Attempts to eliminate anabolic steroid from sports in an effort to preserve athletes as role models for our children is a failed strategy. The real problem lies with a society that worships athletes as role models. Manufacturing a moral issue out of steroid use in professional sports is hypocritical when other “immoral” behavior by athletes is […]
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Bodybuilder Dan Puckett Did NOT Die from Anabolic Steroids
NPC Bodybuilder Dan Puckett was found dead in his apartment on November 8, 2007 at the age of 22. There was immediate speculation that Puckett died from the use of anabolic steroids based on the fact that he was a bodybuilder and furthered by the rampant steroid hysteria in the media. This week, autopsy results […]
House Television Series and Roid Rage
House, M.D., the medical television drama, discussed “roid rage” as a side effect of steroids last night in an episode entitled “No More Mr. Nice Guy.” The House medical team attributed the “roid rage” to the catabolic steroid prednisone. “Roid rage” is not a medical term, but a term arising from popular culture. “Roid rage” […]
Movie About Sexual Fetishism and Female Bodybuilding
In 2001, New Line optioned the rights to make a movie adaptation of Chemical Pink, a novel about sexual fetishism and the world of female bodybuilding written by Katie Arnoldi. David Fincher was supposed to direct it and Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk was supposed to write the screenplay; however, both dropped out of the […]
Muscletech Fires Christian Boeving for Talking About Anabolic Steroids
Filmmaker Christopher Bell interviewed his good friend Muscletech spokesperson Christian Boeving about anabolic steroids for the critically acclaimed documentary “Bigger Stronger Faster*”. Boeving spoke honestly about his use of anabolic steroids. When CNN aired excerpts from the documentary shortly after its screening at the Sundance Film Festival, Muscletech fired released the bodybuilding and fitness model from […]
Federal Steroid Distribution Indictments for Applied Pharmacy Services
MESO-Rx learned in January 2008 that the federal government is mounting a case against Applied Pharmacy Services (APS) on charges of conspiracy to illegally distribute anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. The alleged conspiracy includes APS’ major shareholders Samuel Kelley and Jason Kelley; Brett Branch, an APS sales rep and owner of Infinite Health in Eaton, Colorado; […]
David Jacobs Sold Steroids and Growth Hormone to NFL Player Matt Lehr
The steroid source at the center of a major federal steroid investigation in Texas has, for the first time, publicly named NFL football player Matt Lehr (currently with the New Orleans Saints) as a customer. Matt Lehr has been a target of the investigation for some time. David Jacobs claims to have sold significant quantities […]
Bigger Stronger Faster at the Tribeca Film Festival
The highly acclaimed steroid documentary “Bigger Stronger Faster*” is coming to New York City for a special screening at the Tribeca Film Festival and the ESPN Sports Film Festival. I had the opportunity to screen Bigger Stronger Faster at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival. I was impressed with the well-written and well-produced film which […]
Rise and Fall of David Jacobs Steroid Distribution Ring
Jason Trahan and Gary Jacobson of the Dallas Morning News continue their excellent coverage of the federal steroid investigation in North Texas with a review of the rise and fall of one of the largest steroid distribution ring in the country. The review article profiles steroid dealer David Jacobs and his introduction to anabolic steroids, […]
Jeff Novitsky Transferred to FDA to Focus on Steroid Cases
IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitsky has been transferred to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations as a special agent to give him greater freedom to focus on anabolic steroid-related investigations (“No Longer With I.R.S., Novitzky Joins F.D.A.,” April 23). In regards to Novitzky’s new job, Dwight Sparlin, a retired I.R.S. manager […]