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 […]
The Patriot Act and You
What if Government authorities develop an interest in you? What if they focus on your online activities, and decide to develop a profile on your habits and contacts? They seek to identify your associates through the email addresses of those you’ve corresponded with. One surveillance approach the Government has used in recent years has been […]
Insider’s Update on the Regulatory Issues Surrounding Sports Supplements
There was a 22-year-old aspiring bodybuilder who claimed that he used creatine monohydrate at recommended doses for three and a half months. What happened to him? Well, here’s how journalists presented the case in the papers. The story begins by describing the “deep blue and red scar [that] carves the skin on the outside of […]
Rick Collins Interview – Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Not Getting Busted But Didn’t Know Where to Look
The United States of America accounts for roughly six percent of the world’s population, yet it is responsible for 68% of the world’s illegal drug production, and rising, in spite of the fact that the U.S. has formally been fighting a drug war since the Nixon administration. Among this whopping load of illicit items are […]
Arrested for Buying or Selling Anabolic Steroids?
How am I most likely to get arrested for steroids? Traditionally, the most likely way to get arrested for any drug charge, including steroids, was probably for selling them to someone who has his own legal problems and is secretly cooperating with law enforcement. Under federal law and the laws of many states, selling steroids, […]
What Do We Tell Teenagers About Anabolic Steroids?
Rick Collins’ Advice to Teenagers (excerpted from Legal Muscle) The way I see it, most everything has risks and benefits. That’s especially true of medications, such as anabolic steroids. The choice of whether or not to take steroids involves weighing the risks against the benefits. The risk include numerous possible side effects, including the possibility […]
“Natural Bodybuilding” – Modern Oxymoron?
Excessive drug use by strength athletes at the competitive level is widespread. Hardcore bodybuilders today are using sophisticated arrays of anabolic steroids along with human growth hormone, insulin, thyroid preparations, and intravenous diuretics, often in staggering dosages. The obvious health dangers associated with such practices have spawned a backlash movement called “natural bodybuilding.” But while […]
Banning Prohormones: The Threat and the Legal Issues
Introduction In December, 1996, Patrick Arnold announced the public availability of androstenedione, a natural precursor to testosterone which could be legally sold for oral consumption as a dietary supplement. Since then, various prohormones have been produced and marketed for the purpose of enhancing testosterone and nortestosterone (nandrolone) levels, including androstenediol, norandrostenedione, and norandrostenediol. Prohormones remained […]
Black Market Androgens: The Legal Risks
Introduction As adult men age, their bodies gradually produce less testosterone – the male sex hormone that is both anabolic (i.e., builds muscle) and androgenic (i.e., promotes male characteristics). Many men approaching middle age – and sometimes earlier – begin to experience the negative effects of this natural decline. Doctors practicing in the developing area […]
Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete: The Legal Issues
Introduction Anabolic steroids are classified as controlled substances under U.S. federal law and the laws of many states. An alleged major East Coast distributor was recently arrested and a stockpile of anabolic pharmaceuticals was reportedly recovered pursuant to a search of his residence. Further police investigations are being conducted, and other athletes are being arrested. […]