Insulin as a drug of abuse in body building
Open Access
- 31 July 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Vol. 37 (4) , 356-357
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.37.4.356
Abstract
A theoretical benefit of insulin abuse by body builders is that it is undetectable by currently available tests. A case is presented that highlights the dangers of such abuse.Keywords
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