Fitness supplements as a gateway substance for anabolic-androgenic steroid use

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 955-962

  Hildebrandt, Tom ^a   Harty, Seth ^a   Langenbucher, James W ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anabolic androgenic steroids; body image disturbance; gateway hypothesis; nutritional supplements; risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; ILLICIT DRUG; PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILDING; BODY FAT; BODY IMAGE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; EATING DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANDROGENS; BODY IMAGE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84880671883     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027877     Document Type: Article

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