Richard Henshaw's research while affiliated with Queensland Health and other places
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Publications (5)
In the bodybuilding and fitness communities, anecdotal evidence suggests that some take ‘steroid holidays’, traveling to and living in foreign countries so as to have greater access to performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs). This study aimed to explore this phenomenon. Discussions in bodybuilding, fitness, and PIED forums formed the basis of...
Objective:
Drug trend data can inform appropriate policies to minimise drug-related harm, as well as assist in early detection and prevention. While Australia has a number of monitoring systems, none operate in regional areas. The aim of this study was to explore how drug trend and other data are used by the regional alcohol and other drug workfor...
Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are synthetic forms of the hormone testosterone and their non-medical use is related to increased muscle size, muscle mass, and strength. A primary concern regarding exogenous AAS use is its potential to suppress endogenous (natural) testosterone production. In response, some users seek out substances to use post-...
Introduction and aim:
To understand health service access and needs of people who use performance and image enhancing drugs (PIED) in regional Queensland.
Design and methods:
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 people (n = 19 men) who reported the use of a range of PIEDs, including anabolic-androgenic steroids, human chorionic gona...
1.0 ABSTRACT This paper will examine enforcement models for workplace health and safety legislation based on persuasion and punishment strategies. It will seek to explain different models of enforcement in light of social and economic factors. It will compare New Zealand and Queensland legislation, focussing on the different interventions available...
Citations
... It is first worth stressing that the current scientific literature supports Phillip's contention that men experience a natural reduction in their testosterone levels as they age (Hoberman, 2005;Andersson et al, 2007;Travison et al, 2009) and a growing body of work now exists to examine this relatively new-found phenomenon of self-medicated TRT (see Underwood et al, 2020;Dunn et al, 2022;Harvey et al, 2021;Turnock, 2022). Begley et al's (2017) UK National IPED Survey found that 7.8 per cent of male users employed drugs as a means of hormone replacement. ...
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... Many people who use AAS tend to self-monitor symptoms of androgen deficiency that follows AAS cessation through a practice called "post-cycle therapy" (PCT) (Bulut et al., 2023;Griffiths et al., 2017). PCT comprises hormonal agents such as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and aromatase inhibitors (Rahnema et al., 2014). ...
... The next area to examine is the availability of on-demand blood testing services. Prior research has documented the deep-rooted distrust of healthcare providers by the IPED-consuming community, with users exhibiting beliefs that GPs and other medical practitioners lack knowledge around AAS and stigmatise the users (Dunn, Henshaw & McKay, 2016;Zahnow et al., 2017;Seear et al., 2020;Fraser et al., 2020Harvey et al., 2021Turnock, 2022). Nonetheless, hardcore bodybuilders and other competitive trainers have been shown to acknowledge the need for health monitoring whilst cycling AAS, particularly if using in high doses (Bonnecaze, O'Connor & Burns, 2021). ...
