Why are steroids bad? Steroids are bad because of the adverse side effects that result from long term and improper use. Most side effects are reversible, however, some are not. Like a lot of drugs, steroids promote addictive behavior. This often leads to long term use of highly androgenic drugs, which suppresses the bodies natural ability to produce testosterone and leads to negative side effects such as gynecomastia. Because steroids are only available on the black market (unless you have a prescription), counterfeit steroids are widely available. This is probably the biggest factor leading to negative side effects. Identifying fakes …show more content…
The most popular drugs such as Deca-durabolin, winstrol, and injectable testosterone have the most fakes as well so be especially aware when trying to identify them. The best way to identify fakes yourself, is to take a long good look at the packaging. Like I said, counterfeiters are looking to make big money fast, therefore, they do not put a lot of time and effort into making their product look the best it can. The packaging on fakes usually looks a lot like the original, but look at the expiration date and the batch number. If they look like they were all printed in the same process as the label, then they are most definitely fakes. Be sure that the expiration date on the box matches the one on the product as well. Real pharmaceuticals are packaged in large quantities and the batch number and the expiration date are imprinted later in a different process. Also, often times the labels are of low quality as well. You should not be able to easily peal the label off of the ampule or the bottle. Most steroids made by legitimate companies use labels with