Overview

• Videos promoting illegal bodybuilding drugs have received over 700 million views on TikTok in recent years.
• Most views come from young men aged 18-24 seeking muscular physiques.
• Influencers downplay health risks like heart attacks, falsely marketing the drugs as supplements.
• Watchdog groups urge TikTok to enforce its policy prohibiting promotion of illegal drugs.
• Lawmakers are being asked to investigate loopholes allowing online sales of these substances.