Use of Multiple Drugs among Adolescents Who Use Anabolic Steroids

It is estimated that 1 million people in the United States are spending more than $100 million a year on black-market anabolic steroids 1 – 3 . Habitual use of anabolic steroids to enhance muscle size for cosmetic reasons and to improve strength and endurance for competitive purposes is increasing 4 . Some 250,000 U.S. high-school seniors have used anabolic steroids, and the use of anabolic steroids by adolescents is increasing 3 – 10 . Five to 11.1 percent of males and as many as 2.5 percent of females surveyed have used anabolic steroids 4 , 10 . Adolescents who use these substances most frequently are apt . . .