@LukeCox121

Lecturer @swanseauni Ethics, ADP, IPEDS, harm reduction

Joined July 2012
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Influencers are promoting dangerous peptides on social media and regulators are struggling to keep up theconversation.com/influenc… via @PiatkowskiTim et al

Influencers are promoting dangerous peptides on social media – and regulators are struggling to...

The unlicensed peptide market is expanding faster than regulators can keep up.

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LukeCox retweeted
Ash Paul
@pash22May 28
The Enhanced Games, or ‘steroid Olympics’ pose risks for athletes and those watching theconversation.com/the-enha… via @PiatkowskiTim et al

The Enhanced Games, or ‘steroid Olympics’, are on. They pose risks for athletes and those watching

New research dispels many of the myths Enhanced Games organisers are sprouting.

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The #EnhancedGames is set to take place this weekend. As I called it some time back, this is ‘bigger than sport’ Read my paper here: link.springer.com/article/10… The Games are an advertising stunt for human enhancement drugs #sport #news

Bigger than sport: the enhanced games and the commodification of telehealth, testosterone, and...

Harm Reduction Journal - Much of the existing discourse surrounding the Enhanced Games has focused on its potential to undermine traditional sporting values by permitting and promoting the use of...

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New collab in @SpringerNature w @LukeCox121 @kyletganson Imran Khan. Our editorial explores the @enhanced_games - a model that regulates performance substances instead of banning them. @UQ_News @SwanseaUni @UofT_FIFSW rdcu.be/fdUOO
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Please see my statement attached #FairDealForWednesday
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Wave 3 (n=105 samples) from our World First Steroid Checking Trial @Sage_Publishing: 22% mislabelled 50% underdosed. Health behaviour change (n=117px) was driven by quality concern. @UQHealth @WeAreTheLoopAU @QLDInjectors @CurtinUni @BurnetInstitute doi.org/10.1177/297673422614…
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📢CFP. The Enhanced Games: Human Enhancement, Risk, and Harm Reduction in a Post-Doping Era. Harm Reduction Journal. 📅16 Dec 2026 🔗 link.springer.com/collection… Eds: Me + @LukeCox121 @kyletganson & Imran Khan @SpringerNature @UQ_News @SwanseaUni @UofT @enhanced_games

The Enhanced Games: Human Enhancement, Risk, and Harm Reduction in a Post-Doping Era

Debates about performance-enhancing substances in sport have historically been framed through prohibition, anti-doping enforcement, and ideals of fairness, ...

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Called it some time back… The Enhanced Games is bigger than Sport… See my paper published last year link.springer.com/article/10… which highlights Enhanced wider goals to tap into the #TRT market

Bigger than sport: the enhanced games and the commodification of telehealth, testosterone, and...

Harm Reduction Journal - Much of the existing discourse surrounding the Enhanced Games has focused on its potential to undermine traditional sporting values by permitting and promoting the use of...

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This is what British complicity in an illegal war looks like.
Al Jazeera Breaking News
@AJENewsMar 12
An Al Jazeera crew filmed bunker-busting bombs being loaded onto US military planes at a UK military base, ready for use against Iran. The government has been facing questions about British involvement in the war.

Al Jazeera sees bombs being loaded onto US planes at UK base

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Dopers are beating system – athletics integrity chief bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/ar…

Dopers are beating system - athletics integrity chief

Anti-doping authorities are losing the battle against cheats in elite sport according to a top official.

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New collab in @SageJournals Safer injecting for ppl who use IPEDs isn’t just BBV prevention. Peer-led harm reduction can meet people where they are. Read more: doi.org/10.1177/136345932513… @QLDInjectors @Qld_MHC @UQ_CHSR @UQ_News @Griffith_CMH @SwanseaUni @LivUni @UConn
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Also another contribution to our Special Issue on weight-loss meds by @LukeCox121 and @PiatkowskiTim out today looking at Clenbuterol normalisation online: doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2025.1…
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New GLP-1 piece in GQ where they interviewed me, Lambros Lazuras and @LukeCox121 about the illicit market : gq-magazine.co.uk/article/bl…

Inside the black market for weight-loss jabs, where price hikes mean business is booming

Faced with price increases and supply issues, those in search of weight-loss jabs are turning to some less-than-legal solutions.

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Imagine buying a can of beer, & having absolutely no idea how strong it was, if it even was beer, or if it had been adulterated with other unknown, potentially deadly drugs? *ALL DRUGS* need to be responsibly regulated to minimise risks and enable informed decision making 1/
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Delighted to have contributed to this piece.
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@ConversationEDU18 Aug 2025
T maxxing offers a compelling narrative: raise your testosterone, upgrade your life. But if you don't have clinically low testosterone, there are health risks. @PiatkowskiTim @Griffith_Uni @UNSW theconversation.com/why-are-…

Why are young men ‘T maxxing’ testosterone? Do they need it? And what are the risks?

T maxxing offers a compelling narrative: raise your testosterone, upgrade your life. But if you don’t have clinically low testosterone, there are health risks.

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The current situation surrounding Championship side Sheffield Wednesday is difficult to see: 🔵 Wages delayed for players and staff for the third consecutive month ⚪️ North Stand is deemed unsafe for use 🔵 Under transfer embargo, unable to buy players for this summer’s transfer window, and both in 2026 ⚪️ Only have 15 senior players contracted to the club 🔵 Manager Danny Röhl has left the club ⚪️ Multiple players leaving the club for free after delayed payment, such as Josh Windass and Michael Smith 🔵 EFL reportedly considering withholding money, such as TV revenue, to pay off some of the club's debts ⚪️ Friendly against Burnley cancelled due to players refusing to play A sad situation for a historic club 🦉
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New research: “Injecting yourself there is stigma around it; taking a few tablets is not too bad, is it?”: understanding perceptions and preferences of anabolic-androgenic steroid route of administration harmreductionjournal.biomedc… @PiatkowskiTim @drmdunn1

“Injecting yourself there is stigma around it; taking a few tablets is not too bad, is it?”:...

Harm Reduction Journal - Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are administered via injectable and oral route of administration (ROA). Each ROA carries a distinct set of challenges and risks; however,...

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Call for Papers: Deadline extended to 15th September..... @luke_turnock
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Please share - deadline for our Special Issue has been extended till 15th September. If you're researching weight loss meds please consider submitting!
Dr Ev Hearne@evhearne198025 Jun 2025
Call for Papers: Deadline extended to 15th September..... @luke_turnock
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Nice to see this piece: “I would never go to the doctor and speak about steroids”: Anabolic androgenic steroids, stigma and harm Doing well and attracting good views online. @PiatkowskiTim @mcveigh_jim tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… #steroids #stigma #Shame #harmreduction #drugs

“I would never go to the doctor and speak about steroids”: Anabolic androgenic steroids, stigma and...

This investigation explores the concept of stigma related to people who use anabolic-androgenic steroids (PWU-AAS) when accessing healthcare services. Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are used by...

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