… illicit use of supraphysiologic doses of AAS by humans. We begin with a short history of the
development of AAS and the evolution of illicit AAS use … of illicit supraphysiologic AAS use, …

… self-fulfilment accounts for illicit steroid use by emphasising the drugs’ physique-enhancing
effects. Here steroid use, in contrast to the ‘recreational’ use of marihuana and other illegal …

… steroids with their uninformed reportage of steroid-related cases. Now and then, steroid users
… No wonder the public have misconceptions about steroids. Many people don't know that …

… have used supraphysiologic doses of illicit anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), including …
Illicit AAS use did not become widespread in the general US population until the 1980s. …

… Because of recent anabolic steroid abuse scandals at all levels of athletic competition …
anabolic steroid use histories of 20 competitive and noncompetitive weight lifters. Steroid efficacy …

BACKGROUND: Illicit anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) abuse, though an important public
health problem, remains inadequately studied. Almost all AAS abusers are male and lift …

… uses a particular steroid-using group, namely weightlifters, as the defined case group. The
ability to generalize our findings to the total population of illicit steroid … Steroid use itself may …

… other of their AAS use. In addition to the problem of recall, there is the possibility that our
findings represent the steroid users’ expectations of the effect of steroids on aggression. We …

… due to anabolic steroids use may occur in patients, who do not report anabolic steroids
consumption or who are taking herbal or a dietary supplement, containing anabolic steroids not …

… steroids, illicit drug use and risk factors. In addition, we contacted government and university
authorities knowledgeable about risk factors for AAS use … risk factors for illicit AAS use by …