Chemically Modified Bodies: The Use of Diverse Substances for Appearance Enhancement

253 Pages·2016·5.85 MB·English

by  Matthew Hall

Chemically Modifi ed Bodies

Matthew H all • Sarah Grogan • Brendan G ough
Editors
Chemically Modifi ed
Bodies
The Use of Diverse Substances for Appearance
Enhancement
Editors
Matthew Hall Brendan Gough
University of Derby Leeds Beckett University
Derby , United Kingdom Leeds , United Kingdom
Sarah Grogan
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester , United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-53534-4 ISBN 978-1-137-53535-1 (eBook)
DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-53535-1
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016937743
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Acknowledgments
Editing a collection of divergent research which actively evaluates the
emergence of, and apparent increasing use of, non-prescription and pre-
scription drugs for use in changing appearance is not always an easy task.
However, this challenge has been made all the more manageable thanks
to the fl exibility, sensitivity, and collegiate spirit demonstrated by the
contributors in this volume. Collectively, we would like to thank them
for their contributions and we hope we have done them justice in con-
veying their voices and their perspectives.
While much of the material is published here for the fi rst time, Chap. 8
has previously appeared in the J ournal of Health Psychology (Hall et al.
2015). We are grateful to the editors and publishers for permission to
reproduce this material here. We would also like to thank Dominic
Walker at Palgrave Macmillan, who waited patiently for the manuscript
and who saw it through to publication, and the anonymous reviewers for
their feedback.
Sarah would also like to thank Naheed Hanif and Dr. Hannah Fawcett
for helpful comments on the Smoking and Appearance chapter, and
friends and colleagues for consistent support. On a more personal note,
Matthew would like to thank his co-editors for their unstinting help and
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vi Acknowledgments
support in putting this volume together; he considers them not only col-
leagues but also friends. And fi nally, he would like to say thank you to his
family who continually support and enrich his life in many ways.
Matthew   Hall
Sarah   Grogan
Brendan   Gough
November 2015
Contents
1 Introduction 1
Sarah Grogan , Matthew Hall , and Brendan Gough
Part I Background 11
2 Use of Supplements and Drugs to Change Body Image
and Appearance Among Boys and Male Adolescents 13
Lina A. Ricciardelli and Robert J. Williams
3 Muscle Dysmorphia and Anabolic- Androgenic
Steroid Use 31
Dave Smith , Mary Caitlyn Rutty , and Tracy W. Olrich
4 Use of Drugs to Change Appearance in Girls and
Female Adolescents 51
Jennifer O’Dea and Renata Leah Cinelli
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Part II Non-prescription Substances 77
5 Caff eine Misuse and Weight Loss 79
Carla E. Ramacciotti , Elisabetta Coli , and
Annalisa Burgalassi
6 Body Image, Enhancement, and Health in the Advertising
of Sports and Nutritional Supplements 93
Simon Outram
7 Smoking and Appearance 111
Sarah Grogan
8 Bodybuilders’ Accounts of Synthol Use:
Th e Construction of Lay Expertise 127
Matthew Hall , Sarah Grogan , and Brendan Gough
Part III Prescription Substances 147
9 Non-Medical Use of ADHD Stimulants for Appetite
Suppression and Weight Loss 149
Amy J. Jeff ers and Eric G. Benotsch
10 Commonly Prescribed Oral Anti-Obesity Medication
and Alternative Anorectics 173
Julien S. Baker , Bruce Davies , and Michael R. Graham
11 Peptide Hormones, Metformin and New-Wave Practices
and Research Th erapies 201
Michael R. Graham , J ulien S. Baker , and Bruce Davies
Contents ix
Afterword: Toward an Inclusive, Multi-Disciplinary
Approach to Understanding Substance Use for
Appearance Purposes 231
Brendan Gough , Sarah Grogan , and Matthew Hall
Index 235