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Disease-a-Month, 2013
The use of drugs to enhance physical performance has occurred since the beginning of recorded time. Ancient Greeks ate mushrooms and sesame seeds to enhance performance, and Roman gladiators used stimulants to increase endurance. In modern sports, documentation of the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs appeared in the early 1900s, when athletes ...
Donald G, Barceloux, Robert B, Palmer
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The use of drugs to enhance physical performance has occurred since the beginning of recorded time. Ancient Greeks ate mushrooms and sesame seeds to enhance performance, and Roman gladiators used stimulants to increase endurance. In modern sports, documentation of the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs appeared in the early 1900s, when athletes ...
Donald G, Barceloux, Robert B, Palmer
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Androgens, Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids, and Inhibitors
American Journal of Therapeutics, 2000Androgens are steroid hormones responsible for male sexual characteristics, testosterone being the principal androgen secreted by the testes. Androgens have both masculinizing and growth-stimulating or anabolic effects. Synthetic analogs of androgens have been used by professional, as well as amateur, athletes for possible performance enhancement.
J L, Donahue, D T, Lowenthal
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Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and the Adolescent
Pediatric Annals, 1992This article has reviewed some of the hormonal and behavioral maturation that occurs during adolescence, which are characterized by remarkable physical changes and behavioral vulnerability. Risk taking of many varieties is common and drugs (including anabolic-androgenic steroids) form a part of the prevailing culture in many places.
A D, Rogol, C E, Yesalis
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Sports Medicine, 1995
The use of drugs to enhance physical performance has been observed for thousands of years. Today, individuals continue to use a variety of substances, including anabolic-androgenic steroids, in the hope of enhancing their performance and appearance.
C E, Yesalis, M S, Bahrke
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The use of drugs to enhance physical performance has been observed for thousands of years. Today, individuals continue to use a variety of substances, including anabolic-androgenic steroids, in the hope of enhancing their performance and appearance.
C E, Yesalis, M S, Bahrke
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Anabolic Androgenic Steroids and Suicide
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 1999Eight medicolegally examined cases of suicide, in 21- to 33-year-old males, with a history of current or discontinued use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are described, five of which were approached by means of systematic interviews with survivors.
I, Thiblin, B, Runeson, J, Rajs
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Anabolic androgenic steroids and violence
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2002Objective: To scrutinize the criminal career among users of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) with focus on a possible relationship between use of AAS and violent offences.Method: Prospective longitudinal follow‐up of police records concerning known users of AAS.Results: The present study describes five young men who started to use AAS with the ...
I, Thiblin, T, Pärlklo
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Effects of Androgenic-Anabolic Steroids in Athletes
Sports Medicine, 2004Androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS) are synthetic derivatives of the male hormone testosterone. They can exert strong effects on the human body that may be beneficial for athletic performance. A review of the literature revealed that most laboratory studies did not investigate the actual doses of AAS currently abused in the field.
Hartgens, F., Kuipers, H.
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Anabolic-androgenic steroids: In cell culture
In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 1993Testosterone and related steroids at physiological concentrations positively stimulate in cell culture a number of reactions in a variety of tissues from different species of animals. Cells maintained in cell culture provide a means to study toxic effects in target organs and also the mechanism of action of these steroids.
C D, Kochakian, A A, Welder
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Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse
The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 2000Substance abuse is a major public health concern. Among healthcare professionals involved in sports and exercise, a specific goal is to reduce steroid use among adolescents. According to the Healthy People 2010 report (1), the estimated percentage of US male high school seniors using anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) declined from 4.7% in 1989 to 4.1%
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Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2006
The use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) to increase muscle size and strength is widespread. Information regarding self-administered AAS used nonmedically to enhance athletic performance or improve physical appearance is sparse and poorly documented.
Andrew B, Parkinson, Nick A, Evans
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The use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) to increase muscle size and strength is widespread. Information regarding self-administered AAS used nonmedically to enhance athletic performance or improve physical appearance is sparse and poorly documented.
Andrew B, Parkinson, Nick A, Evans
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