Carpenter Paul C
Divisions of Endocrinology-Metabolism and Bioinformatics Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, S.W., Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2007 Jun;36(2):481-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2007.03.006.
This discussion reviews the concept and history of ergogenic aides, the penetration of use in society, some benefit/risk information, drug sources in our society, detection and regulation of these agents, and provides a look to the future. It also examines the role of the clinician/endocrinologist for these patients and uses some cases as examples of drug use among adolescents/teens.
