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PE2024: Create a national, public information programme to raise awareness of the impacts of steroids, selective androgen receptor modulators, and other performance enhancing drugs

Petition Summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to create a national, public information programme to raise awareness of the impacts of using steroids, selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs), and other performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), which should include:

• a particular focus on the impact on young people aged 16-25;
• working with Community Learning and Development practitioners, gyms, and community coaches to raise awareness; and
• developing a public health campaign to highlight the negative impacts of PEDs, encourage regular health check-ups for users, and a screening programme allowing users to test the safety of their PEDs.

Petitioner: Cael Scott

Status: Closed

Date published: 25 April 2023

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