Young Men Are Injecting Peptides to Transform Their Bodies, Despite Safety Risks 

Jacob Gorial pinches the skin on his belly, slides the needles, and presses the plunger. The 28-year-old has just injected himself with a peptide that has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that he ordered online without a prescription. He does this most mornings, believing it’s the key to looking better and recovering faster after working out.

“It was a little scary the first few times until I got used to it,” Gorial told The Epoch Times.