Steroid Drugs: Young People

Since the strategy’s launch, significant work and focus has been on implementing the commitments set out in the Men’s Health Strategy. For example, our landmark partnership with the Premier League will bring together football clubs and government to improve health literacy, particularly around mental health and suicide prevention.

We have established the Men’s Health Academic Network, to bring together experts and academics across men's health, public health, social and behavioural sciences and specific health conditions. The network will help to build the evidence base on a number of important topics, like health literacy, societal norms and health inequalities.

The Strategy recognises the role that the media plays in shaping how men interpret health information and commits to take action to identify ways to build media literacy skills in men to help them critically assess health information and protect against misinformation that harms health. We are currently scoping delivery of this action and will consider the inclusion of issues surrounding anabolic steroids, image and performance enhancing drugs, and selective androgen receptor modulators.