Q: Can steroid users become addicted? Dr. Morse: They meet all the criteria for addiction: spending substantial time getting the drugs and recovering from them, needing to take higher doses to get the ...

Synthetic testosterone, also known as anabolic‑androgenic steroids (AAS), is a controlled drug prescribed for delayed puberty in boys, testosterone (T) deficiency in adults, breast cancer, gender ...

Testosterone is a naturally occurring steroid hormone. Despite its status as a steroid, prescription testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) isn’t the same as taking anabolic steroids. TRT is an ...

“Steroids” is an umbrella term that can be used to refer to corticosteroids, anabolic steroids, and sex hormone steroids. The term “steroids” most often refers to a class of medications called ...

Q: Should clinicians ask about other drug use, too? Dr. Morse: Yes. Many patients who are addicted to steroids have a co-occurring substance-use disorder. Steroids are called “gateway” drugs because ...