title: ["No" for stacked young bodybuilders, "yes" for manthers: the biomedical discourse on anabolic steroids and health].
abstract: The article addresses the use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), synthetic drugs whose abuse has been characterized as a public health problem, operated in the opposition between "medical" and "non-medical" uses. A qualitative approach was used to analyze the text in 76 biomedical articles published from 2002 to 2012. The discourse shows a persistent ban on non-medically regulated use of AAS by young people, while the limits on clinically qualified use appear to expand among older people, even given the contradictions straining the argument on the prevention of health risks. Moralizing biopolitical stances appear, based on gender distinctions or under the aegis of criminalizing drug use.
authors.affiliation: Escola Politécnica de Saúde Joaquim Venâncio, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Danielle Ribeiro de
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.affiliation: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luis David
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Castiel
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula Pereira da Gama Alves
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000728:Androgens / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014891:Weight Lifting; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents; D000728:Androgens; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D055553:Prescription Drugs