Angel Guillermo Heredia was a major steroid source for elite track and field athletes. He has been working with federal investigators for several years; he has disclosed the names of at least a dozen elite track athletes who won Olympic medals and World Chamionships as well as another dozen elite track stars who have not […]
Professional Athletes Who Use Steroids are Sociopaths
Dick Pound, anti-steroid crusader and former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), continued spreading his nonsensical steroid hysteria at a luncheon in Canada. Among other things, he said professional athletes who use steroids are sociopaths (“Anti-drug crusader pounds on doping: Dick Pound Recommends Stiffer Penalties,” April 11). “Why should your child, or anybody’s child, become […]
Federal Steroid Distribution Charges Based on Ten Dianabol Tablets
Pasco County Deputy Rodney Philon was indicted today in federal court for giving 10 Dianabol (methandrostenolone) tablets to a DEA confidential source (“Pasco Deputy Indicted on Steroid Charge,” April 11). Philon initially said he had just completed his own cycle and was taking a week off and would provide the drugs to the source when […]
Steroid Users Can Expect Psychiatric, Cardiovascular and Liver Damage
Practically every anti-steroid article will include a litany of possible side effects from anabolic steroids, real, overstated, exaggerated, and imagined. But at least they are usually identified as possible or potential side effects that may occur with steroid use. Nowadays, writers are stating the side effects with a greater degree of certainty as to the […]
Analysis of Tammy Thomas Verdict
The jury verdict in cyclist Tammy Thomas’ perjury trial is factually and legally inconsistent. Most reports suggest the case was a “slam dunk” by the government with anywhere from strong to overwhelming evidence against Thomas. The fact that Thomas was acquitted on two perjury charges is very significant. It may not be significant for Thomas, […]
Steroid Use Suspected Due to Brutality of Homicide
Robert Sepe, owner of Healthy ‘N Fit supplement company, brutally murdered his girlfriend Janette Carlucci, beating her so badly with a metal baseball bat that she had to be identified through dental records (“Corlandt man charged with bludgeoning girlfriend gets new lawyer,” April 8 ). Because of the brutality of the crime and the fact that […]
Football Player Matt Lehr Target in Texas Steroid Investigation
A federal steroid investigation in Texas that shut down a major steroid source in the Texas is now targeting an NFL football player. Matt Lehr, currently with the New Orleans Saints but previously with the Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons, was one of the subjects of a grand jury investigation convening in Texas according to the […]
Anabolic Steroids as Dangerous, Unpredictable, Life-Threatening as Methamphetamines
Jill Atwood, of the ABC 4 News affiliate in Salt Lake City, got caught up in the steroid hysteria at the recent “Anti-steroid National Assembly Tour” at Alta High School in Sandy, Utah on Monday (“High school steroid use on the rise,” April 7). A local high school football coach calls it an epidemic. He’s talking […]
Anabolic Steroids Cause “Death, Pain and Emotional Damage”
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency and the Taylor Hooton Foundation continue to fund steroid education efforts in high schools around the country. The latest steroid public service announcement was made for the benefit of students at Alta High School in Sandy, Utah (“Students get steroid warning,” April 7). “Steroids are an […]
Bigger Stronger Faster Documentary is a Winner
I finally had the opportunity to screen the steroid documentary Bigger Stronger Faster* at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival! This is a movie that I have waited over 15 months to see. During this time. I’ve talked to several friends who were interviewed for the film and I’ve had the chance to meet and […]