ArticleSubstance use & misuse2012
Nonprescription steroids on the Internet.
Article in Substance use & misuse, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Safety Implications of Off-Label Medication Use in Athletes: A Narrative Review.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Anabolic androgenic steroids and cardiomyopathy: an update.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
- Anabolic androgenic steroid abuse in the United Kingdom: An update.British journal of pharmacology · 2020Review
- The Availability and Acquisition of Illicit Anabolic Androgenic Steroids and Testosterone Preparations on the Internet.American journal of men's health · 2018Article
- Health beliefs as a key determinant of intent to use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) among high-school football players: implications for prevention.International journal of adolescence and youth · 2018Article
- Severe rhinovirus pneumonia in a young woman taking performance-enhancing drugs.BMJ case reports · 2016Article
- Digital social media, youth, and nonmedical use of prescription drugs: the need for reform.Journal of medical Internet research · 2013Article
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Abstract
This study evaluated the degree to which anabolic-androgenic steroids are proffered for sale over the Internet and how they are characterized on popular Web sites. Searches for specific steroid product labels (e.g., Dianabol) between March 2006 and June 2006 revealed that approximately half of the Web sites advocated their "safe" use, and roughly one third offered to sell them without prescriptions. The Web sites frequently presented misinformation about steroids and minimized their dangers. Less than 5% of the Web sites presented accurate health risk information about steroids or provided information to abusers seeking to discontinue their steroid use. Implications for education, prevention, treatment, and policy are discussed.
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