Rising number of young men in London injecting steroids
The number of young men in London injecting steroids is rising on a “regular basis” a drugs charity has warned. South Westminster Drug and Alcohol Service said an increasing number […]
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Hypodermic needles: a new essential in the gym kit?
It is a sad indictment of the ‘lets get fit and go to the gym to flex our muscles’ brigade that needles are becoming a standard, and increasing accepted part of […]
Muscle bound sharps users
Scots steroid injectors are using almost same number of needle exchanges as heroin addicts. Medic say the number of regular users of the bodybuilding drugs has soared across Scotland over […]
NICE recommendations – now gyms asked to provide sharps bins
Further reading of the NICE recommendations concerning sharps safety and improved hygiene measures for piercers, and those offering borderline beauty treatments including Botox and dermal filler injections has shown an additional recommendation […]
Steroid misuse increasing in Ireland
Addiction to steroid drugs in Ireland is increasing, though those who take them don’t identify themselves as drug users. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/steroid-drug-use-on-the-increase-in-ireland-study-of-drug-users-in-dublin-has-found-1.1409012 Profiling more than 300 drug users who used services at […]