Doping among high school students in Uppsala, Sweden : a presentation of the attitudes, distribution, side effects, and extent of use
Sammanfattning
The aim of this study was to determine the extent of doping drug use among adolescents in Sweden, and to analyse the main reasons for the use. An anonymous multiple-choice questionnaire was distributed among pupils in the first and the third grades at high school; 2,742 pupils participated in the study. The main reasons for using doping drugs were to improve appearance and to enhance performance in sports.