Performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) producers and suppliers: a retrospective content analysis of PIED-provider cases in Australia from 2010-2016

Traditionally policymakers have paid little attention to the consumption of steroids and other performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs) in Australia. Yet, in recent times PIEDs have come to occupy an increasing amount of discursive space and, indeed, regulatory action. This newfound interest ma...

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Authors: Ven, Katinka van de 1987- (Author) ; Dunn, Matthew 1968- (Author) ; Mulrooney, Kyle J. D. 1988- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 4 July 2018
In: Trends in organized crime
Year: 2020, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: [143]-153
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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