Where People Buy Peptides: Online "research chemical" suppliers No prescription needed Sold as vials of powder You reconstitute with sterile water Quality unknown Purity unknown 12-58% of supplements are contaminated with unlisted substances Compounding pharmacies (illegally) Some still compound banned peptides Higher quality control (theoretically) Requires prescription Legal risk for pharmacy and doctor Anti-aging/wellness clinics Cash-pay practices May source from gray market Charge $500-2,000+ per month Often stack multiple peptides Black market / gym dealers Sold alongside anabolic steroids Zero quality control Highest contamination risk The Quality Control Problem FDA warnings: Compounded peptides may have impurities Manufacturing varies widely No standardization Cross-contamination possible Real risk: You're injecting a substance of unknown purity, made in facilities with unknown quality control, based on research that doesn't exist, for conditions that haven't been studied

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