| In many countries, steroids are legal and even can | | | | 1000 mg (milligram) = 1 g (gram) |
| be purchased over the counter. As a results | | | | 1000 g (gram) = 1 kg (kilogram) |
| many of these injectable anabolics are | | | | 1000 ml (milliliter) = 1 liter |
| administered by the user. Below is information | | | | 1ml (water) = 1cc (water) |
| aiding in the conversion of such drugs. This article | | | | 1ml (oil) ~ 1cc (oil) (~ denotes approximately |
| does not endorse the use of illegal drugs.I. U.= | | | | equal to)Examples putting it all togetherSay a user |
| international unit. This is a unit used to measure | | | | has some Drug XYX from two different |
| the activity (that is, the effect) of many vitamins | | | | companies. One is 'XYX-300' from QV, and one |
| and drugs. For each substance to which this unit | | | | from BM which is 'XYZ-100'. Both of these are |
| applies, there is an international agreement | | | | XYZ DRUG, but they have different |
| specifying the biological effect expected with a | | | | concentrations. What this means is....for the |
| dose of 1 IU. Other quantities of the substance | | | | XYZ-300: |
| are then expressed as multiples of this standard. | | | | if you take 1 ml (one milliliter) of this solution, it |
| This also means that this measurment is not | | | | will take up ~1cc (one cubic centimeter) of space |
| based on sheer volume or weight of the | | | | in the syringe. There will be 300mg (three hundred |
| substance, but rather the effect.ml = milliliter. This | | | | milligrams) of XYZ in this dosage.for the XYZ-100: |
| is a VOLUME measurement. it is 1/1000 of a liter. | | | | if you take 1 ml (one milliliter) of this solution, it |
| when talking about water or similar liquids, it is | | | | will take up ~1cc (one cubic centimeter) of space |
| equivelant to one cubic centimeter.cc = cubic | | | | in the syringe. There will be 100mg (one hundred |
| centimeter. This is also a VOLUME measurement. | | | | milligrams) of XYZ in this dosage.If you put the |
| Most syringes measure their capacity in cc's. If | | | | syringes side by side, they appear the exact |
| you have a 5cc syringe, it will hold ~5ml of liquid in | | | | same, so what is the difference? the XYZ-300 |
| it.mg = milligram. This is a WEIGHT measurement. | | | | has a concentration of 300mg/ml, while the |
| It is 1/1000 of a gram. the amount of chemical | | | | XYZ-100 only has a concentration of 100mg/ml. |
| substance is often measured in milligrams. For | | | | This means that the syringe with XYZ-300 has |
| injectable solutions, this will be reported as a | | | | three times (3x) the amount of DRUG XYZ in the |
| concentration of weight to volume, such as mg | | | | same exact volume as the syringe with |
| ml (milligrams per milliliter). In the case of orally | | | | XYZ-100.To read this article in its entirety go to |
| administered substances, the weight of chemical is | | | | Jameson is a bodybuilder and trainer for over 30 |
| labeled, athough the actual weight of the pill | | | | years. He has a passion for bodybuilding and |
| capsule may be much higher, because of the use | | | | helping other achieve this success. He regularly |
| of filler substances. This means that a small pill | | | | applies the techniques in this article. See more of |
| may be much more potent than a large pill, so | | | | his articles at you want to more information on a |
| don't judge a pill based on its size, but the actual | | | | Bodybuilding Program - Check out the Zone, the |
| amount of substance for which it is labeled as.mcg | | | | site with a passion for you to succeed.This article |
| = microgram = 1/1000 of a mg (milligram) There | | | | may reproduced on your website provided you |
| are one thousand micrograms in one | | | | acknowledge Scott Jameson as the author and |
| milligram.Conversion factors: | | | | must show link. |
| 1000 mcg (microgram) = 1 mg (milligram) | | | | |