Purpose To estimate the global lifetime prevalence rate of anabolic-androgenic steroid
(AAS) use and investigate moderators of the prevalence rate. Methods A meta-analysis and …

Background Intervention impact on reductions in hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among
injecting drug users (IDUs) are modest. There is a need to explore how drug injectors' …

One stream of the series provides texts on the key methodologies used in qualitative
research. The other stream contains books on qualitative research for different disciplines or …

Ethnographic research is not just about the conduct of fieldwork. It also depends on
appropriate frames of analysis, and of ideas. This book, therefore, outlines a number of key …

This article outlines feminist gerontology and shows how its focus on power relations lends
insight into the lives of those people disadvantaged by them as well as the people privileged …

The purpose of this study was to provide an ecologically valid account of the experiences of
'admitted dopers'. In-depth interviews were conducted with five elite athletes from the sports …

This article investigates the phenomena of 'anabolics coaching', which describes the
practice of providing support and guidance on the appropriate and effective use of image …

The world of sport offers a deep--and often-overlooked--source for the study of deviance and
its development and impact on society. Deviance and Social Control in Sport challenges …

Background The numbers using illicit anabolic–androgenic steroids are a cause of concern
for those seeking to reduce health harms. Using the 'risk environment'as a conceptual …

This study aimed to investigate how Anabolic–Androgenic Steroid (AAS) users and
healthcare professionals perceive the criminalisation of AAS on users' ability to seek help …