He had heart failure at the age of 30 and believes that taking steroids will reduce his life by 20 years – but Joy Farel continues to use muscle -making medicines for “his career” Keep it

Professional bodybuilder knows health warnings and harmful long -term effects, and when he admits that he seems “contradictory”, he warned others not to follow his example.

Meanwhile, the breast tissue was removed after taking steroids to former Love Island contestant Tom Powell, and also said that people should not start doing it “whatever” it.

A professor, who specializes in steroid misuse, has called the regional centers of excellence that they are becoming a growing public health concern to deal with what they say.

There are no official data of how many people in the UK take anabolic steroids, but recently Estimates suggest around 500,000,

Joy first took steroids at the age of 20 after coming into bodybuilding, and began to inject them after a year.

But in January last year, 31 -year -old said that doctors were “dumb” to find out that it was “dumb”. Heartbeat After some blood tests, steroids with several GPS are not specialized in use.

“The results were actually bad, really bad,” Joy said. “My Troponin The level, which is a heart attack marker, was too high. ,

After the heart scan, Joy said that doctors diagnosed him steroid-inspired Cardiac – A condition that causes the heart to increase and weaken, which makes it difficult to pump blood.

“My heart was weak,” he said.

“They really didn’t know what to say because of my age. This is something you will find like a 75 -year -old person who is all smoked and drunk in his life.”

Which, originally from West Wales, thought that his bodybuilding career was over.

“Bodybuilding My Life,” he said. “That time was dark.”

Sixteen weeks later and against medical advice, he was competing back, but he said that he cut back on his steroid use.

Steroid – A man-made substance that miracles male hormone testosterone- are prescription-keval class C drugs that are legal for personal use only on medical advice.

They are illegal, imports or exports and if it is believed that you are supplying or selling them, including giving to friends, the maximum fine is 14 years in jail.

Annabolic steroid tour in the UK last year increased by 26%, which was 995,830 doses last year, mostly found on the UK border.

There is no official medical research or guidance on how to reduce the risks of taking them.

As there is no clinical guidance, some bodybuilders experiment with various compounds, with advice between steroid users.

This is a practice bodybuilders say “Bro Science”, although no official scientific analysis has been done.

“A bodybuilder is doing goods that a doctor will never believe or dream of doing it – this is a test and error approach,” Joy said, originally from Tenbi in Pambrookshire but now living in Preston .

These unsafe medical tests are known as drugs enhancing image performance.

However, he said that he still injects him because of his career, Joy said that his heart’s fear has made him more alert to risks. But he accepts risks, although he is careful.

Joy now has regular blood and heart scans, has changed her diet and lifestyle, but accepted: “I fully know that whatever my expected age will be, I will be at least from at least 20 years. I am shaving. “

Risk related to taking anabolic steroids Infertility and erectile dysfunction to addiction and baldness,

East Prem Island contestant Tom Powell also experienced psychological side effects.

The 33 -year -old said, “I am sad, I am sad, angry, for night’s sweat,” 33 -year -old said, who began using steroids eight years ago.

“I wanted to fight people. I was up and down. I was crying and I was angry. I wanted to fight the world.”

Tom experienced another side effects as he started growing breasts.

After the hit ITV show Love Island’s 2016 edition, Tom Livestream underwent surgery to remove breast tissue, which was removed after being painful.

Tom said from Port Talbot, “I know the 20 leads who have done so and are more considering it.”

He said that he now uses very low steroid doses and warns against taking them.

“I don’t think it is worth it,” he said.

“If they realize side effects, I don’t know if they will take the compound.”

“Just because I make this decision, it does not mean that you should make that mistake,” Joy said.

“Do you want to talk with a camera about being in heart failure and tell everyone that you take steroids?

“Perhaps it’s now my place that I am to save and stop it with other people.”

Official data shows that there are more than 20,000 people using Welsh needle exchanges Steroid user,

Public Health Wales and Bangore University Research found that 14% of the 1.5 million men in Wales have taken steroids.

Research writer Dr. Chris Sawville said, “There are issues with lengthy side effects and long -term results of using them.”

A substance abuse expert said that steroid demand and availability had increased in the last 20 years and long -term impact is a growing public health concern.

The regional centers of Jim McVigs Excellence want – doctors, pharmacists and needle exchange programs associated with experts on steroids to safely reduce and prevent their use.

“Most of the people are not engaged in services.”

“We are high levels of people associated with syringe programs, but still most people do not choose.

“We need to avoid preaching. It is listening to their concerns and listening, providing evidence and communicating an open.

“The decision of behavioral change or risk decrease is by the person – hope that they choose a healthy option.”

In Wales, ministers have spent £ 67M on matter abuse services, while the UK government has not commented.

The Welsh government also said that it has trained agencies in Wales, including “Identification of Steroid Leeds”.

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