ABSTRACT
Bodybuilders self-administering drugs such as steroids ‘do not perceive themselves to be drug users in the same way that amphetamine or heroin users are’ (Pates and Temple 1992: 5). When a South Wales needle exchange began to provide injecting equipment suitable for steroid users (who, because they normally inject into muscle tissue, require larger needles than intravenous injectors), exchange staff were asked by steroid-using clients if staff would schedule separate sessions for steroid users, as they did not like mixing with the exchange’s other ‘junkie’ clientele.
