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