Drug Use in Gyms / Ask Vest Christiansen. - Aarhuis : Aarhus University, 2015. - Published in: Routledge Handbook of Drugs and Sport, Chapter: 33, Publisher: Routledge, Editors: Verner Møller, Ivan Waddington, John Hoberman, p. 421-438, ISBN 9780415702782
Abstract:
Taking some of the most significant academic works into consideration this chapter describes how the scholarly interest in drug use in gyms rose from studies of competitive bodybuilding to studies of larger segments of the gym population. The challenge of establishing reliable figures for the frequency of anabolic steroid use and describing the typical users is then addressed. Next, the chapter discusses the associated cultural, psychological, and evolutionary explanations for anabolic steroid use in gyms and fitness centres. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of some of the significant political campaigns and strategies to regulate and counter drug use in gyms.
