Middle aged men are turning to steroids in their quest to remain young, according to a story in The Guardian. WebMD explains that as guys get older, their levels of the sex hormone typically decline at about 1 percent each year after the age of 30 or 40. Testosterone is typically at the highest levels during a male’s adolescent or early adult years.

“Guys are saying they just want to stand a bit taller and feel they can stand alongside the younger generation who are much more aware of how they look,” Joseph Kean, visiting research fellow at Liverpool John Moores University, told the newspaper.The Guardian reports that the Juice Clinic in Sheffield, England,which helps people using image-enhancing drugs, has seen more middle aged men coming in for support.