"I don't know at the moment where to get them but within 24 hours I could find out -- it's that easy," he said.
"You just find out where the local heavy body-builders go and you go to that gym.
"Certainly there is now quite a lot of information on the Internet about how to use drugs, how to stack them [use them in combination], and when to come off them before a competition."
Waddington said online vendors might also appeal to image-conscious teenagers who sought steroids for cosmetic reasons but lacked the contacts to obtain them face-to-face.
"Some of the sources which are available on the Internet suggest you can use steroids perfectly safely if you use them in the correct manner."
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the world of online steroids is riven with paranoia, with many sites discussing which other sites are scams that will not deliver the goods as promised.
On one US discussion board, opinion was divided over whether "international pharmacies" could be trusted.
"Good luck bro, kinda hard to find a legit one out there," one contributor wrote, although others disagreed.
The site provided a forum for its 4,000-odd members to discuss steroid use and techniques, with 15 pages of links to technical discussions about anabolic steroids.
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