Prohibited Performance-enhancing Drugs Linked To Heart Attacks, Strokes And Even Infertility Are Being Sold On
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Prohibited performance-enhancing drugs linked to heart attacks, strokes and even infertility are being sold on eBay and Depop, MailOnline can reveal.
Selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) are available for as little as 25p per pill on the online marketplaces used by children as young as 13.
The drugs have been popular in the underground bodybuilding scene for several years. They work like steroids but have not been fully tested for safety on humans, are not prescribed by doctors, and prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
MailOnline found two listings for Rad-140, one of the most powerful SARMS on the market, with sellers based in Oxford and Glasgow.
Prices ranged from between £15-£40 for 60 capsules — although the cheaper seller admitted the tub had been opened and two pills were missing.
Experts urged people not to buy SARMs, warning life-threatening complications can occur 'within a fortnight' of use. Unsealed products could also be contaminated with other, even more dangerous, substances, they said.
Legally, SARMs can be sold in the UK due to a loophole — despite calls for them to be banned.
MailOnline found one listing for Rad-140, one of the most powerful SARMS on the market, on Depop, which is popular among teens as young as 13. The seller says they are based in Oxford
The seller admitted the tub had been opened and two pills were missing, hence the cheap £15 price tag
Another listing for Rad-140 was also found on eBay, with the seller based in Glasgow. The listing claims there were nine tubs of Nordic Labs Rad-140 available at £39.99 each
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SARMs are man-made chemicals that look like testosterone to the body and bind to receptors responsible for muscle growth.
They were designed for people with muscle-wasting diseases and to be less toxic than steroids.
But the experimental drugs still carry significant risk, according to Dr Klaus Witte, droidoo.com a consultant cardiologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
'They can cause adverse changes on cholesterol levels and liver function,' he told MailOnline.
'They have been associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke and acute liver injury and acute heart muscle inflammation known as myocarditis.
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