History of Steroids

  • Jan 1, 1000

    Early Olympians

    use extracts of mushrooms and plant seeds.
  • The first recorded death:

    cyclist Arthur Linton overdoses on trimethyl.
  • Amphetamines start to be produced.

    The beginning of an ever increasingly popular drug
  • Americans and Germans use steroids

    Germans use steroids to stay alert, they also used anabolic steroids to increase their aggressive behaviour.. Amphetamines were used by American soldiers to keep them alert.
  • Soviets begin to use male hormones;

    Americans respond with steroids.
  • Future use

    Steroids become an extremely popular drug, with many people taking them to exceed at their given sport. Many high profiles sportsmen have had their medals and sponsors stripped of them due to being convicted or admitting to drug use.