“I would never go to the doctor and speak about steroids”: Anabolic androgenic steroids, stigma and harm

L Cox, T Piatkowski, J McVeigh - Drugs: Education, Prevention and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background This investigation explores the concept of stigma related to people who use
anabolic-androgenic steroids (PWU-AAS) when accessing healthcare services. Anabolic …

Annual banned‐substance review: Analytical approaches in human sports drug testing 2019/2020

M Thevis, T Kuuranne, H Geyer - Drug testing and analysis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Analytical chemistry‐based research in sports drug testing has been a dynamic endeavor for
several decades, with technology‐driven innovations continuously contributing to significant …

Beyond the law: exploring the impact of criminalising anabolic–androgenic steroid use on help-seeking and health outcomes in Australia

T Piatkowski, N Gibbs, M Dunn - Journal of Criminology, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aimed to investigate how Anabolic–Androgenic Steroid (AAS) users and
healthcare professionals perceive the criminalisation of AAS on users' ability to seek help …

[HTML][HTML] The enhanced games or enhancing harm?

A Richardson - Performance Enhancement & Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Enhanced Games (TEG) is a new idea to counteract the Olympic Games as an
environment where athletes can emerge as “enhanced”. These athletes can use whatever …

“You could try this compound, but it might send you nuts”: how steroid suppliers perceive the underground market and their 'hybrid'role within it

T Piatkowski, S Vigorous, L Cox, J McVeigh - Deviant Behavior, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The illicit manufacture and use of image and performance enhancing drugs
(IPEDs) have increased. The underground market continues to meet consumer demands …

A molecularly imprinted electrochemical BPA sensor based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified by CdTe quantum dots for the detection of bisphenol A

Y Zhang, W Zhang, L Zhang, G Song, N Wang… - Microchemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
An imprinted electrochemical sensor based on multifunctional multi-walled carbon
nanotubes was synthesized for detection of bisphenol A (BPA). Molecularly imprinted …

Generating evidence on the use of Image and performance enhancing drugs in the UK: results from a scoping review and expert consultation by the Anabolic Steroid …

J McVeigh, E Hearne, I Boardley, G Bates, V Hope… - Harm reduction …, 2021 - Springer
Background The use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) and associated image and
performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs) is now a global phenomenon. There is a need to …

Looking 'acceptably'feminine: A single case study of a female bodybuilder's use of steroids

J Kotzé, A Richardson, GA Antonopoulos - Performance Enhancement & …, 2020 - Elsevier
This article aims to shed some light on the motivations for and methods of female steroid
consumption apropos broader changes in female body image ideals. Moreover, the study …

Using a range of communication tools to interview a hard-to-reach population

O Harvey, E van Teijlingen… - Sociological Research …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Online communication tools are increasingly being used by qualitative researchers; hence it
is timely to reflect on the differences when using a broad range of data collection methods …

Psychosocial aspects of sports medicine in pediatric athletes: Current concepts in the 21st century

DE Greydanus, B Ergun-Longmire, MD Cabral… - Disease-a-Month, 2023 - Elsevier
Behavioral aspects of organized sports activity for pediatric athletes are considered in a
world consumed with winning at all costs. In the first part of this treatise, we deal with a …