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ERIC Number: EJ406312
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Does Steroid Abuse Cause--Or Excuse--Violence?
Lubell, Adele
Physician and Sportsmedicine, v17 n2 p176-80,185 Feb 1989
Use of anabolic steroids is believed to increase the odds of violent antisocial behavior, thus posing risks to consumers and the general public. Some research shows the danger of steroids in inducing severe adverse psychiatric effects. Certain lawyers use this abuse to plead insanity for their clients. (SM)
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Court Litigation, Drug Abuse, Personality Problems, Psychiatry, Sports Medicine, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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