madman
Super Moderator
Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and associated image and performance-enhancing drug use are now recognized as significant emerging public health issues. Once restricted to the elite sporting arena, recent decades have seen AAS diffuse through bodybuilding to the gym culture and an increasingly image-conscious general population. Countries across the globe have identified the use of AAS, for musculature enhancement within their population. The last 30 years have also seen the identification and recognition of the potential adverse consequences of this form of drug use, in particular, for those who use it at high dosages for prolonged periods of time. This inaugural professorial lecture will include a summary of some of the research that McVeigh has contributed in relation to the populations of AAS users and the associated potential harms. These findings will be discussed in the context of what this means for future research, policy development, and service provision for this population of drug users.
The lecture will conclude with a brief overview of the Anabolic Steroids UK (ASUK). Recently established by Manchester Metropolitan University and chaired by McVeigh, the network brings together 50 academics representing 20 UK universities and international partners from 10 countries. Integral to the network is the inclusion of practitioners working with AAS users and input from representatives from the AAS-using communities. The first event of this network is an online international conference: The public health implications of anabolic androgenic steroids, on 10th November 2020. Find out more about the conference here: https://www.anabolicsteroids.org.uk/c...
Jim McVeigh, Professor in substance use and associated behaviors
