“You Could Try This Compound, but it Might Send You nuts”: How Steroid Suppliers Perceive the Underground Market and Their ‘Hybrid’ Role within It
“You Could Try This Compound, but it Might Send You nuts”: How Steroid Suppliers Perceive the Underground Market and Their ‘Hybrid’ Role within It
Timothy Piatkowski Steve Vigorous Luke Cox James McVeigh a Griffith University, Mount Gravatt, QLD, Australiab Independent Researcher, Bangkok, Thailandc Swansea University, Swansea, UKd Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UKTimothy Piatkowski research philosophy is deeply rooted in the principles of harm reduction, emphasising the importance of promoting safety and informed decision-making regarding illicit substance consumption. Tim’s research focuses on reducing harms among people who use image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs).Steve Vigorous is an internationally recognized performance enhancement educator and expert, actively coaching competitive and non-competitive bodybuilders since 2013. He provides guidance through coaching, consultations, and via his many social media platforms.Luke Cox is a researcher with interests in the ethics of anti-doping policy, IPEDs, and harm reduction. His work focuses on promoting safe practices and informed decision-making within the sports and fitness communities.Jim McVeigh holds the post of Professor in Substance Use and Associated Behaviours in the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Jim has built an international reputation in the use of anabolic steroids and associated human enhancement drug use within the general population.