buying bulk – steroid use in the UK

by Matthew Barbour

buying bulk – steroid use in the UK | help and info

help and info

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organisations

DrugScope
32-36 Loman Street
London SE1 0EE
Tel: 020 7928 1211 (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm)
E-mail: info@drugscope.org.uk
Website: www.drugscope.org.uk
Drugs information agency with services that include a library, a wide range of publications, policy research and consultancy. DrugScope's recent survey which can be found on their website reveals the scale of mainstream steroid misuse in the UK.

Drugsline
Helpline: 0808 1 606 606
Website: www.drugsline.org
Free and confidential crisis and support line and drop in support centre. Also offers individual counselling and education. Crisis line and drop in hours are 7pm to 10.30pm Mon to Thurs, Sunday mornings 10am to 1pm. At all other times you can leave a message and a telephone counsellor will call you back.

FRANK
Helpline: 0800 77 66 00 (24 hours)
Textphone: 0800 917 8765
E-mail: frank@talktofrank.com
Website: www.talktofrank.com
Accurate information on drugs aimed at 11-18 year-olds. Examines the risks and effects of drugs including anabolic steroids, and explains what various drugs are. Also offers free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day.

Know the Score – Drugs
Scottish Helpline: 0800 587 5879 (24 hours)

The National AIDS Helpline
Tel: 0800 567123
Provides confidential advice and information on all aspects of HIV, AIDS, STIs and contraception.

National Drugs Helpline
Tel: 0800 77 66 00 (24 hours)

Release
388 Old Street
London EC1V 9LT
Legal Helpline: 0845 4500 215 (11am-1pm Mon-Fri)
E-mail: ask@release.org.uk
Website: www.release.org.uk
Offers confidential and professional legal, health and welfare advice for those who come into contact with drugs. Can refer you to local drug agencies and specialist lawyers. The website features drug facts, information on the law, and advice for dealing with the police.

websites

Anabolic Steroids Increase Myocardial Infarction Risk and Cause Liver Damage
www.xagena.it/news/medicinenews_net_news/
b65ed3859f13c2e134a0c02d21acfb64.html
Synopsis of a study that showed a greatly increased risk of heart attacks and serious liver damage in men with HIV who were given steroids.

AVERT.org
www.avert.org/druguse.htm
Information on HIV prevention and reducing the risks of injecting.

From Gym, to Club, to School: The shock spread of steroid abuse
www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1084792,00.html
A special investigation carried out by the Guardian in 2003 on the high level of steroid abuse across the nation.

LifeBytes
www.lifebytes.gov.uk/drugs/drugs_menu.html
Drugs information for 11-14 year olds.

Mind, Body and Soul: Drugs
www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk/drugs/drugmenu.html
Drugs information for 14-16 year olds.

On Top of the Game – Student BMJ
www.studentbmj.com/issues/04/07/life/291.php
Straight-talking article written by a 3rd year medical student on the subject of blood doping in sport and the effects of taking steroids.

Steroids 'Risk to Teenage Brains'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4739030.stm
US researchers, who looked at the effect of anabolic steroids on hamsters, suggest the drugs 'flip a switch' and trigger lasting aggression. Steroid use may therefore have a lasting negative effect on the developing brain of a teenager.

Steroid Use 'Highest in Valleys'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/5139870.stm
Former mining communities in South Wales have the worst levels of steroid abuse in the UK. A survey by the University of Glamorgan found as many as seven out of 10 people using gyms in the region take drugs to help their training.

Urban 75
www.urban75.com/Drugs/druguse.html
Information on safe drug use including a guide to cleaning needles as a last resort if new ones cannot be obtained.

reading

	The Adonis Complex: The secret crisis of male body obsession by Harrison Pope, Katherine Phillips and Roberto Olivardia (Free Press, 2004) Trying everything from compulsive weight lifting to steroids, more and more boys and men are taking the quest for physical perfection beyond the bounds of normal behavior. This groundbreaking book identifies for the first time the symptoms and warning signs of this dangerous problem. Get this book

	Anabolic Steroids by Patrick Lenehan (Taylor & Francis, 2003) Acknowledged by the EU as a public health issue, health professionals outside the sporting arena are increasingly being presented with evidence of steroid abuse amongst the general population. This topical book brings together the key issues surrounding these contentious drugs – their mode of action, side effects, and the physiological and psychological risks and effects of overdose. Get this book

	Dunks, Doubles, Doping: How steroids are killing American athletics by Nathan Jendricks (The Lyons Press, 2006) Jendrick talks with Olympic athletes, professional bodybuilders, and doctors to examine the mindset behind steroid use, the mental and physical side effects, and how sport federations essentially allow doping to occur. Get this book

	Medical Issues Associated with Anabolic Steroid Use: Are they exaggerated? (Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, June 2006, 5, 182-193) Accessible and detailed research paper on the history of steroids and the medical consequences of using them. Get this feature

	Steroids, Sports, and Body Image: The risks of performance-enhancing drugs by Judy Monroe (Enslow Publishers, 2004) Monroe describes what steroids are, how they work, and why people misuse them. She highlights the disastrous effects of steroid use and steps that have been taken to curb it and she offers an alternative for young people – drug-free training tips to help them achieve athletic success in a healthy way. Get this book