On April 13, 2005, a federal court in Salt Lake City [U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division] issued its decision on a legal challenge to FDA’s 2004 Final Rule banning all ephedrine-alkaloid dietary supplements. Judge Tena Campbell’s decision made two key points: It held that the analysis used by FDA was […]
Anabolic Steroid Articles
Our steroid articles provided detailed, practical information on how anabolic steroids are used to build muscle size, strength and otherwise improve physical performance. They cover topics such as the history of steroids, steroids in baseball, the medical uses of steroids including testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), the side effects of steroids and how to manage steroid side effects.
Dopers in Uniform: Cops on Steroids
As the U.S. Congress prepares to renew its assault on anabolic steroid use among professional athletes at a hearing scheduled for May 18, longtime observers of doping control initiatives will recognize the selective indignation that continues to sensationalize the use of these drugs by athletes. The fact that certain groups of steroid consumers have been […]
White Hat, Black Hat: The Semantics of Steroids
Drugs are bad. Seriously. Drugs are bad. Three words, not far off from “just say no” in the pantheon of drug education in America that, you will see, summarize steroid policy. As Congress has looked into the problem of performance-enhancing drugs in professional sports over the last three months, they have looked no deeper than […]
Legal Steroids from Online Longevity Clinics – Too Good to Be True?
The socio-political environment for the non-medical use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) has rarely been worse. Every day, there are “anti-steroid” news reports in local and national papers and newsmagazines. The number of customs seizures of imported pharmaceuticals has increased dramatically. The Patriot Act is being used to obtain access to AAS dealers private email accounts. […]
Just Say “Yes” to Steroids
I admit to being uncompromising about some things. My enemies use the unflattering term “extremist” to describe me. I may be a million miles off the mark but I am positive of one thing: that only by giving every viewpoint a fair hearing in the open marketplace of ideas can we ever arrive at the […]
Rick Collins’ Testimony to the United States Sentencing Commission
(On April 12, 2005, Rick Collins testified before the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) on behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The USSC had sought comments on whether federal anabolic steroid offenses should be treated with stiffer punishments, such as by changing the way steroid quantities are calculated. Rick submitted the following […]
Radio Silence: The Media’s Response to Steroid Testing
It was just as the baseball media feared. Just before Opening Day, rumors started to circulate at the upper levels that the new drug testing policy had netted its first victim. After being grilled by Congress and talk radio – equally valid authorities to most sports fans – they were now proving they were serious. […]
Steroids, Sluggers, and the War on Drugs
Last week’s US congressional hearings on steroids in baseball should be seen as the dying gasp of a failed exercise in social engineering. The idea that America’s national pastime can help to remedy our social ills acquired its credibility back in the 1940s and 1950s, when Major League Baseball (MLB) finally allowed black athletes to […]
Congressional Hearings on “Steroids in Baseball”
Hearings Without Listening In the continuing war on drugs in baseball, Thursday’s Congressional hearings sought and found a new low. Instead of facts, we got emotional appeals of dubious quality. Instead of getting facts onto the record, any attempt at a substantive discussion was shouted down by politicians more interested in their meaningless memories and […]
Legal Analysis of Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004
The new federal steroid law has been passed! On October 22, 2004, President Bush signed into law the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004, scheduled to take effect 90 days later. The law adds 26 compounds to the existing 1990 list of steroids that are classified as Schedule III controlled substances. Possession of a single […]