficult to control as any other illegal drug trade that provides psychoactive, addictive drugs to the United States. Performance enhancement drugs (PEDs) abound in various forms and in many different distribution sites for sale to people who believe that, as their physical image changes, their lives will also change. With the advances in technology, not only is the production of these substances increased but also the ways in which they are distributed to the public. In particular, social media has boosted the efforts of producers to make a great deal of money through relatively easy methods on the Internet.

In this chapter, we will look at the production, distribution, and regulation of both the therapeutic steroids and those that are considered recreational and, often, toxic or deadly.

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