Question by Softballqueen: Is growth hormone considered a steroid?
or considered some type of steroid?

Best answer:

Answer by DJ Howell
no its not but it is considered a “banned substance” in sports

Answer by Jimmy
Technically no, but it acts in the same manner. It is a banned substance and is a performance enhancing drug.

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Legislative effort to deal with prescription drug, meth abuse moving forward

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However Jackie Corbally, the chief of treatment for the division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (ADAP) in the Department of Health, told VTDigger it's unlikely the proposed change in state statute will result in a change for Sears' constituents.
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Marijuana Not Medicine but Addiction, Experts Say – Medscape

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Marijuana is the most common illicit drug causing dependence in the United States, according to a 2011 survey from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis bill proposes …
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Comptroller: State funds misused at Yorktown substance abuse center

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State auditors looked at funds used at facilities in New York City, Long Island and Yorktown, described by Phoenix House as a residential substance-abuse treatment program for adolescent males and females. Calls and an email to the Phoenix House …
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