Anabolic steroid use in adolescent males

Johnson, Mimi D.; Magaziner, Jay; Shoup, Brad; Rickert, Vaughn I.

doi:10.1016/0197-0070(88)90195-7

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“…Historically, use of these substances has been most strongly associated with 'doping' to enhance sporting performance amongst athletes and concerns over use in sports continues. However, misuse amongst the wider population has been reported since the 1980s (Buckley et al, 1988;Johnson et al, 1989) and evidence suggests that globally the use of AS is increasingly widespread outside of sports environments (Sagoe et al, 2014b;Pope et al, 2014a;McVeigh and Begley, 2016). Participation in sport may not be the primary risk factor for AS use (Harmer, 2010) and outside of sport common motivations include supporting an attractive and healthy physique and enhancing muscle growth and physical strength (Sagoe et al, 2014a;Brennan et al, 2016).…”

Section: Anabolic Steroidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A systematic review investigating the behaviour change strategies in interventions to prevent misuse of anabolic steroids

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A systematic review investigating the behaviour change strategies in interventions to prevent misuse of anabolic steroids.http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/7477/ Article LJMU has developed LJMU Research Online for users to access the research output of the University more effectively. Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Users may download and/or print one copy of any article(s) in LJMU Research Online to facilitate their private study or for non-commercial research. You may not engage in further distribution of the material or use it for any profit-making activities or any commercial gain.The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of the record. Please see the repository URL above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. Astract:This review aimed to examine strategies applied in interventions to prevent image and performance enhancing drug use in the context of intervention effectiveness. Comprehensive searches identified 14 interventions that met review inclusion criteria. Interventions were predominantly educational and delivered within school sport settings, but targeted a wide range of mediating factors. Identification of effective components was limited across studies by brief or imprecise descriptions of intervention content, lack of behavioural outcome measures and short-term follow up times; however studies with components in addition to information provision may be more promising. Interventions are required outside of sport settings to reflect the transition of this form of substance use to the general population. 2 Introduction Anabolic steroidsAnabolic steroids (AS) are the most prominent of a range of substances used to modify appearance and performance known as image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs).Globally the lifetime prevalence of AS has been estimated at 3.3%, with higher prevalence amongst males (6.4%) (Sagoe et al., 2014b), and it is suggested that nearly one third of AS users will develop a form of dependence (Pope et al., 2014a). Although AS can be used without adverse consequences, such as when used therapeutically, risk of harm increases with the far greater doses observed when AS are used outside of clinical settings (Harmer, 2010).Additionally, the quality of illicitly produced AS cannot be controlled and those using them frequently do so as part of complex IPED regimens. This misuse of AS is associated with a range of acute and chronic adverse consequences (Pope et al., 2014b) that range greatly from cosmetic (e.g. acne) to critical (e.g. cardiovascular disease, liver function) with evidence of potential psychological harms (e.g. increased aggression, mania) (ACMD, 2010b). Harms appear to increase with long-term use, which may be characterised by polypharmacy, long or continuous cycles of use, body image disturbance and obsession with training and diet (Kanayama et al., 2009).The majority of th...

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Section: Anabolic Steroidsmentioning

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A systematic review investigating the behaviour change strategies in interventions to prevent misuse of anabolic steroids

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“…The lifetime prevalence rate across all studies was 2.1%. Moreover, the overall lifetime prevalence rate for males, 2.3%, was significantly higher than the overall lifetime prevalence rate for females, 0.2% confirming the preponderance of available evidence (Andrade et al, 2012;Johnson, Jay, Shoup, & Rickert, 1989;Kindlundh, Isacson, Berglund, & Nyberg, 1998;Sagoe et al, 2014a).…”

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Anabolic-androgenic Steroid Use in the Nordic Countries: A Meta-analysis and Meta-regression Analysis

Sagoe¹,

Torsheim²,

Molde³

et al. 2014

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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AIMS -To investigate the lifetime prevalence and moderators of non-medical AAS use in the five Nordic countries. METHODS -We conducted a meta-analysis and meta-regression using studies gathered from searches in PsycINFO, PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Google Scholar, and reference checks. Included were 32 studies that provided original data on 48 lifetime prevalence rates based on a total of 233,475 inhabitants of the Nordic countries. RESULTS -The overall lifetime prevalence obtained was 2.1% [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.3-3.4, I 2 = 99.5, P < 0.001]. The prevalence for males, 2.9% (95% CI: 1.7-4.8, I 2 = 99.2, P < 0.001), was significantly higher (Q bet = 40.5, P < 0.001) than the rate for females, 0.2% (95% CI: 0.1-0.4, I 2 = 90.5, P < 0.001). Sweden has the highest prevalence of AAS use: 4.4%, followed by Norway: 2.4%, Finland: 0.8%, Iceland: 0.7%, and Denmark: 0.5%. Country, sample type, and male sample percentage significantly predicted AAS use prevalence in a meta-regression analysis. No indication of publication bias was found. CONCLUSION -Though subject to some limitations, our findings suggest that non-medical AAS use should be regarded as a serious public health problem in the Nordic countries.

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“…Perhaps the most surprising and alarming finding is the rather high rate of steroids abuse among high school students (Mulcahey et al 2010). The typical rate reported in male students is between 5% and 6%, but rates as high as 11% have been reported (Johnson et al 1989). The most recent estimate reported a range of 5% to 15% for steroids use among high school boys.…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Steroids Use Among Athletes: Scope Of the Prmentioning

confidence: 93%

Steroid Prohormones: Effects on Body Composition in Athletes

Ostojić¹,

González²,

Stojanović³

2011

Steroids - Clinical Aspect

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Anabolic steroid use in adolescent males

Cited by 47 publications

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A systematic review investigating the behaviour change strategies in interventions to prevent misuse of anabolic steroids

A systematic review investigating the behaviour change strategies in interventions to prevent misuse of anabolic steroids

Anabolic-androgenic Steroid Use in the Nordic Countries: A Meta-analysis and Meta-regression Analysis

Steroid Prohormones: Effects on Body Composition in Athletes

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