"The compounds for females are really commonly faked!": Women's challenges in anabolic steroid acquisition and the place of drug checking interventions.
Timothy M PiatkowskiIngrid Amalia HavnesEmma KillMonica J BarrattPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2024)
Ensuring product reliability, transparency and accountability are perceived as essential for the health and safety of women who use AAS. To address these issues, interventions should provide women with comprehensive drug checking services tailored to their health needs. 'Steroid literacy' must be an integral component, equipping women with knowledge to make informed decisions in the gendered AAS market.
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