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Anabolic-androgenic steroid users receiving health-related information; health problems, motivations to quit and treatment desires.

Ingrid Amalia HavnesMarie Lindvik JørstadChristine Wisløff
Published in: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy (2019)
Healthcare professionals who encounter users of AAS should have knowledge about AAS use and adverse effects. The desire for health care reveals extensive health problems and the user group is so non-homogeneous that examination and treatment must be adapted individually with focus on physical, mental and social factors as well as possible dependence of AAS and/or psychoactive substances.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • health information
  • physical activity
  • smoking cessation
  • risk assessment
  • drinking water
  • replacement therapy
  • social media