Read complete books and articles on: Steroids

Steroids - class of lipids having a particular molecular ring structure called the cyclopentanoperhydro-phenanthrene ring system. Steroids differ from one another in the structure of various side chains and additional rings. Steroids are common in both plants and animals. In humans, steroids are secreted by the ovaries and testes, the adrenal cortex (see adrenal gland), and the placenta.

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15 of the Best Books and Articles on: Steroids

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Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids in Adolescence: Winning, Looking Good or Being Bad?, in Journal of Studies on Alcohol » Read Now
by Lars Wichstrom, Willy Pedersen. 10 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids in Adolescence: Winning, Looking...USE OF anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) was first known to the public...whether they had ever used...
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Drug and Alcohol Abuse: The Authoritative Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors (Chap. 29 "Anabolic Steroids") » Read Now
by H. Thomas Milhorn Jr. 395 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library
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Psychological Characteristics of Adolescent Steroid Users, in Adolescence » Read Now
by Kent F. Burnett, Mark E. Kleiman. 9 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Kleiman While anabolic-androgenic steroids have been used since the early 1950s...000 high school students use anabolic steroids (Tierney McLain, 1990) and that at...as...
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Drug Testing: Issues and Options (Chap. 6 "Drug Testing in Athletics") » Read Now
by Robert H. Coombs, Louis Jolyon West. 248 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

From workplace to school, from professional sports to the armed services, the advent of drug-testing procedures has stirred debate and controversy. Although designed to detect and thereby curtail the use of illicit drugs, this well-intentioned procedure involves difficult issues which require...
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From workplace to school, from professional sports to the armed services, the advent of drug-testing procedures has stirred debate and controversy. Although designed to detect and thereby curtail the use of illicit drugs, this well-intentioned procedure involves difficult issues which require informed decision making. In this thought-provoking and practical book, Robert Coombs and Louis Jolyon West introduce readers to the complex world of drug testing. Written in nontechnical language for those concerned with substance abuse issues, the authors explore drug-testing methodology and offer guidelines for selecting the appropriate screening techniques. The questions concerning "voluntary" testing, individual rights-of-privacy, and the psychological effects of mandatory testing are also discussed. Separate chapters are devoted to testing in the military, in athletics, and in private industry. Other topics include the politics of drug-testing and the treatment and counseling of drug abusers. This fascinating and important work offers crucial information for policymakers, parents, employers and employees, and will be of particular value to those who are or will be the subjects of drug screening. By telling the story of drug testing, this book enlightens and clarifies the national debate.
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Controversies of the Sports World (Chap. 9 "Pumping Up") » Read Now
by Douglas T. Putnam. 253 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

Contemporary life in the United States would be difficult to understand without examining the pivotal role sports have played in it. Controversies of the Sports World is designed to take readers of all ages into the heart of the tensions and conflicts that arise from the wide-ranging enterprise that...
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Contemporary life in the United States would be difficult to understand without examining the pivotal role sports have played in it. Controversies of the Sports World is designed to take readers of all ages into the heart of the tensions and conflicts that arise from the wide-ranging enterprise that now dominates the lives of millions of people. The controversies explored include such issues in sports as recruitment procedures, steroid and other drug use, discrimination against women, discrimination against African Americans, and violence. "References and Resources" sections at the end of each chapter provide readers with annotated cites that will lead them to the sources they need to further explore particular aspects of each topic. The detailed index includes names, places, teams, and concepts which students, teachers, and interested readers can use to explore the controversies that have arisen in this wide-ranging enterprise.
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Developmental Changes in Behavior and in Steroid Uptake by the Male and Female Macaque Brain, in Developmental Neuropsychology » Read Now
by Richard P. Michael, Doris Zumpe. 28 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...system of neurons that can accumulate steroids in the hypothalamus and amygdala of...vivo competition studies with unlabeled steroids to demonstrate that the major form...
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How Hormones Affect Behavioral and Neural Development: Introduction to the Special Issue on "Gonadal Hormones and Sex Differences in Behavior", in Developmental Neuropsychology » Read Now
by Sheri A. Berenbaum. 22 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...1985 ). "Organizational and activational effects of sex steroids on brain and behavior: A reanalysis". Hormones and Behavior...Meck, W. H. ( 1991 ). "The organizational...
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Best Magazine Articles, 1988 ("Confessions of a Steroid Smuggler" begins on p. 1) » Read Now
by Thomas Fensch. 186 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...biggest dealers of black-market anabolic steroids in the country, and now Swirda was...government for illegally buying and selling steroids. Most of the drugs, which are...
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Fair Play: Sports, Values, and Society (Chap. 4 "Enhancing Performance Through Drugs") » Read Now
by Robert L. Simon. 229 pgs.

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Tough Choices: A Book about Substance Abuse ("Steroids" begins on p. 70) » Read Now
by John Langone. 122 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Nonassociative Processes and Place Preferences Conditioned by Testosterone, in The Psychological Record » Read Now
by Barbara J. Caldarone, Howard S. Stock, Glenn C. Abrahamsen, Michael L. Boechler, Bruce B. Svare, Robert A. Rosellini. 18 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Rosellini Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), the synthetic variants of the...producing a CTA. Research using ovarian steroids, however, has shown that these...
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Sexual Health for Men: The Complete Guide ("How do Athletes and Bodybuilders use Testosterone and other Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS)?" begins on p. 170) » Read Now
by Richard F. Spark. 440 pgs.

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From impotence to infertility, Viagra to vasectomy, this comprehensive and easy-to-read guide is for men of all ages. 100 illustrations.
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Drugs in Sport (Chap. 5 "Androgenic Anabolic Steroids" begins on p. 138) » Read Now
by David R. Mottram. 421 pgs.

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Drug use and abuse represents perhaps the most profound and high-profile issue facing sport today. Each major international championship seems to deliver a new drug-related controversy, while drug takers and sports administrators attempt to out-manoeuvre each other with new substances and new...
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Drug use and abuse represents perhaps the most profound and high-profile issue facing sport today. Each major international championship seems to deliver a new drug-related controversy, while drug takers and sports administrators attempt to out-manoeuvre each other with new substances and new testing procedures. Drugs in Sport - 3rd Edition is a fully revised and updated version of the most comprehensive and authoritative text available on the subject. Leading figures in the field explore the hard science behind every major class of drug, as well as the social, ethical and organisational dimensions to the issue. Key topics include: * analysis of all the key substances, including anabolic steroids, EPO and human growth hormone * alcohol and social drug use in sport * creatine and nutritional supplements * evidence and issues around doping control in sport. This is a highly accessible text for all sports science and sports studies students, coaches and professional sports people, and sports administrators and policy-makers.
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The Angry Gut: Coping with Colitis and Crohn's Disease (Chap. Twenty-One "Steroids") » Read Now
by W. Grant Thompson. 350 pgs.

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Working with Substance Misusers: A Guide to Theory and Practice (Chap. 28 "Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Misusers") » Read Now
by Andrew McBride, Trudi Petersen. 367 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Using role plays, clinical scenarios and reader activities to aid understanding, this is a textbook for all professionals working in the field of substance abuse for the first time.