One in 10 adults would consider taking anabolic steroids, according to new research.

ONE of the most striking aspects I’ve noticed about working with teenagers in schools over the last 18 years is the sheer level of determination and commitment to self-improvement.

The volume of anabolic steroids illegally imported continues to soar, highlighting a growing obsession with image and performance enhancing drugs despite the health risks.

Nearly 450,000 steroids were seized in the first eight months of the year, despite warnings over their ingredients and health side-effects. Why are so many young people using them, asks Pádraig Hoare.

There has been an explosion in the number of anabolic steroids seized, with quantities in the first eight months of the year up 300% compared to 2016.

An illegal anabolic steroid manufacturing site has been discovered in Co Donegal.

Health Minister Simon Harris has called on gyms to work with state authorities to combat the rise in the use of dangerous fake and illegal anabolic steroids.

The family of a man who developed heart disease from anabolic steroids he used for bodybuilding say they hope his death will serve as a warning to others.

Seizures of illegal anabolic steroids almost trebled last year, it has emerged.

Rising numbers of people are being hospitalised in Ireland for taking anabolic steroids.

Anabolic steroids, increasingly popular among young males to obtain a pumped-up physique, accounted for more than half of the 60,000 counterfeit units of medicine seized in a single week by Irish enforcement agencies in partnership with the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA).

Garda-organised crime units are to crack down on gangs dealing in anabolic steroids when the products are added to the list of controlled drugs, such as cocaine and heroin.

Former Cork hurler Tomás Mulcahy believes news of a positive drugs test on an unnamed Monaghan footballer will set “alarm bells” ringing in county squads throughout Ireland.

GAA President Aogan Ó Fearghail is confident that the association is not at risk from drugs cheats despite revelations that a Monaghan player has reportedly tested positive for steroids.

A leading owner has withdrawn two high-profile horses from racing as the case against trainer Philip Fenton regarding the alleged possession of banned animal medicines, including anabolic steroids, was adjourned until after the Cheltenham Festival.