The CASTRO study: Unsafe sexual behaviors and illicit drug use among gay and bisexual men who use anabolic steroids.
CONCLUSIONS: Gay and bisexual men who used AAS were more likely to engage in unsafe sexual behaviors and use illicit drugs relative to non-users. Multiple factors place AAS users at higher risks for spreading infectious diseases.
SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANT: Our study suggests increased infectious disease risk among gay and bisexual men who use AAS. (Am J Addict 2019;XX:1-10).
PMID: 30724428 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal on Addictions - Category: Addiction Authors: Ip EJ, Doroudgar S, Shah-Manek B, Barnett MJ, Tenerowicz MJ, Ortanez M, Pope HG Tags: Am J Addict Source Type: research
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