Columnist Peter Keating reveals his ignorance of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) in the July 2008 issue Smart Money Magazine which is also reprinted in the Wall Street Journal. He suggests that the “utterly crazy law” DSHEA created an unregulated market permitting physicians at anti-aging clinics to prescribe anabolic steroids, testosterone, and human growth […]
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DEA Fugitive Behind Universal Labs Busted with Massive Amounts of Steroids
DEA fugitive Joshua Hodnik was arrested today during a steroid bust in Oklahoma City that uncovered “massive amounts of steroids.” Hodnik operated the underground lab that distributed anabolic steroids under the label “Universal Labs” (as seen in the photos below of Universal Labs Dianabol and Universal Labs Winstrol). He was indicted on August 15, 2007 […]
Dara Torres, Anabolic Steroids and the Culture of American Swimming
I read again and again that U.S. swimmers do not use anabolic steroids because the “culture of American swimming” is inherently more ethical than other sports like track and field. Alan Abrahamson of NBC Sports writes that USA Swimming would never associate with anyone like Trevor Graham, the convicted perjurer and coach of many elite […]
War in Iraq Brings Freedom to Use Anabolic Steroids for Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding and the use of anabolic steroids to build strength and muscle has exploded in the aftermath of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq. The expensive war in Iraq has been criticized for failing to meet many of its objectives. But the war has given Iraqis the freedom to pursue their obsession with sport of […]
Steve Courson and the Myth of Steroid-Free Football Players
A letter by Steve Courson discovered posthumously reveals his disappointment with NFL players’ lack of honesty regarding their use of anabolic steroids. He believed the successs and popularity of the NFL and pro football arose from the myth of steroid-free football players (“Courson’s letter assailed ‘myth’ of drug-free players,” July 3). “I believe the NFL […]
DEA Pushes for Easier Online Access to Anabolic Steroids
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is pushing for easier online access to anabolic steroids and other scheduled drugs. Physicians will soon be able to digitally prescribe steroids to patients. While it is generally agreed that this is a good move to reduce medical mistakes, some drug law policy experts feel it will make the DEA’s […]
Swimmers Don’t Use Anabolic Steroids
Chuck Wielgus, the executive director for USA Swimming (the governing body of competitive swimming in the United States), tells the Washington Post that the sport of swimming is inherently more ethical than other sports; as a result, athletes in their sport don’t use anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs (“Hall Raises the Specter of Doping,” […]
Anabolic Steroids and Roid Rage in Bigger Stronger Faster Documentary
A scene examining anabolic steroids and roid rage that was deleted from the steroid documentary “Bigger Stronger Faster*” has been posted on Youtube. Roid rage is addressed by various experts including Rick Collins, William Llewellyn, John Romano and Harrison Pope. The number of interesting clips about steroids that were deleted from the final production of […]
Australian Mastermind Behind Chinese Steroid Trade?
Australian Customs and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) are telling the press that an Australian-born Caucasian man living in China is the steroid kingpin and mastermind behind a massive scale distribution of anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs to Olympic athletes competing in Beijing China this summer. The speculation is based on a case involving […]
RIP George Carlin on Anabolic Steroids
George Carlin, the great stand-up comedian, died of heart failure on Sunday, June 22, 2008 in Santa Monica at the age of 71. Carlin had a problem with many aspects of American culture. But one thing he did not have a problem with was steroids in sports. He wrote about steroids in his best-selling book, […]