Joey Farrell warns against steroids
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Bodybuilding: 'Steroids gave me heart failure at 30'
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Joey Farrell first took steroids aged 20 after getting into bodybuilding, and started injecting them a year later .
He had heart failure at 30 and believes taking steroids will reduce his life by 20 years .
Former Love Island contestant Tom Powell had breast tissue removed after taking steroids.
Professor who specialises in steroid abuse has called for regional centres of excellence to tackle problem.
More than half of 20,000 people using Welsh needle exchanges are steroid users.
Public Health Wales and Bangor University research found 14% of the 1.5 million men in Wales have taken steroids.
Substance misuse expert wants regional centres of excellence to help people reduce and stop their usage safely.
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