Understanding Age-Based Differences in Psychosocial Harms, Physical Harms, and Access Difficulties Among an International Sample of Men Who Use Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids

Benjamin Bonenti, Vigorous Steve, Cheneal Puljević, Jason Ferris, Monica J. Barratt, Adam Winstock, Lauren Ball, Merryn Armstrong, Timothy Piatkowski, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland, Independent Researcher, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Social Equity Research Centre and Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College, Global Drug Survey, Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Mayhem Strong, Queensland Injectors Voice for Advocacy and Action, Sunshine Coast

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on December 18, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Background:Anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use is rising globally. However, age-related differences in harms and health care access barriers remain underexplored. As such, this study examined age-based differences in AAS-related harms and access to ...