Firstly, Lyle Alzado abused steroids for 20 years. He used insane dosages and apparently was a party guy. Those two don't mix. There's also a rumor about him actually being a closet homo and dying of AIDS related Lymphoma, but since I don't know for sure about that I'll leave that one up in the air.
If you take steroids when you're too young, they will do irreparable damage.
If you take steroids for too long and in too high dosages, you will most likely do damage.
If you're a healthy adult male, and do a couple of moderate cycles, with all of you ancillary medications(nolva, clomid, bromacriptine etc), you most likely will NOT do any damage to yourself.
All of the current hype about steroids is nothing but a witchhunt, especially when it comes to baseball.
Almost all professional athletes, in every sport, use steroids. Be-it cycling, swimming, football, baseball, etc etc etc.
The current witchhunt going on with baseball is a farce.
As for all of these stories about teenagers killing themselves because of steroids: Bullshyt. If you actually research these kids, most of them had major psychological issues before using steroids, coupled with bad parenting. But again, blame it on the roids....
Steroids DO NOT make your penis shrink. This is the most common steroid myth. Whoever said this is an idiot and needs to shutup about steroids because you obviously have NO knowledge of steroids.
Steroids WILL cause your testicles to shrink slightly DURING your cycle due to the HPTA being supressed. What this means is that since you have so much extra test. in your blood, you testicles stop making their own, thus they shrink.
You nuts WILL grow back after your cycle. It's not a big deal. They will grow back very fast if you use something like clomid. Or they will come back naturally, but it will take a little while.
Women must be VERY careful when using steroids as even a mild anabolic like winstrol can cause them to grow facial hair and grow an enlarged ****oris.
Baldness is GENETIC. If your going to go bald anyways, steroids can make it happen faster. If you're not genetically prone to go bald, no amount of steroids will cause you to go bald.
Roid rage is largely a myth. There are probably many people in your daily lives that use steroids. You most likely have no clue(unless they are obscenely huge). Most people can use steroids and go about their daily lives like normal. True, some people use roids as an excuse to be aggressive, but then again, these are the same people that ALWAYS make problems regardless of whether they're ON or not.
Someone mentioned bytch-tits. Yes, they can happen, and very quickly too. However, it's like baldness. It will only happen if you're genetically pre-disposed. Of course anyone who is using steroids should be educated and order some Nolvadex along with their roids. Nolvadex is an anti-estrogen and will STOP bytch-tits from growing, even if you're pre-disposed.
Some steroids can cause a strain on your liver. These are ORAL steroids. This happens because in order for an oral steroid to survive it's trip from your mouth all the way to your bloodstream, they have to change it's molecular structure so it can pass through your liver without being metabolized. This causes strain on your liver. THIS is why most steroid users inject.
Of course there is a COUNTER MEASURE to this, and that is to take milk thistle, which will make your liver all happy again.
As you can see, you must be EDUCATED first before even thinking about using steroids. Most people are not educated about steroid use and make absurd comments based on what they see on TV.
And again, for the record, there are two LEGAL substances, tabacco and alcohol that cause a huge number of deaths every year. I think there are maybe a handful of cases that have linked steroids to someone's death. And of those few, most of the deceased were abusing other substances at the time such as: diuretics, recreational drugs, alcohol.
DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE POSTING MINDLESS BULLSHYT!!!