"Here's a new trend that sounds unwise: buying unregulated substances from dealers in foreign countries and injecting them into your body. And yet, grey-market injectable peptides a category of substances with obscure, alphanumeric names like BPC-157, GHK-Cu, or TB-500 have developed a devoted following among biohackers and health optimizers. Across platforms like Discord and Telegram, users are claiming these peptides help with everything from injury recovery, athletic performance, weight loss, mental function, better sleep and younger-looking skin."
"More than 100 Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs are peptide-based, including insulin and newer GLP-1 medications like Ozempic. Grey-market injectable peptides, on the other hand, are unapproved by the FDA. The unregulated, experimental compounds lack reliable safety data and quality control. Sometimes, these substances are essentially bootleg versions of approved drugs, like semaglutide, but are procured for a fraction of their market price from dealers online."
Grey-market injectable peptides are unapproved, experimental compounds sold online and often sourced from foreign dealers, lacking regulatory oversight. Biohackers and health optimizers claim a wide range of benefits, including faster injury recovery, enhanced athletic performance, weight loss, improved mental function, better sleep, and younger-looking skin. Peptides are short chains of amino acids that regulate hormones, release neurotransmitters, and aid tissue repair; more than 100 FDA-approved drugs are peptide-based. Some grey-market peptides are synthetic analogs of naturally occurring proteins, while others are bootleg versions of approved drugs like semaglutide. These products lack reliable safety data and quality control, creating significant health and legal risks.
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