Up to a million Britons use steroids for looks not sport

Health warnings as image culture drives usage of performance-enhancing drugs

Up to 1 million people in the UK are taking anabolic steroids and other image- and performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs) to change the way they look, public health experts and doctors have said.

This ranges from teenagers seeking the perfect physique to elderly men hoping to hang on to youthful looks.