Problems have always been seen between drugs and teenagers and unfortunately there always will be these problems. For many years, athletes have always tended to used performance-enhancing drugs; it is just human nature for a person to try all he can to succeed, especially teenager and teenage athletes.
HGH is something being talked about a lot today concerning our teenagers and high school sports. HGH is a human growth hormone and produced in the pituitary gland in the bran. This unique hormone is being used in a spray form in high school sports as a tool for many athletes to their success. In recent years, this drug has become a popular topic in America and high school athletes are using it to become stronger and bigger.
A recent poll completed by ABC has found that 8 percent of athletes in high school have used HGH or another illegal steroid. Other surveys have found that more than a million American kids between the age of 12 and 17 have taken a performance enhancing drug. It would be very naive for anyone to believe that the success seen in professional athletes has not influenced younger athletes and their performance. Because testing can be expensive and at times impractical, no one really knows how serious this problem is within high school sports.
The accessibility of HGH spray makes it a very serious public health problem and at many levels of sports. The risks are great for both teens and young adults taking any kind of HGH because their bodies are still continuing to produce growth hormones. If a teenager takes too much of this hormone, when not prescribed, it may have a reverse effect on them; it could possibly stunt a young person’s growth. Better yet, putting high levels of HGH in to the body could shut down the body’s way of making HGH within the pituitary gland., which is something that the body needs.
Other dangers and side effects of taking HGH spray include both mood swings and emotional instability. Experts warn everyone that any HGH should be taken only when under the supervision of a doctor. HGH has only been approved for those people suffering with muscles wasting from diseases like AIDS or cancer and dwarfism. A doctor is only allowed to write this prescription for these two reasons only, any other reason is considered illegal.
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