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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: musclecenter on October 11, 2007, 08:39:51 AM
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According to Fox News October 11, 2007 :http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301165,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301165,00.html)
Survey: Majority of Steroid Users Are Non-Athletic, Well-Educated, Professional Men Age 30
The majority of non-medical anabolic-androgenic steroid users are not cheating athletes or risk-taking teenagers, according to a recent survey.
The typical male user, instead, is about 30 years old, well-educated and earning an above-average income in a white-collar occupation, according to the results of the survey, which are published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition.
The majority of men sampled said they did not use steroids during adolescence and were not motivated by athletic competition or sports performance.
The study, conducted by a number of researchers from around the country, used a Web-based survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. males.
Click here to read the study at the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Whereas athletes are tempted to take anabolic steroids to improve sports performance, the study suggested that physical self-improvement motivates the unrecognized majority of non-medical steroid users, who particularly want to increase muscle mass, strength and physical attractiveness.
Other significant but less highly ranked factors included increased confidence, decreased fat, improved mood and attraction of sexual partners, the survey found.
Although often considered similar to abusers of narcotics and other illicit drugs, non-medical steroid users are remarkably different, following carefully planned drug regimens in conjunction with a healthy diet, ancillary drugs and exercise.
As opposed to the spontaneous and haphazard approach
seen in abusers of psychotropic drugs, everything is strategically planned to maximize benefits and minimize harm, the survey found.
"This is simply not a style or pattern of use we typically see when we examine substance abuse" said Dr. Jack Darkes, one of the study's authors and a faculty member of the department of psychology and the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Institute at the University of South Florida, Tampa.
Based on the results, the authors said that targeting at-risk teens and "cheating" athletes for steroid abuse is ineffective. The study concluded that a better group to target would be professional men who are driven, ambitious and dedicated to gym attendance, diet, occupational goals and educational attainment.
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definitely non-athletic...
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Aside from steriods being a controlled substance....a lot of steriod users are law abiding, decent citizens...when will the government understand that?
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when will the public stop obsessing over this topic. It seems like it will never go away.
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"The study concluded that a better group to target would be professional men who are driven, ambitious and dedicated to gym attendance, diet, occupational goals and educational attainment."
Most fucked up thing I've ever read.
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"The study concluded that a better group to target would be professional men who are driven, ambitious and dedicated to gym attendance, diet, occupational goals and educational attainment."
Most fucked up thing I've ever read.
Agree
that's very ridiculous!!
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"The study concluded that a better group to target would be professional men who are driven, ambitious and dedicated to gym attendance, diet, occupational goals and educational attainment."
Most fucked up thing I've ever read.
haha, that means throwing half the attorneys in jail, three quarters of the doctors, and pretty much every single white collar salesman.
These people are morons wrapped in an idiot.
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god that is so fucked up. here i am thinking....wow what a good article.. then i read the last paragraph! Wtf!
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These people have nothing better to do, haha let's throw all the young, productive members of society in jail, while crack dealers are murdering kids for drug money ::)
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"The study concluded that a better group to target would be professional men who are driven, ambitious and dedicated to gym attendance, diet, occupational goals and educational attainment."
absolutely true about that. everyone i know who is on the gear is very intelligent and has their act together. definately over-achievers in life and the gym. no reason to go after them when they arent harming anyone, but thats USA for you. everyone here loves to stick their noses in other peoples business.
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and a lot of these News Anchors are fcuking ignorant about the subject. they need to do their own research. Keith Olbermann is at least a little bit knowledgeable about this steroid craze going on, unlike some other little twats who called themselves news anchor.
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...so i'm the only one that injects tren a into my veins and goes on a hooker killing spree?
shit
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haha, that means throwing half the attorneys in jail, three quarters of the doctors, and pretty much every single white collar salesman.
These people are morons wrapped in an idiot.
Vote for Mike Gravel if you don't like it ;D
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According to UPI - Oct 11 :
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/2007/10/11/steroid_users_30yearold_white_guys/2363/ (http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/2007/10/11/steroid_users_30yearold_white_guys/2363/)
Most non-medical anabolic-androgenic steroid users are not athletes or teens -- they are white-collar men seeking a better physique, a U.S. study found. ??? ??? ???
Steroid users: 30-year-old white guys ??? ???
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Most non-medical anabolic-androgenic steroid users are not athletes or teens -- they are white-collar men seeking a better physique, a U.S. study found.
A Web-based survey of almost 2,000 U.S. males, published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, found the typical male steroid user is about age 30, well-educated and earning an above-average income in a white-collar occupation.
The majority did not use steroids during adolescence and were not motivated by athletic competition or sports performance, but professional men who want to increase muscle mass, strength and physical attractiveness, said study leader Jason Cohen, a doctoral student.
The survey also found that other significant but less highly-ranked factors included increased confidence, decreased fat, improved mood and attraction of sexual partners.
These steroid users follow carefully planned drug regimens in conjunction with a healthy diet, ancillary drugs and exercise, and -- as opposed to the spontaneous and haphazard approach seen in abusers of psychotropic drugs -- everything is strategically planned to maximize benefits and minimize harm, one of the study authors, Jack Darkes, of the University of South Florida, in Tampa, said.
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It seemed like a fairly good article.........
until you read the last paragraph ::)
What they talk about and the way they word the last paragraph is ridiculous.
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it's a web survey.
so it means Jack-shit, next..
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If you take steroids the right way it will enhance you health
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If you take steroids the right way it will enhance you health
but not your knowledge of the English language.