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on steroids

In a bigger or more intense form than normal. Likened to a person taking steroids (performance-enhancing drugs) to abnormally increase their strength, stamina, etc. Yikes, did you hear that? It sounded like a car engine on steroids.
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on steroids

If you describe something as being on steroids, you mean it is an extreme example of that thing. He described the firm as an IT services company on steroids. The new instrument is described as a traditional electric guitar on steroids. Note: Steroids are drugs that some athletes take, often illegally, in order to give them more energy and improve their performance.
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on steroids

In a very large, enhanced, or exaggerated form: "a weapon one observer had called an M16 on steroids" (Stephen Coonts).
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Beginners to steroid cycling need to stay updated with what to do and what not to do, what is a myth and what is a fact, and what to know and what to ignore.
Another patient, Armando, was subjected to a barrage of topical medicines, one of which was Calcipotriol in combination with a potent steroid.
"We need to tackle this growing public health problem, increasing awareness through the promotion of stories from former users, on how steroid abuse has negatively impacted on their health and lives, could be a good strong message to discourage abuse," he added.
There are two main types - corticosteroids and anabolic-androgenic steroids. Corticosteroids work like the natural hormone called cortisol (produced by the adrenal glands) to quickly fight inflammations in your body.
Tom, who took part in the TV show in 2016 and left after the arrival of his ex-girlfriend, has been taking steroids for two years.
When deciding whether steroid drugs are the best treatment option, patients and their doctors should discuss the risks and benefits and consider alternatives.
Numerical variables like age, blood sugar level and total dose of steroid were presented as mean +- standard deviation.
It also found increased steroid use at needle exchanges in Glasgow, Cheshire, Merseyside, Middlesbrough, Warrington and Manchester.
All respondents of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) users indicated they usually taking oral substance indicting over twenty-five types of steroid were available, among these steroids type were; Growth Hormone (GH), Nolvadex, Amineptine, Deca, Dianabol, Ephedrine, Flyboy, Winstrol, Testosterone, Drive, Primoline, Stallone, Primobqlan, Nandrolone, Sastanon, amifepramone, bromantan, Amiphenazole, Etafedrine, Ethamivan, Terbutaline, Clenbuterol, Danazol, Bumbuterol, Salmeterol, Trenbolone, Depo-testosterone, and Anavar.
Anabolic steroids are often injected with needles - leading to a rise of the virus among the city's steroid users, according to Jim McVeigh, an expert at Liverpool John Moores University.
Steroid users were 39% more forgetful in terms of prospective memory - the process of remembering to do something you had planned to do in the future, such as remembering to pay a bill before it is due or to take medication at a certain time.
The paper, titled Everyday memory deficits associated with anabolic-androgenic steroid use in regular gymnasium users is published in the latest edition of The Open Psychiatry Journal.
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