In many countries, steroids are legal and can even be purchased without a prescription. As a result, many of these injectable anabolics are administered by the user. Below is information that helps in the conversion of these medications. This article does not endorse the use of illegal drugs.

UI = international unit. This is a unit used to measure the activity (that is, the effect) of many vitamins and drugs. For each substance to which this unit applies, there is an international agreement that specifies the expected biological effect with a dose of 1 IU. The other quantities of the substance are then expressed as multiples of this standard. This also means that this measurement is not based on the volume or weight of the substance, but on the effect.

ml = milliliter. This is a measure of VOLUME. it is 1/1000 of a liter. when it comes to water or similar liquids, it is equal to one cubic centimeter.

cc = cubic centimeter. This is also a measure of VOLUME. Most syringes measure their capacity in cc. If you have a 5cc syringe, it will contain ~ 5ml of liquid.

mg = milligram. This is a WEIGHT measurement. It is 1/1000 of a gram. the amount of the chemical is often measured in milligrams. For injectable solutions, this will be reported as a weight-to-volume concentration, such as mg / ml (milligrams per milliliter). For orally administered substances, the weight of the chemical is labeled, although the actual weight of the pill / capsule may be much higher due to the use of fillers. This means that a small pill can be much more potent than a large pill, so don’t judge a pill based on its size, but on the actual amount of substance it is labeled for.

mcg = microgram = 1/1000 of a mg (milligram) There are one thousand micrograms in a milligram.

Conversion factors:

1000 mcg (microgram) = 1 mg (milligram)

1000 mg (milligram) = 1 g (gram)

1000 g (gram) = 1 kg (kilogram)

1000 ml (milliliter) = 1 liter

1 ml (water) = 1 cc (water)

1ml (oil) ~ 1cc (oil) (~ denotes approximately equal to)

Examples putting everything together

Let’s say a user has some XYX drug from two different companies. One is ‘XYX-300’ from QV and another from BM which is ‘XYZ-100’. Both are XYZ DRUGS, but they have different strengths. What this means is …

for the XYZ-300:

If you take 1 ml (one milliliter) of this solution, it will take ~ 1 cc (one cubic centimeter) of space in the syringe. There will be 300 mg (three hundred milligrams) of XYZ in this dose.

for the XYZ-100:

If you take 1 ml (one milliliter) of this solution, it will take ~ 1 cc (one cubic centimeter) of space in the syringe. There will be 100 mg (one hundred milligrams) of XYZ in this dose.

If you put the syringes side by side they will appear exactly the same, so what is the difference? XYZ-300 has a concentration of 300 mg / ml, while XYZ-100 only has a concentration of 100 mg / ml. This means that the XYZ-300 syringe has three times (3x) the amount of DRUG XYZ in the exact same volume as the XYZ-100 syringe.