“Blood letting”-Self-phlebotomy in injecting anabolic-androgenic steroids within performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) culture

This study is intended to provide the first snapshot of online communal activity around practice of self-phlebotomy or bloodletting amongst people who inject AAS. Further research in this area is warranted, and will be of benefit to healthcare workers, treatment providers and policy makers particularly as this relates to evidence informed and targeted harm reduction policies and effective public health interventions.