Local MP continues campaign for a study into anabolic steroid use

Studies show that there are anywhere between 500,000 and 1,000,000 people, predominantly young men, using anabolic steroids and Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDs) in the UK.

To know the full scale of the issue facing the nation, as steroids can have a detrimental impact on your health and mental wellbeing, I'm calling for the Department for Culture , Media and Sport, Department for Health and the Home Office to work together and commission a study.

For more on my work on this issue, watch my Westminster Hall debate from earlier this year: Do more to tackle steroid use, says Dr Luke Evans MP | Dr Luke Evans MP

 

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