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From Gym, to Club, to School: The shock spread of steroid abuse
www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1084792,00.html
A special investigation carried out by the Guardian in 2003 on the high level of steroid abuse across the nation.

I Like to be Big
http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,,1783637,00.html
Guardian journalist takes a trip to Russia and spends some time with Dzhambulat Khatokhov – the six year old who weighs a staggering 15 stone.

National Organisation for Rare Disorders (NORD)
www.rarediseases.org
Based in Washington, USA, this organisation is dedicated to helping people with rare disorders and the website has lots of useful information.

Pressure Driving Young to Steroids
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4509585.stm
Children as young as 9 years old have been found taking steroids in the USA.

Steroids 'Risk to Teenage Brains'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4739030.stm
US researchers, who looked at the effect of anabolic steroids on hamsters, suggest the drugs 'flip a switch' and trigger lasting aggression. Steroid use may therefore have a lasting negative effect on the developing brain of a teenager.

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