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What anabolic–androgenic steroids reveal about the limits of current harm reduction models

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Harm reduction has largely been shaped by responses to psychoactive drug use where the most urgent harms are acute. These models focus on overdose, blood‐borne viruses, and rapid‐onset toxicity related harms. When applied wholesale to anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), they obscure the distinctive pharmacology, consumer typologies,
Timothy Piatkowski, Jason M. Nagata, Suzanne Nielsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of implementing current best clinical practice for people who are using anabolic androgenic steroids within a Swiss primary care practice: a quality assurance study

Swiss Medical Weekly
BACKGROUND: The non-medical use of anabolic androgenic steroids for the improvement of aesthetic and sports performance purposes has become a global substance use disorder, particularly among men in recreational sports.
Raphael Magnolini, Kuvinda Kossinna, Daniel Bjasch, Muriel Kruijver, Philip Bruggmann, Oliver Senn   +5 more
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Androgenic-anabolic steroids use among bodybuilders in western Iran: application of ridge logistic regression model

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2023
Introduction Nowadays, the use of androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS) by competitive and non-competitive bodybuilders and its side effects have become a major public health problem. Many studies have focused on determining the role and severity of various
Sanaz Khalili, Sahar Khoshravesh, Majid Barati, Hossein Mahjoub, Javad Faradmal   +4 more
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Contact Activation Is Alleviated by Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Klinefelter Syndrome: Evidence of Hormonal and Metabolic Modulation

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Klinefelter syndrome is associated with a markedly increased risk of venous thrombosis. While hypogonadism and metabolic dysfunction are known contributors, the role of the contact activation system in Klinefelter syndrome remains unexplored.
Simon Chang, Claus H. Gravholt, Anne Skakkebæk, Anna‐Marie Bloch Münster, Yaseelan Palarasah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sudden Cardiac Death in Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Users: A Literature Review

Medicina, 2020
Background and objectives: Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) are a group of synthetic molecules derived from testosterone and its related precursors.
Marco Torrisi, Giuliana Pennisi, Ilenia Russo, Francesco Amico, Massimiliano Esposito, Aldo Liberto, Giuseppe Cocimano, Monica Salerno, Giuseppe Li Rosi, Nunzio Di Nunno, Angelo Montana   +10 more
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Current Approaches to Support Patients to Withdraw From Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Image and performance‐enhancing drugs (IPEDs) include agents such as androgens, growth hormone, and erythropoietin, which are used to enhance appearance and physical performance. Androgens, also known as anabolic‐androgenic steroids (AAS), are the most used IPEDs worldwide.
Elizabeth Hyams, Bonnie Grant, Richard Quinton, Channa N. Jayasena   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Merging Biocatalysis and Chemocatalysis in Flow: State‐of‐the‐Art and Future Directions for Sustainable Synthesis

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 138, Issue 25, 15 June 2026.
This review highlights recent advances in integrating biocatalysis and chemocatalysis in continuous flow to create streamlined, sustainable processes. It examines chemo‐enzymatic cascades combining at least one enzymatic and one chemical step, discusses challenges such as enzyme immobilization, leaching, and reactor clogging, and presents solutions ...
Petros Siasiaridis, Matteo Damian, Francesco G. Mutti   +2 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Investigation of the content of anabolic steroids in food supplements used in sports practice

All Life, 2023
The goal of this study is to establish the presence or absence of anabolic androgenic steroids in food supplements implemented in sports practice, to assess the health risk from intake of food supplements with quality and content discrepancies in ...
Elina Petkova-Gueorguieva, Stanislav Gueorguiev, Hristina Lebanova, Anna Mihaylova, Vasil Madzharov   +4 more
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A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Biological Sex Differences in Sleep Spindles and Slow Wave Activity in Adults With and Without Insomnia

Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mounting evidence shows sex‐based differences in sleep experiences and outcomes, including the prevalence of insomnia disorder. However, the impact of biological sex on brain oscillations during sleep remains poorly understood, especially in the context of insomnia disorder. This is a notable gap, given that neurophysiological aspects of sleep
Nyissa A. Walsh, Emma‐Maria Phillips, Arsenio Páez, Nathan E. Cross, Thien Thanh Dang‐Vu, Aurore A. Perrault   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consequences of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids Abuse in Males, Sexual Hepatic and Metabolic Perspective

Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023
Background: anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs) are becoming increasingly popular between bodybuilders and people who want to enhance their physiques. However, according to the rise of the Internet and laws prohibiting sales of these substances without ...
Sura Mohammed, Zina Mudhafar Anwer
doaj   +1 more source