The epidemiology of anabolic-androgenic steroids use among secondary students (Valencia-Spain)

Q4 Medicine

Health and Addictions / Salud y Drogas Pub Date : 2019-08-31 DOI:10.21134/HAAJ.V19I2.423

Víctor Agulló Calatayud, Teresa Samper Gras, J. Serrano, S. T. Dols

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Abstract

AbstractBackground/Aims: The consumption of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) is continuously growing in recent years among young people. The purpose of the current study was to examine the proportion of students who reported AAS use, explore other drug use among them and finally to determine the sociodemographic profile of the AAS consumption amongst a sample of students in the Valencian Region (Spain).Methods: Data was taken from a self-administrated survey of a representative sample of 11,162 Valencian students. A total of 252 schools participated in the study. In this group, 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female, with a median age of 16.26 years (DT= 1.33).Results: The 3,3% of surveyed students reported that they had consumed AAS. Males reported to take anabolic more frequently than females (86,2% of males, 13,8% of females; p<0.001). The older they are the more frequent the reporting of consumption -increasing from 2.5% in those aged 14, to 4.3% in those aged 18-. Among users of AAS it exists a higher prevalence of consumption of cannabis 64.2%, cocaine 23.8%, hypnotics 22.9%, ecstasy 16.8%, LSD 14% or heroine 4.1%, compare to nonusers.Conclusion: The study shows that the consumption of steroids is mainly masculine, a clear association with polyconsumption, frequent scheming as the main source of getting them and that the consumption of these substances is bigger between those students whose family situation is characterized by the absence of a masculine figure (single mother or widow) in comparison with those whose parents are married.

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中学生使用合成代谢-雄激素类固醇的流行病学研究(Valencia-Spain)

摘要背景/目的:近年来，合成代谢雄激素类固醇(AAS)的消费量在年轻人中持续增长。本研究的目的是调查报告使用原子吸收剂的学生比例，探索他们中其他药物的使用情况，并最终确定巴伦西亚地区(西班牙)学生样本中原子吸收剂消费的社会人口特征。方法:数据来自一项自我管理的调查，有代表性的样本为11,162名瓦伦西亚学生。共有252所学校参与了这项研究。本组患者中男性占47.6%，女性占52.4%，中位年龄16.26岁(DT= 1.33)。结果:接受调查的学生中有3.3%的人报告他们服用了AAS。据报道，男性服用合成代谢药物的频率高于女性(86.2%的男性，13.8%的女性;p < 0.001)。年龄越大，报告消费的频率就越高——从14岁的2.5%增加到18岁的4.3%。在AAS使用者中，大麻的使用率为64.2%，可卡因为23.8%，催眠药为22.9%，摇头丸为16.8%，LSD为14%，海洛因为4.1%。结论:本研究表明，甾体激素的使用以男性为主，与多重使用有明显的关联，经常耍心机是获得甾体激素的主要来源，并且家庭状况为缺乏男性形象(单亲母亲或寡妇)的学生与父母已婚的学生相比，这些物质的使用更大。

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Health and Addictions / Salud y Drogas Social Sciences-Health (social science)

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