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Chemically Modified Bodies

The Use of Diverse Substances for Appearance Enhancement

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Editors:
  1. Matthew Hall

    1. University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom

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  2. Sarah Grogan

    1. Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

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  3. Brendan Gough

    1. Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Sarah Grogan, Matthew Hall, Brendan Gough
    Pages 1-9

  3. Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Use of Supplements and Drugs to Change Body Image and Appearance Among Boys and Male Adolescents

      • Lina A. Ricciardelli, Robert J. Williams
      Pages 13-30

    3. Muscle Dysmorphia and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use

      • Dave Smith, Mary Caitlyn Rutty, Tracy W. Olrich
      Pages 31-50

    4. Use of Drugs to Change Appearance in Girls and Female Adolescents

      • Jennifer O’Dea, Renata Leah Cinelli
      Pages 51-76

  4. Non-prescription Substances

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Caffeine Misuse and Weight Loss

      • Carla E. Ramacciotti, Elisabetta Coli, Annalisa Burgalassi
      Pages 79-92

    3. Body Image, Enhancement, and Health in the Advertising of Sports and Nutritional Supplements

      • Simon Outram
      Pages 93-110

    4. Smoking and Appearance

      • Sarah Grogan
      Pages 111-126

    5. Bodybuilders’ Accounts of Synthol Use: The Construction of Lay Expertise

      • Matthew Hall, Sarah Grogan, Brendan Gough
      Pages 127-145

  5. Prescription Substances

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
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    2. Non-Medical Use of ADHD Stimulants for Appetite Suppression and Weight Loss

      • Amy J. Jeffers, Eric G. Benotsch
      Pages 149-172

    3. Commonly Prescribed Oral Anti-Obesity Medication and Alternative Anorectics

      • Julien S. Baker, Bruce Davies, Michael R. Graham
      Pages 173-199

    4. Peptide Hormones, Metformin and New-Wave Practices and Research Therapies

      • Michael R. Graham, Julien S. Baker, Bruce Davies
      Pages 201-229

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 231-242
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About this book

This innovative edited collection brings together leading international academics to explore the use of various non-prescription and prescription substances for the purpose of perceived body image enhancement. While studies on drug misuse to date have examined drug use in the context of sporting performance, addiction, and body image for particular groups such as bodybuilders, there has been little research that explores the wider use (and misuse) of legal and illegal drugs for body image development and weight loss. 


With medical sociology and social psychology at its core, this important volume shows the complex reasons behind the misuse of various medications, how these are connected to contemporary body image and appearance concerns, and why the known health risks and possibly harmful side effects do not act as deterrents.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom

    Matthew Hall

  • Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Sarah Grogan

  • Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Brendan Gough

About the editors

Matthew Hall is Research Associate at Lancaster University, UK. His research focuses on understanding the impact of multiple and shifting identities as well as body modifications and online violences. 


Sarah Grogan is Professor of Psychology Health and Well-being at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research focuses on understanding the impact of body image on health-related behaviors such as smoking and anabolic steroid use, and the impact of aging on body image. 


Brendan Gough is Professor of Social Psychology at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He is a qualitative researcher interested in men and masculinities and has published many papers on gender identities and relations, mostly in the context of health, lifestyles and wellbeing. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chemically Modified Bodies

  • Book Subtitle: The Use of Diverse Substances for Appearance Enhancement

  • Editors: Matthew Hall, Sarah Grogan, Brendan Gough

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53535-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53534-4Published: 27 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-53535-1Published: 13 September 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 242

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sociology of the Body, Medical Sociology, Self and Identity, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging

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