Health and Harm Reduction
As steroid use in the UK soars Dr Gavin Francis explores the support available at Harm Reduction Clinics for men who find themselves trapped in a cycle of use.
Dr Gavin Francis explores the cultural phenomenon of ‘Bigorexia’ which he sees within his own clinical practice and through his observations within a Harm Reduction Clinic set up to support men who wish to monitor or manage their relationship with IPEDs (Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs), steroids and peptides.
Written and read by Gavin Francis.
Produced by Lu Kemp.
This is a BBC Scotland Audio production for Radio 4.
The NHS website on anabolic steroid misuse can be found at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/anabolic-steroid-misuse/
Gavin Francis is a GP and the author eleven books about medicine, culture and travel, including Sunday Times bestsellers Adventures in Human Being and Recovery, the Lost Art of Convalescence. His latest book, The Unfragile Mind explores the modern landscape of psychiatry, and calls for greater humility, curiosity and kindness in the way society approaches mental illness - it has been shortlisted for the Saltire Book Award. He’s a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books, and his books have been translated into twenty languages.
On radio
Broadcasts
- Thu 19 Nov 202611:45BBC Radio 4
- Fri 20 Nov 202600:30BBC Radio 4
