Research in Androgenic Anabolic Steroid Abuse

Anabolic androgenic steroid abuse and mood disorder: a case report.

Current data suggest that the use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) has become quite common among athletes, bodybuilders, as well as adolescents and young adults who want to increase their muscle mass for aesthetic or athletic reasons. Commonly used anabolic steroids are the oral 17a alkyl derivatives of testosterone (methyl testosterone, oxymetholone, oxandrolone, stanozolol) and the intra...

Anabolic androgenic steroid-induced hepatotoxicity.

Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) have been abused for decades by both professional and amateur athletes in order to improve physical performance or muscle mass. AAS abuse can cause adverse effects, among which are hepatotoxic effects. These effects include cholestatic icterus and possibly peliosis hepatis and hepatocellular carcinoma or adenoma. In particular, 17α-alkylated AAS appear to be h...

Illicit anabolic-androgenic steroid use.

The anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are a family of hormones that includes testosterone and its derivatives. These substances have been used by elite athletes since the 1950s, but they did not become widespread drugs of abuse in the general population until the 1980s. Thus, knowledge of the medical and behavioral effects of illicit AAS use is still evolving. Surveys suggest that many million...

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Anabolic–androgenic steroid dependence: an emerging disorderadd_2734

Aims Anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS) are widely used illicitly to gain muscle and lose body fat. Here we review the accumulating human and animal evidence showing that AAS may cause a distinct dependence syndrome, often associated with adverse psychiatric and medical effects. Method We present an illustrative case of AAS dependence, followed by a summary of the human and animal literature on...