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Researchers of the Division of Health Promotion & Sports Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University had reported that female teen girls were prefering steroids not only for athletic performance enhancement, but the use was also linked with various other unhealthy choices, including smoking and taking diet pills.

The study was published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal and was analyzed on the findings of the Center for Disease Control’s Youth Risk Behavior survey.

In survey 7,544 girls from 9th to 12h grades were examined all over the USA. Sports participation, anabolic steroid and drug use, and other illegal or unhealthy behaviors were some of the questionnaires of survey. Around 5 percent of examined participants reported prior or ongoing anabolic steroid use.

In addition to increased drug usage, young girls steroid users also reported to have had sexual intercourse before age 13; have been pregnant; drink and drive; carry a weapon; have been in a fight on school property; have feelings of sadness or hopelessness almost every day for at least two weeks; and have even attempted suicide. The reported anabolic users also showed less participation in team athletics. Even girls, who used steroids, were more likely try extreme weight-loss techniques, such as vomiting and laxative use.

From Science Daily:

Researchers from the Division of Health Promotion & Sports Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University have found steroid use among teen girls is not limited to athletes and often goes hand in hand with other unhealthy choices, including smoking and taking diet pills. The study will be published in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal.

Diane Elliot, M.D., professor of medicine (health promotion and sports medicine), OHSU School of Medicine, and colleagues analyzed findings from the Center for Disease Control’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey of 7,544 ninth- through 12th-grade girls from around the country.

Diane Elliot, professor of medicine in OHSU School of Medicine, and his colleagues stated that adolescent girls, who reported steroid use, had significantly more health-harming behaviors than others. They also said that those girls were much more likely to use other unhealthy substances, including cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana and cocaine.

Elliot further added that across all grades, the examined one seem to be the most troubled adolescent female group with health-compromising activities in the domains of substance use, sexual behavior, violence and mental health.

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