Steroid Use Linked to Weapons Abuse and Fraud

Using non prescription steroids increases crime rates. Steroid users are more likely to commit crimes associated with fraud and weapons offense. Steroid use is also linked to episodes of violence, depression and mania.

Case reports or survey studies of groups using anabolic androgenic steroids found that steroids increase aggression and hostility. Between 1995 and 2001, Swedish researchers found that individuals who abuse steroids were twice as likely to commit fraud and be involved in weapons abuse.

Aggressiveness is a well documented side effect of steroid use and abuse, and has been linked to violent crimes.

Past analysis of individuals who tested positive for steroid use showed a definitive link between steroid use and abuse of weapons, and steroid users are also more likely to commit fraud.

Though steroids are linked to aggressiveness and hostility, past studies have also shown a higher incidence of fraud and weapons abuse in association with anabolic steroids. Steroid users are more likely to commit crimes involving weapons abuse and fraud, raising the risk of criminal behavior.

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006;63:1274-1279.