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This review highlights the various nonmedical uses of anabolic androgenic steroids and associated polypharmacy, suggesting that preventing their abuse should be a public health priority, but it reports no new findings.

Nails are a useful alternative to hair for analyzing long-term substance exposure.

This review discusses various substances that can impact male fertility and stresses that products should be confirmed 'sperm-safe' through rigorous testing, not assumptions; it reports no new study results.

This review discusses the cutaneous manifestations associated with various substances of abuse, highlighting their importance for clinicians in recognizing and treating substance abuse disorders, and reports no new findings.

The conclusion is that a new method can measure caffeine and drugs in hair, finding caffeine abusers have 70 times more caffeine than normal, with a proposed cut-off value for abuse.

This review provides an overview of skin manifestations associated with substance use disorder but reports no new clinical findings; the authors emphasize the importance of dermatological evaluation and multidisciplinary care in managing these cases.

This article reviews recent advancements in forensic hair testing, emphasizing its growing use for detecting past substance exposure, identifying emerging trends like micro-segmentation and hair scanning, and proposing standardized procedures to improve reliability and application in forensic toxicology.

This review discusses the negative effects of anabolic androgenic steroids on various organ systems in men and reports no new results, highlighting the need for physician awareness.

This case study describes a severe instance of iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome induced by gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, exacerbated by combined use of betamethasone and anabolic steroids, in an HIV-positive patient on cobicistat-containing therapy.

This review discusses various psychiatric treatments including antipsychotics, insomnia medication, and mood stabilizers, but reports no new clinical results; the authors comment on existing findings and approvals.

This review discusses the neurobiology of sexual function and reports no new results; the authors cover multiple endocrine and neurotransmitter influences on sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm stages.

This review summarizes the anatomical and physiological aspects of human hair and its clinical significance, but does not report new research findings.

This commentary discusses the potential of natural volatiles in medical aromatherapy, highlighting their ability to synergize with other drugs and modulate biological processes, but reports no new results.

This study analyzed 57 medicinal and cosmetic preparations available in Poland for treating alopecia, finding that finasteride is the most common active ingredient, with many products being in tablet or shampoo form and categorized as prescription drugs and cosmetics.

This study found that opiate use was particularly associated with personality and behavioral disorders, while cannabis and legal highs were linked to psychotic disorders, and legal highs with schizophrenia.

This case report describes a 10-year multidisciplinary treatment of a transgender woman in Slovenia, reporting a successful medical and social transition with stable emotional health, abstinence from alcohol, and no regrets following her transition.

This study observed that SC users commonly exhibited dermatological findings like periorbital darkening and blade scars, highlighting the importance for dermatologists to recognize these markers for early diagnosis and intervention.

In this research, caffeine's versatile pharmacological actions were highlighted, demonstrating its stimulant, bronchodilator, diuretic, and potential anticancer effects through interactions with adenosine receptors, phosphodiesterase, and renal tubules, revealing valuable insights for drug development and therapeutic applications in medicine.

This review highlights how forensic drug analysis in hair using modern instrumental techniques offers advantages such as easy sample collection and chronological tracking of drug use, emphasizing its value for law enforcement and other applications.

This study used a zebrafish model and advanced mass spectrometry to identify 11 metabolites of epristeride, revealing significant effects on purine metabolism and aromatic amino acid biosynthesis, which may aid in developing anti-doping detection methods.

This study assessed the potential for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion power in Fiji, finding higher power output and efficiency during summer due to greater temperature differences between surface and deep sea waters.

In this case report, a male patient with hair loss showed unusually high testosterone levels without other symptoms or supplement use; follow-up testing revealed normal levels, showcasing the importance of considering testosterone-protein binding differences and using equilibrium dialysis for accurate assessment.

This study examined finasteride, a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, for treating a Tourette’s syndrome patient unresponsive to traditional therapy, noting its limited side effects.

Any drug can cause skin reactions, but antibiotics, NSAIDs, and psychotropic drugs are more common, with some reactions being life-threatening.

This review discusses recent data on the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and other steroid compounds and reports no new clinical results.

This study developed a validated method to detect prohibited drugs in dietary supplements, finding minoxidil, triaminodil, and finasteride in some samples.

This paper discusses advancements in forensic hair analysis, emphasizing a novel DART–HRMS method that improves the accuracy and efficiency of detecting drug use timelines.

In this study, the aqueous extract of Eclipta alba and its hydrolyzed fraction showed nootropic activity and reduced stress-induced alterations in rats.

This review explores cannabigerol (CBG) as a potential therapeutic agent with various pharmacological activities but reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the need for further research on its efficacy and safety.

This article discusses the potential for topical caffeine as a natural alternative for treating androgenetic alopecia due to its ability to penetrate skin, but it reports no new clinical findings.