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Anabolic Steroids: A Fatal Attraction?
Author(s) -
Wood Ruth I
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of neuroendocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.062
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1365-2826
pISSN - 0953-8194
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2006.01407.x
Subject(s) - anabolism , testosterone (patch) , endocrinology , medicine , anabolic androgenic steroids , androgen , addiction , anabolic agents , self administration , attraction , physiology , hormone , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy
Summary Anabolic‐androgenic steroids (AAS) are widely abused, but the potential for dependence and addiction remains unclear. Recent studies from our laboratory have shown that male and female hamsters will voluntarily self‐administer testosterone and other AAS. Furthermore, we have observed fatal androgen overdose during self‐administration. This suggests that AAS are potentially addictive, independent of their effects on muscle mass or athletic performance.