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Tracing the Impact of Media, Cultural Narratives, and Social Perceptions on Australia's Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Communities.

Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are used for performance and image enhancement, yet their non-medical use in Australia is heavily criminalized and framed by sociocultural narratives that emphasize risk, deviance and harm. This study aimed to critically examine how people who use AAS experience th...

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Published in:Contemporary Drug Problems Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 508 - 524
Main Authors: Piatkowski, Timothy, Barratt, Monica J., Coomber, Ross, Gibbs, Nick, Neumann, David L., Dunn, Matthew
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Dec2025
Subjects:
Australia
Substance abuse
Community health services
Qualitative research
Culture
Interviewing
Social perception
Mass media
Information services
Experience
Health behavior
Research funding
Anabolic steroids
Research methodology
Data analysis software
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