PE2024 : Create a national, public information programme to raise awareness of the impacts of steroids, selective androgen receptor modulators, and other performance enhancing drugs
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to create a national, public information programme to raise awareness of the impacts of using steroids, selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs), and other performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), which should include:
- a particular focus on the impact on young people aged 16-25;
- working with Community Learning and Development practitioners, gyms, and community coaches to raise awareness; and
- developing a public health campaign to highlight the negative impacts of PEDs, encourage regular health check-ups for users, and a screening programme allowing users to test the safety of their PEDs.
Petitioner: Cael Scott
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 25 April 2023
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (135KB, pdf) (135KB, pdf) posted 23 June 2023
Committee Meetings
6 September 2023: The Committee agreed to write to UK Anti-Doping, Anabolic Steroids UK, the Scottish Drugs Forum, and the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 06 September 2023
Written Submissions
PE2024/A: Scottish Government submission of 6 June 2023 (145KB, pdf) (146KB, pdf) (146KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
PE2024/B: Petitioner submission of 16 June 2023 (315KB, pdf) (315KB, pdf) posted 22 June 2023
PE2024/C: Scottish Government submission of 8 September 2023 (238KB, pdf) (238KB, pdf) posted 29 September 2023