The athletic polydrug abuse phenomenon

作者：James A. Hill, Jacob R. Suker, Kalman Sachs, Craig D. Brigham · 发表于：The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 年份：1983 · DOI：10.1177/036354658301100417 · 被引用次数：38 · 研究领域：Hormonal and reproductive studies、Muscle metabolism and nutrition、Muscle and Compartmental Disorders

A case of a power weight lifter who is ingesting large doses of anabolic steroids plus other drugs to counteract their short-term side effects is presented. This type of polydrug abuse phenomenon which is unique to the competitive athlete is widespread despite the lack of convincing evidence that anabolic steroids increase muscular strength. The vast extent of this drug abuse problem is poorly appreciated by the general medical community. The potential complications of the long-term usage of these drugs such as liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma, and peliosis hepatitis make these drugs extremely dangerous.