Substance abusers' motives for using anabolic androgenic steroids

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 170-172

  Petersson, Anna ^a   Bengtsson, Johanna ^b   Voltaire Carlsson, Anette ^c   Thiblin, Ingemar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Maria Beroendecentrum (Maria Addiction Center) MBAB   (Sweden)

^c Eskilstuna County Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anabolic androgenic steroids; Drug abuse; Motives; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LIBIDO DISORDER; MALE; MUSCLE GROWTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; DRUG USERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 77956152681     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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