Steroids left Welsh Love Island star needing surgery as he warns 'everyone is on them' walesonline.co.uk/news/real-life…

Loved contributing to this fantastic project. Thanks for the opportunity Tim Piatkowski Katinka van de Ven Jim McVeigh Reshaping how we understand harm reduction for people who use and supply IPEDs

New Collab Taylor & Francis Research Insights w. Kim, LukeCox Luke A. Turnock @drandyrichy Non-medical insulin use can kill. IPED peers both produce and mitigate this risk in ways the medical system ignores. Griffith Centre for Mental Health Swansea University University of Lincoln, UK Newcastle University doi.org/10.1080/096876…

New peer-reviewed study (EJSS): 147 elite athletes surveyed—more say it’s fair rather than unfair for DSD athletes to compete in the female category. 67% say medication to meet criteria is unethical; 82% call for greater inclusion. doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.1…

Important right now: Women athletes' views on eligibility of athletes with DSDs. Opinion divided, but more say it's fair than unfair, & more are favourable re their eligibility than our previous study about transgender athletes tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Sport orgs should take note.

Happy weekend! New OA research on Anabolic steroid coaching certification in India: The role of capital in digital fitness spaces In Drugs Education Prevention & Policy Journal With the best team Tim Piatkowski Luke A. Turnock Link here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Our research (Nick Gibbs & Luke A. Turnock) is the ‘most cited’ in Drugs: Education Prevention & Policy journal The research explores the promotion, marketing and sale of #anabolicsteroids on #socialmedia platforms e.g. #Instagram #facebook Link here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New published work in Routledge Resources Online with Prof Mike McNamee on ‘The Ethics of Anti-Doping’ taylorfrancis.com/entries/10.432… Thankful for the opportunity to contribute to a fantastic online resource

Found these old toys in my parents garden shed… must be 20 years old. Pope et al., 1999 paper on male body image and muscularity springs to mind! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10349585/

Nice to see this piece: “I would never go to the doctor and speak about steroids”: Anabolic androgenic steroids, stigma and harm Doing well and attracting good views online. Tim Piatkowski Jim McVeigh tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #steroids #stigma #Shame #harmreduction #drugs

Call for Papers: Deadline extended to 15th September..... Luke A. Turnock

Please share - deadline for our Special Issue has been extended till 15th September. If you're researching weight loss meds please consider submitting!

New research: “Injecting yourself there is stigma around it; taking a few tablets is not too bad, is it?”: understanding perceptions and preferences of anabolic-androgenic steroid route of administration harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… Tim Piatkowski Matthew Dunn

The current situation surrounding Championship side Sheffield Wednesday is difficult to see: 🔵 Wages delayed for players and staff for the third consecutive month ⚪️ North Stand is deemed unsafe for use 🔵 Under transfer embargo, unable to buy players for this summer’s

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Imagine buying a can of beer, & having absolutely no idea how strong it was, if it even was beer, or if it had been adulterated with other unknown, potentially deadly drugs? *ALL DRUGS* need to be responsibly regulated to minimise risks and enable informed decision making 1/