### Question
What does anabolic steroid mean?


### Answer
**Anabolic steroid** has the following meaning in *21 U.S.C. § 802*:

> any drug or hormonal substance, chemically and pharmacologically related to testosterone (other than estrogens, progestins, and corticosteroids) that promotes muscle growth, and includes—


(i) boldenone,


(ii) chlorotestosterone,


(iii) clostebol,


(iv) dehydrochlormethyltestosterone,


(v) dihydrotestosterone,


(vi) drostanolone,


(vii) ethylestrenol,


(viii) fluoxymesterone,


(ix) formebulone,


(x) mesterolone,


(xi) methandienone,


(xii) methandranone,


(xiii) methandriol,


(xiv) methandrostenolone,


(xv) methenolone,


(xvi) methyltestosterone,


(xvii) mibolerone,


(xviii) nandrolone,


(xix) norethandrolone,


(xx) oxandrolone,


(xxi) oxymesterone,


(xxii) oxymetholone,


(xxiii) stanolone,


(xxiv) stanozolol,


(xxv) testolactone,


(xxvi) testosterone,


(xxvii) trenbolone, and


(xxviii) any salt, ester, or isomer of a drug or substance described or listed in this paragraph, if that salt, ester, or isomer promotes muscle growth

#### Citation:
  - *21 U.S.C. § 802*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 13-DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER I-CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT > Part A-Introductory Provisions**

