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Anabolic–androgenic steroid abuse: psychiatric manifestations and treatment [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are synthetic derivatives of steroids which are frequently utilized in order to increase muscle mass and strength. Estimates of AAS abuse vary according to different studies.
M. Remelhe, P. Barbosa, R. Silva
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The Burden of Anabolic Androgenic Steroid-Induced Gynecomastia
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2023 Introduction Gynecomastia is benign proliferation of male breast tissue that can be idiopathic or secondary to hormonal imbalance. Consumption of steroids plays a major role in the development of gynecomastia.
Meenu Beniwal +4 more
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Clinics, 2018 OBJECTIVES: Misuse of anabolic androgenic steroids in athletes is a strategy used to enhance strength and skeletal muscle hypertrophy. However, its abuse leads to an imbalance in muscle sympathetic nerve activity, increased vascular resistance, and ...
Marcelo R. dos Santos +9 more
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Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse Causes Cardiac Dysfunction [PDF]
American Journal of Men's HealthThis article aims to review available literature evidence about the harmful effects of long-term anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) abuse on the heart. A review of 11 existing literature articles regarding this association has been used in the development
Rabiu Momoh
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Structural Brain Imaging of Long-Term Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Users and Nonusing Weightlifters
Biological Psychiatry, 2017 BACKGROUND Prolonged high-dose anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use has been associated with psychiatric symptoms and cognitive deficits, yet we have almost no knowledge of the long-term consequences of AAS use on the brain. The purpose of this study is
Paulina Due-Tønnessen +2 more
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Journal of Criminology, 2023 This study aimed to investigate how Anabolic–Androgenic Steroid (AAS) users and healthcare professionals perceive the criminalisation of AAS on users’ ability to seek help and, ultimately, what effect this has on the health outcomes for these consumers ...
T. Piatkowski, Nick Gibbs, Matthew Dunn
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Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids [PDF]
Circulation: Heart Failure, 2010 The use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) among athletes is not new, nor is concern about their potential cardiac effects, but it has been difficult to definitively document deleterious cardiovascular effects from these drugs. There are case reports of unexpected myocardial infarctions1 and even sudden cardiac death2 in AAS users, but such reports ...
Matthew W. Parker, Paul D. Thompson
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“Emerging anabolic androgenic steroid markets; the prominence of social media”
Drugs: education prevention and policy, 2023 Background There have been notable shifts in the acquisition of anabolic androgenic steroids over time, with face-to-face (within gyms) and online supply (e.g. internet forums, crypto-markets/darknet, and pharmacies) being popular locations to source and
Luke Cox, Nick Gibbs, Luke A. Turnock
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BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) dependence has numerous adverse health consequences, and may be driven in part by body image concerns, primarily muscle dysmorphia. This study aims to further understand and identify potential clinical targets
Morgan Scarth +3 more
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2023 Background Recreational use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) is a public health concern world-wide associated with a range of physical and psychological side effects. Still, people who use AAS tend to be reluctant to seek treatment.
Hans Christian Bordado Henriksen +3 more
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