Abstract:
This report presents findings from a collaborative research project undertaken in 2006 by Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA), National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), and Streetwize Communications. The project consisted of a qualitative field study of users and key informants on the use of performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs) and was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Drug Strategy Branch. The aim of the study was to explore the motivations, behaviours, risks and physical and psychological harms associated with the use of PIEDs....