Chemically Modified Bodies

1. Introduction
Sarah Grogan, Matthew Hall, Brendan Gough

Part I. Background

2. Use of Supplements and Drugs to Change Body Image and Appearance Among Boys and Male Adolescents
Lina A. Ricciardelli, Robert J. Williams

3. Muscle Dysmorphia and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use
Dave Smith, Mary Caitlyn Rutty, Tracy W. Olrich

4. Use of Drugs to Change Appearance in Girls and Female Adolescents
Jennifer O’Dea, Renata Leah Cinelli

Part II. Non-prescription Substances

5. Caffeine Misuse and Weight Loss
Carla E. Ramacciotti, Elisabetta Coli, Annalisa Burgalassi

6. Body Image, Enhancement, and Health in the Advertising of Sports and Nutritional Supplements
Simon Outram

7. Smoking and Appearance
Sarah Grogan

8. Bodybuilders’ Accounts of Synthol Use: The Construction of Lay Expertise
Matthew Hall, Sarah Grogan, Brendan Gough

Part III. Prescription Substances

9. Non-Medical Use of ADHD Stimulants for Appetite Suppression and Weight Loss
Amy J. Jeffers, Eric G. Benotsch

10. Commonly Prescribed Oral Anti-Obesity Medication and Alternative Anorectics
Julien S. Baker, Bruce Davies, Michael R. Graham

11. Peptide Hormones, Metformin and New-Wave Practices and Research Therapies
Michael R. Graham, Julien S. Baker, Bruce Davies

Keywords: Social Sciences, Sociology of the Body, Medical Sociology, Self and Identity, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging