PIED Service
Who we are
OUR GOAL.
To focus on improving the clients knowledge around the risks associated with the use of steroids and other Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs (PIED), reducing the risks and offering advice about alternative lifestyle choices.
OUR SERVICE.
As well as injecting equipment PIED users are offered information and advice about:
Safer injecting techniques.
choice of needles.
Safer storage and disposal of paraphernalia.
Injection site location.
Abscess prevention.
Information about possible side effects.
Provision of literature.
Advice about intramuscular or subcutaneous injecting.
Information about safe preparation.
Harm reduction advice about blood borne viruses such as Hep B, C and HIV.
Safer cycling information and information regarding post cycle therapy and specific estrogens receptor modulator.
Safer cycle lengths.
Information about identifying fake products.
Dietary advice.
Information about natural substances such as creatine.
Legislation about steroids.
Identification and brief advice
about hazardous and harmful drinking.
