New #GDS paper out led by Etienne Grobler. psychological effects in IPED consumers are driven by how drugs are used, not just use itself. @tandfresearch.bsky.social @jasonferris22.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social + many more. doi.org/10.1080/1082...

Research available from EMCR members Bahareh Ahmadinejad, @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social, @jasonferris22.bsky.social and @piatkowskitim.bsky.social

Good news! My article received enough views to be a Top Viewed Article. Read it here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #TopViewedArticle @wiley.com

Good news! My article received enough views to be a Top Viewed Article. Read it here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #TopViewedArticle @wiley.com

New in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social Kyle + @jasonmnagata.bsky.social + I discuss the growing use of injectable synthetic peptides & outline priorities for clinicians, regulation, and prevention. @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social @UQ doi.org/10.1016/S235...

New collab with @jasonferris22.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social and many others. Gendered issues in Australia's steroid market - read more here. @UQNews @curtinuniversity.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1465...

More coverage of this important issue - #peptides @theaustralian.bsky.social www.theaustralian.com.au/health/medic...

@smh @theage collab w. me on covering #peptides Great to get coverage of the translational research programs I lead through UQ (w many partners) - like Steroid QNECT. www.smh.com.au/business/com...

New in @theconvo-bot.bsky.social @theconversation.com Pleased to be able to address the rise of synthetic injectable peptides. @uqchsr.bsky.social theconversation.com/injectable-p...

Wave 3 (n=105 samples) from our World First Steroid Checking Trial in @sajamersa.bsky.social: 22% mislabelled 50% underdosed. Health behaviour change (n=117px) was driven by quality concern. @uqchsr.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social @burnetinstitute.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/2976...

New in @tandfresearch.bsky.social w Dom, David, & @drmdunn1.bsky.social Among men who use steroids (n=273), younger men reported higher aggression, with aggression decreasing with age. @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1465...

📢 CFP. The Enhanced Games: Human Enhancement, Risk, and Harm Reduction in a Post-Doping Era 📅 16 Dec 2026 🔗 link.springer.com/collections/... Eds: Me, Luke Cox, Kyle Ganson, Imran Khan. @uqchsr.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social @springernature.com

New in @addictionjournal.bsky.social w @jasonmnagata.bsky.social & @drsuzinielsen.bsky.social Our new paper argues it’s time to rethink policy and health responses for ppl who use steroids. @uqchsr.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social @monashaddiction.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/add....

“What that’s done is left a real vacuum, and obviously people have come to fill it, and that just happens to be influencers and people with commercial interests,” Senior research fellow from the @uqchsr.bsky.social Dr Piatkowski told The Medical Republic www.medicalrepublic.com.au/mens-health-...

New collab in @deppjournal.bsky.social, Lead: Mostafa Finding show we need targeted, age-appropriate harm reduction and alternative service delivery models. @jasonferris22.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social et al. @uqchsr.bsky.social @cretobacco.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0968...

Here in Australia our unregulated peptide market represents a HUGE problem, particularly for our young people. @uqchsr.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social Read Here: www.afr.com/life-and-lux...

New Collab in @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social We interviewed 30 PWIDs who were recently incarcerated in QLD - Aus. These accounts demonstrate how prisons reproduce BBV & bacterial infection risk among PWIDs. doi.org/10.1016/j.dr... @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social

Thank you @abcnewsbot.bsky.social we need to start work on evidence based cessation and recovery plans for people who use steroids. @uqchsr.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

3rd #GDS2024 #steroid pub Lead: Ben Bonenti; Rockstars: @jasonferris22.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social @proflaurenball.bsky.social + more. @uqchsr.bsky.social @uqcchw.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1559...

🆕The Prevalence of Anabolic-Androgenic #Steroid Use Among Same-Sex Attracted Men: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis Nicholas Pascual, @piatkowskitim.bsky.social, Eric H. Y. Lau, Matthew Dunn doi.org/10.1111/dar.... @deakinuniversity.bsky.social @griffith.edu.au

New collab in @apsad-dar.bsky.social with Raphael. Drawing on the Australian and Swiss steroid checking pilots, we call for a coordinated global response. @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @ethz.ch @apsad-emcr.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/dar....

A co-designed health conversation tool for AAS harm reduction. @jasonferris22.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @emilystockings.bsky.social + many others. @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @matildacentreusyd.bsky.social doi.org/10.1186/s129...

