A new study based at Curtin University aims to explore health professionals’ perspectives on performance and image enhancing drugs (PIED) injection, service encounters with PIED consumers and health concerns associated with PIED injecting. The study aims to improve understandings of PIED use to inform effective, targeted PIED-related hepatitis C prevention education and other health information.
PIED use is increasing in Australia and can be associated with serious health issues, including hepatitis C transmission where injection occurs. However, little is currently known about PIED injecting, and Australia’s harm reduction framework is unprepared to meet the challenges it poses. This project aims to better understand who takes PIEDs, when, why and how, and to create new knowledge on the health information needs of this cohort.
Curtin University would like to interview health practitioners (including people specialising in sports medicine) to explore their understandings of PIED injection. Interviews are confidential and will be conducted at a time and place suitable to the health practitioner.
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