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The Current

Why steroids might not give you that ‘superhero’ body you see online

Feb 7, 2025
25:00

Bodybuilder Greg Doucette says he regrets taking anabolic steroids for a decade, but at the time he felt his goals weren’t achievable without them. He talks to Matt Galloway about the growing pressure young men feel to use drugs to achieve the physiques they see on social media, and what habitual steroid abuse does to your body.

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