Professional athletes use anabolic steroids such as Sustanon, Deca durabolin, Equipoise and Winstrol even if it affects their health or shorten their life. Athletes use oral or injectable type anabolic steroids to reach their athletic goals. Particularly, they prefer injectable steroids since they cannot be easily detected by drug testing.

The effect of steroid use in young athletes is different from that of matured athletic professionals. Though both groups suffer health problem due to steroid use, the younger athletes are more affected.

Some athletic players buy steroids online and use them without getting any advice from physicians. They do so to improve their exercise tolerance, protect them against muscle fiber damage and to improve their athletic performace. Sports foundations suspend the sports personalities who are found to make steroid abuse. They punish the steroid abusers based on the level of violation of their policy. They also punish sports personalities who are found to illegally buy steroids.