This is the best and most convincing argument that I’ve ever seen as to why “we should accept performance-enhancing drugs in competitive sports.” Those advocating the position that anabolic steroids, growth hormone, etc. should be permitted in sports were: Radley Balko – senior editor and investigative journalist for Reason magazine, Norman Fost, M.D., M.P.H. – […]
Permitting Anabolic Steroids in Competitive Sports
Wow! This is the most impressive panel of intellectuals arguing that performance enhancing drugs, such as anabolic steroids and growth hormone, should be accepted in professional sports. An Oxford-style debate presented by Intelligence Squared US and sponsored by the Rosenkranz Foundation debated the motion, “We should accept performance-enhancing drugs in competitive sports.” Panelists for the debate […]
Jose Canseco Writes New Steroid Book
Jose Caseco is writing “Vindicated,” a new book about anabolic steroids in baseball. It is the sequel to the bestselling book “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big” that ignited the steroids in baseball scandal. It has sorta become a historical document in baseball for its role in baseball’s steroid […]
Athletes Using Steroids and Amphetamines for Legitimate Medical Conditions
I’ve written a lot about the loophole of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) that allows athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs such as anabolic steroids, growth hormone, amphetamines, etc. for a competitive advantage. I used the 2006 Tour de France as a prime example, where 60% of drug-tested riders had a TUE for some banned substance. The […]
Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Anabolic Steroids in Baseball
Major League Baseball has allowed some baseball players to use anabolic steroids as “androgen deficiency medication” treatment according to testimony at the congressional hearing entitled “The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball.” In 2006, three players were permitted to use “androgen deficiency medications” under the therapeutic use exemption. In 2007, […]
NPC Bodybuilder Eddie Moyzan Arrested for Selling Anabolic Steroids
Another prominent bodybuilder was recently charged with “possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver.” NPC Bodybuilder Eddie Moyzan, recently featured in advertisements for Gaspari Nutrition, was arrested for selling the anabolic steroids Dianabol (methandrostenolone) and Anavar (oxandrolone) to an undercover police officer on two occassions at the Gold’s Gym in Bethlehem […]
Efran Marrero, Steroid Withdrawal, Depression and Suicide
The parents of Efran Marrero, a high school baseball player who committed suicide after the use of anabolic steroids, provided testimony at the congressional hearing entitled “The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball.” Three and half weeks after he quit using steroids “cold turkey” my son took his own life […]
Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Amphetamines in Major League Baseball
The congressional hearing entitled “The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball” is underway right now. I have previously discussed the loophole offered by therapeutic use exemptions that allow professional athletes to use performance enhancing drugs, including steroids, growth hormone and/or testosterone. The number of therapeutic use exemptions or TUEs were not […]
Misconception that Anabolic Steroids “Enhance Looks, Strength and Speed”
I regularly read the coverage of the Signature Pharmacy steroid distribution investigation by journalist Brendan Lyons of the Albany Times Union. This is primarily because he seems to have the best access to information related to the investigation since it is an Albany-based investigation initiated by District Attorney David Soares. However, articles are not very […]
David Soares Compares Signature Pharmacy to Cocaine Cartels
David Soares was quoted comparing Signature Pharmacy to the powerful 1980s era cocaine cartels (at least the Hollywood version). Perhaps he sees himself as the star anti-steroid crusader in a future movie adaption about the steroid trafficking investigation?: They’re living the lifestyle of the Tony Montanas of the ’70s and ’80s because they’re drug dealers… […]