Men have body dysmorphia too. That’s why some use this drug.

Enlarge this image What’s causing more boys to struggle with body dysmorphia? Andrew Stawicki/Toronto Star via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Stawicki/Toronto Star via Getty Images What’s causing more boys to struggle with body dysmorphia? Andrew Stawicki/Toronto Star via Getty Images Body modifiers like Ozempic and other weight loss drugs have gotten attention for how skinny they can make you. But what if you’re a boy who wants to get BIGGER? For young men, there’s another drug getting more and more popular: steroids.Fit and muscular bodies get celebrated on social media, and many men turn to steroids to match what they see. But with that comes the rise of “muscle dysmorphia,” a kind of body dysmorphia where a person feels that their muscles aren’t big enough.Brittany sits down with Roberto Olivardia, a alinical psychologist and lecturer at Harvard Medical School, to talk about how a drug, once primarily associated with professional athletes pursuing performance enhancement, is now the drug of choice for boys and men struggling with negative body image.For more, check out Roberto’s book, The Adonis Complex. Sponsor Message This episode was produced by Corey Bridges. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Supervising Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our Executive Producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.