Structural brain characteristics of anabolic-androgenic steroid dependence in men.

Lisa E HaugerLars T WestlyeAnders M FjellKristine B WalhovdAstrid Bjørnebekk

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2019)

Male dependent anabolic-androgenic steroid users appear to have thinner cortex in widespread regions, specifically in pre-frontal areas involved in inhibitory control and emotional regulation, compared with non-dependent anabolic-androgenic steroid users.

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