Anabolic ergogenic substance users in fitness-sports: A distinct group supported by the health care system

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-19

  Striegel, Heiko ^a   Simon, Perikles ^a   Frisch, Steffen ^a   Roecker, Kai ^b   Dietz, Klaus ^a   Dickhuth, Hans Hermann ^b   Ulrich, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anabolic ergogenic substance use; Doping; Health care system; Illicit drug use; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CLENBUTEROL; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT; STANDARDIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANABOLIC AGENTS; BODY MASS INDEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOPING IN SPORTS; FEMALE; FITNESS CENTERS; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 27944442762     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.05.013     Document Type: Article

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