Abuso de esteroides anabólicos androgênicos: prescrições facilmente obtidas com médicos e pela internet

Abstract

The search for the perfect body, which is now an even stronger body, has intensified throughout the years for sport performance and aesthetics reasons. The purpose of this research was to collect and analyze various prescriptions of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS). We did an online analysis of websites, blogs and Facebook profiles that discussed the cycles of the AAS and the different drug combinations. We collected prescriptions from medical professionals directly from steroid users, and the bibliographic work was done through the Academic Google database. Accordingly to the data in this study, the cult for the perfect body is becoming more and more precocious and extreme because users feel the need to reach instant results, causing them to search for information on the AAS either virtually from friends or from doctors. Thus, we can assume that there is a great need for dissemination of reliable information about the risks associated with the consumption of the AAS, and also for stricter control by the sanitary legislation over the sales of these drugs. At last, the use of the AAS has become a public health issue that is rapidly ascending in the Brazilian scenario.