P310 ANABOLIC ANDROGENIC STEROIDS (AAS) ILLICIT USE IS A RAPIDLY GROWING CAUSE OF DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY (DILI): A PROSPECTIVE SERIES FROM THE SPANISH–LATIN-AMERICAN DILI REGISTRYBackground We have observed an increase in hepatotoxicity (DILI) reporting related to the use of anabolic androgenic...
The use of image- and performance-enhancing drugs particularly anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) is not a new phenomenon. AAS use is not limited to athletes, with mainstream populations using these drugs for aesthetic purposes. Prevalence has been predominantly in Western countries, with some recent...
This chapter starts out with a theoretical discussion of the meaning of “drug”. As it turns out, three different kinds of psychoactive drugs can be distinguished. Central to this distinction is the understanding of appropriate medical use, which is...
As defined by theDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, drug dependence is a negative pattern of using a substance that leads to a number of problems, which may include needing more of a drug to get intoxicated (tolerance), difficulties that occur when the effects of the drug ...
What has become evident is that doping practices have evolved from the use of anabolic steroids to improve strength, to masking agents to cover banned substances and strategies to improve endurance and speed-up recovery time from injury and overtraining. Doping has been used to extend athletic ...
Background: Sexualized drug use (SDU) has become a public health concern in recent years. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of SDU in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men living with HIV (HIV + GBMSM) in Madrid during 2019/2020 an
Anabolic steroids have no mood-altering or intoxicating properties, but they can still be misused. Using anabolic steroids to enhance performance or develop muscles and strength is abusive because of thenegative side effectsof steroid use. These can range from merely annoying to life-threatening in ...
Anabolic steroids have no mood-altering or intoxicating properties, but they can still be misused. Using anabolic steroids to enhance performance or develop muscles and strength is abusive because of the negative side effects of steroid use. These can range from merely annoying to life-threatening...
Athletes use substances to produce pleasure, relieve pain and stress, improve socialization, recover from injury, and enhance performance. Therefore, they use some substances in substantially higher rates that nonathletes. Despite these higher rates of use, rates of addiction may in fact be lower in...
Anabolic steroids have no mood-altering or intoxicating properties, but they can still be misused. Using anabolic steroids to enhance performance or develop muscles and strength is abusive because of thenegative side effectsof steroid use. These can range from merely annoying to life-threatening in ...