Image fix is biggest reason to use steroids for men

Young men are increasingly making use of steroids for improving their self-image. It is considered that the numbers of anabolic steroid users is growing at an all-time high and the same has been alarmingly high over the last 3-5 years though the official figures do not reveal the complete truth.

The issue was the subject of a conference being held in Liverpool.

From News.bbc.co.uk:

Head of Substance Use at the Centre Jim McVeigh said the increasing use of such drugs was a major public health issue.

He claims that many of those who take these drugs, in particular anabolic steroids, are suffering with both physically and psychologically effects.

Dr Rob Dawson, the medical officer at the Drugs in Sport Clinic, said he believed too much time had been spent concentrating on the use of performance enhancing drugs by athletes when this was just the tip of the iceberg.

"The main body [of users] consists of anabolic steroids users who are not engaged in competitive sport.

The event was organized by The Centre for Public Health at John Moores University in Liverpool.