• Trade names include: Anavar, Deca-Durabolin, Dianabol, Nandrolone, Sustanon, Stanozolol 250. • Users often refer to them simply as ‘roids’. • Anabolic steroids are similar to, and include, the male hormone, testosterone. • Don’t confuse them with the type of steroids used to treat eczema or asthma. • Some body builders and sports people use them, as well as people who think use will improve their body image. • Other drugs used in sport can also be dangerous. These include EPO, Creatine and growth hormone. • Some anabolic steroids can be swallowed, but many need to be injected.