15 Things to Know about Steroids

Steroid (“roids”) is a drug that is infamously known to the public as a performance enhancer athletes take in order to gain a competitive edge.  However, it is also used for legitimate medical purposes.  Steroids can be prescribed by doctors as therapy for illnesses such as ulcerative colitis, lupus, rheumatic fever, severe asthma, organ transplants, or sometimes for burn victims in order to increase their recovery rates. In fact, the range of prescribed steroid use for medical problems is continuing to widen year by year. This increase in the use of steroids, for both harmful as well as helpful reasons, is a growing concern for all of those working in the medical field – medical assistants, nurses, and doctors alike.  So whether you’re looking for symptoms of abuse or symptoms for a prescribed patient, here in an infographic that will help inform you on some facts you may not have known.

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