State Representative Jeff Roorda has introduced legislation to coerce professional sports in the State of Missouri to change their rules by increasing penalties for anabolic steroid use in their respective sports. Roorda, a Democrat from Jefferson County, filed a bill today that would bar state tax credits from going to professional sports teams in a league […]
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Jose Canseco Promotes Steroid Book on David Letterman
Jose Canseco appeared on the David Letterman show last night to promote his new book Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball. I’m not sure why Canseco suggests that he is battling to save baseball; perhaps it has something to do with his defense of Roger Clemens from steroid allegations by […]
Swimmers Must Compete Naked, Swimsuits Give Unfair Advantage
Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your preference) we have not reached the level of absurdity where everything that may offer an unfair advantage is banned in sports competition. The latest culprit in offering an unfair advantage is not any type of designer anabolic steroid created by a rogue chemist in a secret underground lab. It […]
Troubles for Thailand Steroid Sources Continue
In the aftermath of the British Dragon and Redicat steroid bust in Thailand, steroid sources in the Southeast Asian country continue to face disruptions in their steroid distribution efforts (“Customs uncover ‘huge’ steroids stash,” April 1). More than 2000 vials of a banned steroid have been found by Customs officials inside a parcel sent to Sydney […]
Doping for Eggheads is Good, Doping for Athletes is Bad
While the controversy and debate over the use of anabolic steroids and growth hormone in sports continues, little attention is paid to the use of Adderall and Provigil in academia. Cycling Fans Anonymous discusses an interesting article that appeared in the New York Times earlier this month. Doping in academia is common, with Provigil and […]
Victor Conte BALCO Book Critical of Special Agent Jeff Novitsky
Victor Conte’s autobiographical account of the BALCO steroid scandal will hit bookstores in September 2008 (“BALCO founder Victor Conte has tell-all book ready,” March 30). Slated for publication in September under the Skyhorse imprint, the book’s working title is “BALCO: The Straight Dope on Barry Bonds, Marion Jones and What We Can Do To Save […]
Anabolic Steroids Cause “Permanent Severe Cognitive Deficits”
The defense team of NPC bodybuilder Thomas Vigliatura used the “steroids made me crazy” defense in Vigliatura’s GHB/GBL distribution trial. (“Vigliatura says he’s changed,” March 30) At the same time. Mr. Vigliatura’s life was a merry-go-round of alcohol abuse, substance abuse and, most horrifically, the conduct detailed in the indictment, Mr. Sinnis said. Mr. Vigliatura […]
Busted Steroid Sources Who Make Plea Agreements
Everytime a steroid source is busted, there is considerable internet buzz about whether the source will “rat out” anyone. And everyone involved in the underground steroid black market wants to know whether their colleagues, their customers, or their sources will turn their name(s) over to federal/state investigators. Internet entrepreneurs have realized the demand for this type of information, […]
Cyclist Tammy Thomas Will Likely Be Acquitted
After corresponding with sources involved in the Tammy Thomas doping trial and reading reports from the trial, I am convinced that the likelihood of an acquittal is very high. The government’s case against cyclist Tammy Thomas for perjury is surprisingly weak. The government’s case is largely based on the assertion that Tammy Thomas ingested “anabolic […]
Patrick Arnold Made Little Profit from THG and Norbolethone
Patrick Arnold’s ex-girlfriend, Kelcey Dalton, testified as a witness in cyclist Tammy Thomas steroid case. She told the court that Patrick Arnold (of Ergopharm) made very little profit from the sell of performance enhancing drugs (which were classified as “unapproved new drugs” prior to the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004) [“Witness: Little Profit for Steroid […]