Steroids. They’ve caused global scandals. They’re banned in most athletic competitions. Yet the same properties that help elite athletes and bodybuilders improve performance also make steroids valuable for treating many illnesses and injuries, such as AIDS and cancer. So if steroids are used as medicine, they must be safe to use recreationally, right? Anees Bahji explores the effects of steroids.

Credits

Client: TED-Ed

Director, Designer, Animator, Storyboard: Cris Wiegandt

Editorial Producer: Alex Rosenthal, Elizabeth Cox

Producer: Bethany Cutmore-Scott

Fact-Checker: Eden Girma

Educator: Anees Bahji

Narrator: Addison Anderson

Sound Designer: Weston Fonger, Jarrett Farkas

Director of Production: Gerta Xhelo

Year of production: 2020