فراواني استفاده نابجا از داروهاي استروييدي آنابوليك در ورزشكاران رشته بدن سازي شهر كرمان

Introduction: Athletes, especially bodybuilders, abuse anabolic steroid drugs to improve their strength and enhance their muscle growth and appearance . Since the frequency of the anabolic steroid abuse was not known in Kerman city , so this study was conducted to determine the type and frequency of anabolic steroid abuse by bodybuilder athletes. Material and Methods: To determine the frequency of anabolic steroid abuse in bodybuilder athletes in Kerman city, a confidential questionnaire which included the demographic data (age , education) , name of abused anabolic drug , duration of drug abuse, was completed by 202 bodybuilder athletes , and the collected data were analysed by routine statistical methods . Results: The Frequency of anabolic steroid abuse by bodybuilders in Kerman city was 18.8%. The mean period of bodybuilding activity was significantly higher in those who used the anabolic drugs (38.8 months) , comparing to those who did not use any drugs (14.3 months). Oxymetholone was the most common drug used by athletes , i.e. that 42% of the abusers merely abused Oxy metholone .The frequency of anabolic steroid abuse was not related to education and age of the bodybuilder athletes. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that anabolic steroids are abused by bodybuilding athletes in Kerman city , so the health care providers should provide more information to athletes about anabolic steroid adverse effects to solve the problem of abusing these drugs by them.