See also:
Substance and Alcohol Abuse and Addiction
Physical Activity
Fitness
Sports Medicine, Health and Fitness
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Athletic Performance-Enhancing Drugs
The AAFP is opposed to the use of drugs to enhance human athletic performance. The inappropriate use of drugs such as anabolic-androgenic steroids, human growth hormone, stimulants and diuretics can have adverse effects on the liver, cardiovascular system, reproductive system, and psychological state. Inappropriate use has resulted in death in a number of cases. The AAFP urges the use of such drugs only for accepted medical indications and only under the direct supervision of a medical professional. (1987)(2006)
