Inside the Deadly Market for Experimental Bodybuilding Drugs | Fault Lines Documentary

Performance-enhancing drugs were once a closely guarded secret in the bodybuilding world, but a new generation of fitness influencers is openly sharing their use on social media and marketing dangerous new substances known as research chemicals to their teenage followers.

These new drugs have been linked to organ damage, heart failure and, in some cases, death. Their sale for human use is illegal but social media companies and the Federal Drug Administration are seemingly unable or unwilling to stop their spread.

In this episode of Fault Lines, we take you inside the deadly market for research chemicals and introduce you to their suppliers, marketers, and victims.

Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/ajfaultlines
Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ajfaultlines
Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/ajfaultlines
Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile

#documentary #fitness #bodybuilding #socialmedia #fda #influencer #muscleinc #aljazeera #aljazeeraenglish

Producer: Nicolas Pollock
Senior Correspondent: Josh Rushing
Director of Photography: Joel Van Haren
Editor: Warwick Meade
Executive Producer: Laila Al-Arian
Fact Checker: Mehr Sher
Research: Annalise Peterson
Digital Producer: Riham Mansour
Audio Mix: Linus Bergman
Production Manager: Anabelle Rojas
Archivist: Shelley Simpson
Legal: Mike Abed, Eithar Abu Taha
Special Thanks: Rafi Mustafa