Lead and arsenic, which are known for their cancer-causing properties, have been found in an analysis of 15 anabolic-androgenic steroids with some levels well above safe exposure thresholds by @piatkowskitim.bsky.social

#ROIDCheck is a research program keeping Aussies safer - we look forward to discussions regarding its' national sustainability. @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social @abcnewsbot.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

@apsad-dar.bsky.social @apsad.bsky.social @apsad-emcr.bsky.social Lived living experience exchanges are now Live in the sector! @uqchsr.bsky.social @latrobeuni.bsky.social

Congratulations to our APSAD award winners: Mentor Award - @jconigr.bsky.social Mid Career Award - Delyse Hutchinson First Peoples Award - Tina Taylor #APSAD25 @apsad.bsky.social

@apsad.bsky.social @apsad-dar.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social #day3 kicking off with our amazing narcofeminists 💪🏻

@apsad.bsky.social @apsad-emcr.bsky.social @apsad-dar.bsky.social Geoff presenting our important ODTP work!

Great to start with another smoking ceremony for our morning plenary session #APSAD25 @apsad.bsky.social

@apsad.bsky.social @apsad-emcr.bsky.social @apsad-dar.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social educating is on illicit tobacco trade! @uqchsr.bsky.social

A huge thank you to everyone who has reviewed for the journal, we wouldn’t be able to publish quality content without your help. Lovely to see everyone at the Friends of DAR event tonight #APSAD25 @apsad.bsky.social

#APSAD2025 @apsad.bsky.social

Great turnout for the EMCR networking event, starting off with an icebreaker and a fantastic panel of speakers @piatkowskitim.bsky.social Rose Crossin Tracey McIntosh Lynette Bullen @dadiyama-kylie.bsky.social #APSAD25 @apsad.bsky.social

Great turnout for the EMCR networking event, starting off with an icebreaker and a fantastic panel of speakers @piatkowskitim.bsky.social Rose Crossin Tracey McIntosh Lynette Bullen @dadiyama-kylie.bsky.social #APSAD25 @apsad.bsky.social @apsad-emcr.bsky.social

Congratulations to @piatkowskitim.bsky.social for winning the most highly cited paper with an EMCR member as first author! Full paper Open Access - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #APSAD25 @apsad-emcr.bsky.social @apsad.bsky.social

Safer injecting for people who use #IPEDs isn’t just BBV prevention — it’s health enhancement. Peer-led harm reduction can meet people where they are. @jasonferris22.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1363...

🆕Clinician's Corner: “It’d be nice to know if you’re about to have drain cleaner”: A qualitative study of preferred drug checking service features to inform the design of CheQpoint, Qld’s first fixed-site drug checking service onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1465... @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social

New #GDS2024 collab led by superstar Etienne. Healthcare access issues + not testing steroids linked to higher rates of harm. This is why services like #ROIDCheck are so critical! 👉 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Also another one in Luke & Evelyn's Special Issue on weight-loss meds by Luke Cox and myself - looking at Clenbuterol normalisation online: doi.org/10.1016/j.pe... @griffithcmh.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social

New article on BAM15 as an emerging weight loss med (the new DNP?) with Luke Turnock out now: doi.org/10.1016/j.pe... @griffithcmh.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social

New Editorial and awesome collab w Adam Searby. A great piece of work which came about from the amazing DANA Conference earlier this year. Check it out! doi.org/10.1097/JAN.... @aivl.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social

This will go down in history as punishing people who took a stand and did everything to save their community from harm and deaths, while far-right people will be seen as horrible for trying to get them punished by manipulating the narrative. We stand with DULF as people who use drugs matter! 💜✊️❤️

Tim always rocking! 💜👌💉💊💪

New collab w. Robyn Caroline Laura Kyle. "Fit ideal” = lean + muscular for everyone. Social media fuels compulsive exercise & disordered eating through this ideal. Gender-informed prevention needed. @griffithcmh.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Full research available Open Access - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

“People are seeking support, but instead of turning to health services where stigma and a lack of expertise are barriers, they are relying on their peers in online forums for guidance." - @piatkowskitim.bsky.social newatlas.com/health-wellb...

Full research available Open Access - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Jonathan Easton, Bonnie Grant, Geoffrey Spurling, Raphael Magnolini, @piatkowskitim.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social legeldn.bsky.social

New in @apsad-dar.bsky.social w. a rockstar team. Steroid consumers turn to forums for PCT advice. Some tips help, most don’t. No clinical guidance = big risks. @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/dar....

New collab in @apsad-dar.bsky.social shows people who inject steroids still lack clear guidance. Peer-led approaches could change that. doi.org/10.1111/dar.... @jasonferris22.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @drsuzinielsen.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social