3. What Are Street Names for Steroids?
Steroids are sometimes called "roids", "juice", "stackers", "pumpers", "weight trainers", or "gym candy".
The scientific name for this class of drugs is anabolic-androgenic steroids. "Anabolic" refers to muscle-building and "androgenic" refers to increased male characteristics.
"Roid rage" refers to the aggressive behavior caused by excessive steroid use.