The steroid hysteria related to steroids in sports continues to have an adverse impact of the availability of anabolic-androgenic steroids and human growth hormone for legal use in legitimate medical conditions. Congressional attacks upon anabolic steroids and other anabolic drugs (solely because athletes use them) are hurting those patients who stand to benefit from these […]
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HGH Bill Would Increase Costs and Limited Availability of Medical Treatment for Children
Filip Bondy wrote a story today about the likelihood that growth hormone would be more expensive and more difficult to obtain for parents of children with growth-related disorders as a result of a Congressional bill that would reclassify human growth hormone as a controlled substance (“Littlest victims of an HGH bill,” March 17). Here’s the […]
SWAT Team Sent to Arrest Officer Who Sold 10 Dianabol Tablets
The Pasco County Sheriff’s Department in Tampa, Florida sent a SWAT team into a residential neighborhood to arrest an officer for selling 10 tablets of Dianabol (methandrostenolone) to a confidential source (CS). That was the only crime he committed as listed in the criminal complaint. Philon met with the CS in the parking lot at […]
Anabolic Steroids Caused Governor Spitzer to Seek Prostitute
Anabolic steroids have been linked to Governor Eliott Spitzer. Steroid Nation reports that steroids caused (former) Gov. Spitzer to seek the services of new millionaire escort Kristen aka Ashley Alexander Dupree. Once again, Roger Clemens and the Congressional Hearing bring the man down. Spitzer was testifying about ‘bonds’ (read ‘Bonds). Governor Spitzer became so distraught that […]
Steroid Witch Hunt Expands to Include Physicians in Houston
Reporters from around the country have descended upon Houston, Texas pursuing their steroid witch hunt against anyone who may have used steroids or could have potentially provided anabolic steroids to Major League Baseball players e.g. Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte. The targets in their steroid investigation have expanded from fitness professionals Kelly Blair (of 1-on-1 Elite Personal Fitness) and […]
Physician Ramon Scruggs Case Reopened in Search of Steroid Using Athletes
Prosecutors have re-opened the case of anti-aging doctor Ramon Scruggs in an effort to find more baseball players who have used anabolic steroids (“Inquiry Into Doctor May Link Players to Drugs,” March 12). In June 2004, Dr. Scruggs was formally accused of prescribing steroids and ancillary medications without justification over the internet to patients who […]
Trainer Kelly Blair Denies Supplying Growth Hormone to Pettitte
Kelly Blair, the owner of 1-on-1 Elite Personal Fitness near Houston, was identified as the source of the human growth hormone used by baseball player Andy Pettitte. We reported allegations that Andy Pettitte obtained it from his father who allegedly obtained it from Blair; there were further suggestions that a former bodybuilder awaiting trial on […]
David Soares is a Political Fraud Basking in Publicity of Steroid Scandal
David Soares is a political fraud ostensibly promising drug law reform while expanding the costly war on drugs in a different direction. He was elected to the office of the Albany County District Attorney running on a platform seeking to repeal New York’s draconian Rockefeller Drug Laws. Many progressive anti-prohibition organizations fell in love with his rhetoric. […]
Steroid Testing Student Athletes is Unconstitutional in State of Washington
The Supreme Court in the State of Washington ruled that random drug testing of student athletes (which presumably would include steroid testing) was unconstitutional. Other states allow it. The U.S. Constitution allows it. But the Washington Supreme Court said today that random drug testing of student athletes is not allowed under the state constitution. If […]
Steroid Witch Hunt in United States Outdone by Australian Steroid Crackdown
The U.S. federal and state government witch hunt targeting steroids users and steroid distributors has reached levels of absurdity. Can it get worse? Yes. Australia offers insight into radical governmental efforts at cracking down on athletes who use anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs (“Secret Anti-Doping Probe,” March 14). The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) has secretly […]