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The Juice: Information on safer gains.

If you decide to inject PIEDs it is important to follow sterile injecting practices and seek medical advice if necessary. It is best to inject in a private space, as injecting with someone else in the room can lead to contamination of swabs and surfaces.

The information provided here is designed to help you inject as safely as possible, but it’s important to note that even when used correctly PIED use carries health risks and can lead to permanent health issues.

Information on this site is not intended to replace medical advice. We encourage all readers to seek independent medical advice before making any decisions based on the information provided on this website.

Being Safe

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Injecting safely

You should always use new, sterile equipment. Re-using equipment increases the risk of contamination and bacterial infection. You can get sterile injecting equipment for injecting PIEDs at any primary needle and syringe outlet. ...
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Creating a clean environment

Bacteria and viruses are microscopic, so cannot be seen with the naked eye. If possible, it is best to inject in a private space by yourself to reduce the risk of blood...
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Blood management

Because you need big needles to inject steroids, there is often a bit of bleeding when you remove the needle. While there is no harm in touching your own blood, it is...
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Blood tests

If you inject or take PIEDs, it is important to seek medical advice and get regular blood tests. Ideally, you will find a doctor who is knowledgeable and able to help you...
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Treatment for BBVs

If you do test positive and it is confirmed you have a chronic blood borne virus (BBV), there is care and treatment available.  Hepatitis C Medicines are now available to cure hepatitis...
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Health Risks

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Blood borne viruses

So the first couple of injections was me and some friends … So the first times, yeah, there was three of us who had first tried it, and for the first couple...
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Bacterial and fungal infections

So I’ll have a shower before I inject […] I didn’t used to do that. I just swabbed the area and, you know, if you’re dirty, chances are you’re just rubbing dirt...
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Damage at injecting site

Steroid injections are generally injected intramuscularly (into the muscles). With intramuscular injections, there is a risk that you could hit a nerve if you inject in the wrong place. This can produce...
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Side effects

So, at the moment, [the side effects] are something I’m trying to minimise with low[er] amounts of what I’m using. So the last cycle I probably had very harsh, adverse mental effects....
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About PIEDs

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What are PIEDs?

Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs (PIEDs) are substances taken by people with the intention of changing their physical appearance and to enhance their athletic performance. They include: anabolic steroids peptides hormones. People...
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How PIEDs work

Anabolic steroids – ‘roids, gear, juice Anabolic-androgenic steroids are synthetic hormones that imitate testosterone. They can be taken as an injection, tablets, gels or a pump. Steroids are used due to their...
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PIEDs Cycles

People often take anabolic steroids in cycles to prevent tolerance to the drugs, reduce side effects and allow natural testosterone production to resume. Cycles mean you take steroids for a period of...
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PIEDs and the law

It is illegal to manufacture, import, possess, use or supply steroids without a prescription or medical practitioner licence. The penalties for illegally administering steroids varies for every Australian state and territory. It...
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