Steroids make up nearly half of 1m medicine seizures

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

Figures released by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) show anabolic steroids accounted for almost half (47%) of the close to 1m highly potent prescription medicines seized last year.

Of 948,915 dosage units seized in 2017, 450,000 were anabolic steroids, almost 12 times the 2015 amount.