TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Big business: the private sector market for image and performance enhancing drug harm reduction in the UK
JO  - International journal on drug policy
A1  - Turnock, Luke
A1  - Gibbs, Nick
A1  - Cox, Luke
A1  - Piatkowski, Timothy
SP  - e104254
EP  - e104254
VL  - 122
IS  - 
N2  - This article draws on three mutually independent ethnographic studies to explore the private sector market for image and performance enhancing drug (IPED) harm reduction in the UK, specifically examining (1) steroid accessory supplements; (2) blood testing services; and (3) bloodletting services. After contextualising the work with a discussion of IPED use and harm reduction and the substantial growth of the global health and fitness industry, each private sector provision is critically interrogated with the following questions in mind: what is the role and utility of these services compared to public sector provision? Why has the private sector begun to deliver IPED harm reduction products and services in the UK? And how does this provision relate to the health and fitness industry more broadly? The paper concludes with some reflections about the future direction of IPED harm reduction, the importance of community-led services, and the need to think innovatively if we are to best protect users' health and wellbeing.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0955-3959
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104254
ID  - ref1
ER  -