Common causes of death by statistics

**Mudge** · 11-02-2003, 03:13 PM

Medical examiners' stats indicate deadliest drugs
By Wire services
Published October 31, 2003

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TALLAHASSEE - Florida medical examiners found alcohol, tranquilizers and cocaine more often than other drugs during autopsies in the first half of the year, a report issued Thursday said.

Of 87,000 people who died in Florida between January and July, drugs were found in the bodies of 3,253, the report said. The drugs weren't always the cause of death.

Alcohol was found in more than half the 3,253 cases. Tranquilizers were found in more than 800 cases, cocaine in nearly 800.

Cocaine was the biggest killer, causing 252 deaths. But heroin, which claimed 124 lives, was the most lethal drug - nine times in 10, when it was found in the body it was also the cause of death.

The painkiller methadone killed 174 people. Tranquilizers killed 165. Oxycodone, another painkiller, killed 136. Alcohol killed 129.

**Mudge** · 11-02-2003, 09:59 PM

Steroids will kill you! by Cy Willson

If you get this sort of response from your doctor or well-meaning buttinsky, you should first inform them that there is no conclusive evidence that anabolic steroids, in a direct manner, will indeed lead to a premature death.

Granted, if you use high doses of anabolic steroids constantly for years upon years, you do increase the risk for atherosclerosis due to alterations in blood lipids and possibly heart failure if your blood pressure is constantly elevated over the years. However, with judicious use over short periods of time (i.e. cycling), there is no reason to believe that anabolic steroids will shorten your life span. In fact, replacement doses of Testosterone often improve blood lipid profiles.

Oh, and just a quick side note, I honestly can't tell you how many times that doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and other health professionals that I've talked to don't know that Testosterone is a steroid, or worse yet, confuse anabolic steroids with corticosteroids. This happens very often.

Furthermore, there's no evidence that anabolic steroids cause cancer in any tissue and in fact, they've been used successfully to treat cachexia associated with human immunodeficiency virus, cancer, burns, renal and hepatic failure, and anemia associated with leukemia or kidney failure. Now, most people will be quick to point out the relationship of Testosterone and prostate cancer, but you should be quick to point out that this is done in an indirect manner since it's estrogen and DHT which contribute to BPH and prostate cancer and not Testosterone itself.

Essentially, those anabolic steroids that don't aromatize or reduce won't affect the prostate, and if you use an aromatase inhibitor along with a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, you can essentially take care of this indirect problem with Testosterone. Aside from that, steroid-induced prostate hypertrophy is usually caused from high dosages of exogenous Testosterone, not from replacement dosages.

Lastly, they should be sure to differentiate those androgens that are 17-alpha alkylated from those that aren't since only those that are 17-AA have been shown to cause liver dysfunction. Even so, when using those 17-AA, liver dysfunction generally occurs with prolonged usage, which isn't encountered when following the usual cycling plans.

Oh, and be sure to inform them that the more lean body mass you have, the longer you'll live, at least by correlation.

11-02-2003, 03:13 PM	#1
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 23,075 Photos: 1	Common causes of death by statistics Medical examiners' stats indicate deadliest drugs By Wire services Published October 31, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TALLAHASSEE - Florida medical examiners found alcohol, tranquilizers and cocaine more often than other drugs during autopsies in the first half of the year, a report issued Thursday said. Of 87,000 people who died in Florida between January and July, drugs were found in the bodies of 3,253, the report said. The drugs weren't always the cause of death. Alcohol was found in more than half the 3,253 cases. Tranquilizers were found in more than 800 cases, cocaine in nearly 800. Cocaine was the biggest killer, causing 252 deaths. But heroin, which claimed 124 lives, was the most lethal drug - nine times in 10, when it was found in the body it was also the cause of death. The painkiller methadone killed 174 people. Tranquilizers killed 165. Oxycodone, another painkiller, killed 136. Alcohol killed 129.

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11-02-2003, 09:59 PM	#2
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 23,075 Photos: 1	Steroids will kill you! by Cy Willson If you get this sort of response from your doctor or well-meaning buttinsky, you should first inform them that there is no conclusive evidence that anabolic steroids, in a direct manner, will indeed lead to a premature death. Granted, if you use high doses of anabolic steroids constantly for years upon years, you do increase the risk for atherosclerosis due to alterations in blood lipids and possibly heart failure if your blood pressure is constantly elevated over the years. However, with judicious use over short periods of time (i.e. cycling), there is no reason to believe that anabolic steroids will shorten your life span. In fact, replacement doses of Testosterone often improve blood lipid profiles. Oh, and just a quick side note, I honestly can't tell you how many times that doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and other health professionals that I've talked to don't know that Testosterone is a steroid, or worse yet, confuse anabolic steroids with corticosteroids. This happens very often. Furthermore, there's no evidence that anabolic steroids cause cancer in any tissue and in fact, they've been used successfully to treat cachexia associated with human immunodeficiency virus, cancer, burns, renal and hepatic failure, and anemia associated with leukemia or kidney failure. Now, most people will be quick to point out the relationship of Testosterone and prostate cancer, but you should be quick to point out that this is done in an indirect manner since it's estrogen and DHT which contribute to BPH and prostate cancer and not Testosterone itself. Essentially, those anabolic steroids that don't aromatize or reduce won't affect the prostate, and if you use an aromatase inhibitor along with a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, you can essentially take care of this indirect problem with Testosterone. Aside from that, steroid-induced prostate hypertrophy is usually caused from high dosages of exogenous Testosterone, not from replacement dosages. Lastly, they should be sure to differentiate those androgens that are 17-alpha alkylated from those that aren't since only those that are 17-AA have been shown to cause liver dysfunction. Even so, when using those 17-AA, liver dysfunction generally occurs with prolonged usage, which isn't encountered when following the usual cycling plans. Oh, and be sure to inform them that the more lean body mass you have, the longer you'll live, at least by correlation.