As expected, Congress’ kneejerk reaction to the spectacle of drugs in sports is to have more hearings, introduce more legislation, spend more money enforcing additional civil and criminal penalties for sale and possession of performance-enhancing drugs.
The reliable anti-steroid warriors Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] and Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] have introduced bills to amend the Controlled Substances Act that will make growth hormone (GH) a Scheduled III Controlled Substance and add civil penalties for sale of DHEA to minors.
Dehydroepiandrosterone Abuse Reduction Act of 2007
Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007
About the author
Millard writes about anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs and their use and impact in sport and society. He discusses the medical and non-medical uses of anabolic-androgenic steroids while advocating a harm reduction approach to steroid education.
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