This article sets out to investigate the marketing of image and performance enhancing drugs
(IPEDs) on the social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. Drawing upon a …

Youth is characterized by testing and crossing natural boundaries, sometimes with the help
of performance-enhancing substances. In this context, doping prevention measures play a …

Research has documented the harms associated with performance and image enhancing
drug (PIED) use and lack of disclosure of use to healthcare providers (HCPs). Given that the …

This book is about gym culture, the pursuit of fit, muscular bodies and the use of drugs as a
means to get there. Building on the international research literature and in-depth interviews …

Background Current attempts to prevent doping through deterrence and education have had
limited success and have been constrained to one country. Targeting psychological …

Abstract Background Healthcare professionals (HCPs) provide an important point of contact
through which people who use performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs) could …

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 …

Although body dissatisfaction is common among adolescent boys, few intervention
programs specifically developed for boys have been shown to be effective for reducing body …

Introduction: Anabolic androgenic steroid use is an uncommon but important cause of male
infertility. As paternal age and anabolic steroid use increases, providers are more likely than …

Research on doping prevention has proliferated in recent years as evidenced by the
development of several anti-doping interventions. However, researchers have rarely …