The aim of this study was to investigate the social background and current social situation of male abusers of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS).
We compared thirty-four AAS-abusing patients from an Addiction Centre with two groups, 18 users and 259 non-users of AAS from a public gym in Orebro, Sweden.
The study is based on semi-structured interviews and questionnaires.
Anabolic-androgenic steroid abusers displayed;
histories of a troubled childhood
current social disadvantage
poor relationships with their parents
physical or mental abuse.
The anabolic-androgenic steroid group’s experiences from school were mostly negative, and included;
concentration problems,
boredom and
learning difficulties.
Their current circumstance included;
abuse of other drugs,
battering of spouses and
other criminality such as assault, illegal possession of weapons and theft.
In conclusion, this study shows that abusers of anabolic-androgenic steroids often have a troubled social background.
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