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This book evaluates the emergence of, and apparent increasing use of, non-prescription and prescription drugs in changing appearance. It will focus both on drugs used for weight loss and those used for muscle building. Many of these drugs have health risks and harmful side effects. This makes an understanding of their effects and motivations for their use for body modification crucially important to anyone with an interest in promoting health. In this introduction, we examine some of the current relevant literature before setting out the structure of the book. In summarising each section and chapter we show how exploring drug (mis)use from a psychosocial perspective, and drawing on a range of methodologies, can help in identifying clear implications for health promotion interventions designed to prevent or reduce drug (mis)use.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, 53 Bonsall Street, M15 6GX, Manchester, UK

    Sarah Grogan

  2. Associate Academic, University of Derby, Department of Psychology, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, UK

    Matthew Hall

  3. School of Social, Psychological and Communication Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Calverly Building [Rm 919], City Campus, LS1 9HE, Leeds, UK

    Brendan Gough

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  1. University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom

    Matthew Hall

  2. Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Sarah Grogan

  3. Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Brendan Gough

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Grogan, S., Hall, M., Gough, B. (2016). Introduction. In: Hall, M., Grogan, S., Gough, B. (eds) Chemically Modified Bodies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53535-1_1

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