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performance enhancing drug

performance enhancing drug A performance-enhancing drug is a substance used to improve performance, with anabolic-androgenic steroids being a common example.

A performance-enhancing drug is a substance used to improve performance, with anabolic-androgenic steroids being a common example. In the psychology-related context of this source, such use is described as extending beyond competitive sport into general fitness settings and as being linked with emotional, cognitive, and social difficulties.

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Drafting source: Çınaroğlu Metin; Yılmazer Eda. Psychological correlates of performance-enhancing drug use: Emotional, cognitive, and social functioning in long-term and short-term users. 2025; DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1710046; article XML SHA-256 d18c68492fbbee66d77d05dc955f81b5e50f6ea6be5bda28622fd6ec22eaa89b. “Psychological correlates of performance-enhancing drug use: Emotional, cognitive, and social functioning in long-term and short-term users” (10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1710046).
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