TY - JOUR PY - 2008// TI - Consumption of anabolic steroids during adolescence. What is reality? What significance? JO - Annales medico-psychologiques A1 - Choquet, Marie SP - 809 EP - 809 VL - 166 IS - 10 N2 - Based on three national surveys (European School Survey on Alcohol and Other Drugs [ESPAD] 1999, ESPAD 2003, ESPAD 2007) on a representative sample of 16-year-old young people (N > 2500 for each survey), the author has observed an increase in the consumption of anabolic steroids, more important among girls (from 0.6% in 1999 to 1.6% in 2007, P < 0.001), than among boys (from 1.0% in 1999 to 1.6% in 2007, NS). Most of these youngsters participate actively in sports, athletics or exercising daily. Anabolic steroid consumers also have a high consumption rate of alcohol, tobacco or cannabis, and are known for violent behaviour. The authors conclude that a more global approach to youngsters is necessary to prevent consumption of anabolic steroids.
Language: fr LA - SN - 0003-4487 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2008.10.018 ID - ref1 ER -