Synopsis: Across Telangana, Mephentermine Sulphate, a cardiac stimulant intended for life-saving surgeries, is now being injected by bodybuilders seeking shortcuts to greater strength and sharper muscle definition, often with fatal results. A recent raid in Secunderabad that led to the seizure of dozens of vials of the controlled drug has exposed the disturbing scale of pharmaceutical abuse in Telangana’s fitness industry.

In a cramped room in Namalagundu, Secunderabad, officials from the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) found sixty-six vials of a drug that should only be used in operating theatres during life-saving surgeries.

Instead, it was being sold to gym-goers chasing the perfect physique.

Anabolic-androgenic steroids have long been an open secret in bodybuilding circles. Bu

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