Identifying a typology of men who use anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS)

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Health risk and health seeking behaviours among people who inject performance and image enhancing drugs who access needle syringe programs in Australia

“…The recent study of Zahnow et al . identified quantitative support for a typology of PIED users that broadly reflected the findings of Christiansen et al . Other studies have likewise noted that patterns of PIED use among younger users (<24 years) are associated with higher levels of risks compared to older users .…”

“…Other studies have likewise noted that patterns of PIED use among younger users (<24 years) are associated with higher levels of risks compared to older users . This lack of medical monitoring by younger users is concerning as individuals who consume more psychoactive substances and/or combine various types of PIEDs generally experience more side effects .…”

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“…Fitness dopers, and especially steroid users, tend to be male and younger (Christiansen, 2018;Simon et al, 2006), despite women and older people using PIEDs as well. Recent research has attempted to understand categories of men who use PIEDs (Christiansen et al, 2017;Zahnow et al, 2018), though such attempts made regarding women and fitness doping are limited (Andreasson & Johansson, in press;Van Hout & Hearne, 2016). Adding to this, Monaghan (2001Monaghan ( , 2012 has argued that PIED use in bodybuilding contexts is best understood as a part of gym culture in which bodybuilding and drug use were rationalized in the pursuit of physical goals, almost exclusively men's.…”

Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a Scoping Review of Extant Empirical Literature

“…Some less predominant reasons for AAS use centred on desire to increase sex drive, weight gain, fat burning, help improve an injury, medical reasons, and for more energy. Literature shows that AAS are used for the improvement of physique, increased muscle mass, strength enhancement, and athletic performance enhancement Brennan et al 2016;Ip et al 2011;Ip et al 2015;Zahnow et al 2018). Masculinity is a social construct, as is femininity, and is associated with specific values and cultural contexts (Darwish, 2009).…”