The rise of steroid use: Irish men are feeling pressure to get a ripped Love Island body

Published: Irish Independent
Author: Áilín Quinlan
Expert Opinion: Dr. Malie Coyne

News that a physically fit, sporty adolescent, had died from severe brain-swelling, triggered by a muscle-building steroid, sent shock waves across the country.

Earlier this month, the Coroner for the case said he was satisfied that that the cause of the death of 17-year-old Luke O’Brien-May from Kilmallock, Co Limerick, was linked to the ingestion of the steroid, Stanozolol.

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Posted in Adult Mental Health, Body Image, Lifestyle.