Steroid abuse occurs when an individual uses steroids for non-medical purposes, i.e. athletic or physique enhancement. Steroids, or more correctly anabolic-androgenic steroids, are developed primarily to treat male hypogonadism, a condition in which the body does not produce sufficient amount of the sex hormone testosterone. Now, with over 100 varieties of steroids in the market, this class of drugs medicates myriad diseases in both the human and animal population. And with such an assortment of steroids around, an individual can have a wide array of ‘boosters’ and ‘pumpers’ to abuse.

Deca Durabolin is the brand name of the chemical compound nandrolone by human pharmaceutical company Organon (now part of the Schering-Plough Corporation). This is a long-acting drug because of the decanoate ester, which means that it can stay active in the system for two weeks after a single injection. Some report that period can extend to about four weeks.

Deca Durabolin is one of the highly recommended steroids for beginners because it is relatively mild, as far as androgenic side effects are concerned, while quite effective in providing anabolic effects. It is quite similar to testosterone except for the carbon atom at the 19th position; thus, Deca Durabolin is also known as 19-nortestoterone.