The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency and the Taylor Hooton Foundation continue to fund steroid education efforts in high schools around the country. The latest steroid public service announcement was made for the benefit of students at Alta High School in Sandy, Utah (“Students get steroid warning,” April 7). “Steroids are an […]
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Bigger Stronger Faster Documentary is a Winner
I finally had the opportunity to screen the steroid documentary Bigger Stronger Faster* at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival! This is a movie that I have waited over 15 months to see. During this time. I’ve talked to several friends who were interviewed for the film and I’ve had the chance to meet and […]
Pressure on Compounding Pharmacies Selling Anabolic Steroids
I have previously written about how the current climate of steroid hysteria has limited the availability of anabolic steroids for medically indicated purposes. I’ve also posted lists of compounding pharmacies that, in the face of limited availability and increased federal pressure, continue to sell anabolic steroids to patients who have a genuine medical need for them. […]
Steroid Documentary “Bigger Stronger Faster” Comes to Dallas
Christopher Bell’s highly acclaimed steroid documentary, “Bigger Stronger Faster*,” is coming to the AFI Dallas International Film Festival today. The Dallas screening of “Bigger Stronger Faster*” is at 4:30 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 at the Landmark Magnolia Theatre in Dallas. Many of the “stars” of the film with whom I’ve corresponded e.g. (William Llewellyn, […]
FDA Cracking Down on Anabolic Steroids in Dietary Supplements?
Could it be that the FDA is cracking down on anabolic steroids in dietary supplements? Are they beginning to clean up the supplement industry by enforcing DSHEA? Maybe. The FDA seized $1.3 million in allegedly illegal dietary supplements from the warehouse of LG Sciences (formerly Legal Gear). The seized supplements included Methyl 1-D, Methyl 1-D […]
Patrick Arnold is Disgusted by Conviction of Cyclist Tammy Thomas
Patrick Arnold of Ergopharm tells me that he is angered by the conviction of cyclist Tammy Thomas today. She was convicted of three counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. In his email, Pat tells MESO-Rx: I feel saddened and disgusted by Tammy’s conviction. Its been almost FIVE YEARS since Balco. Why are […]
Anabolic Steroids Result in Permanent Muscle Gains
The Wall Street Journal reports today that the muscle gains from anabolic steroid use may be permanent according to an unnamed and unpublished research study from UmeÃ¥ University in Sweden (“Cheaters Do Prosper: Scientists in Sweden Make a Stunning Claim: The Benefits of Steroids May Never Go Away — Even When Athletes Quit Taking Them,” April […]
Cyclist Tammy Thomas Convicted of Perjury; Second Career Destroyed
Cyclist Tammy Thomas has been convicted on three counts of making false statements (perjury) and one count of obstruction of justice. She was acquitted of two counts of perjury (“Cyclist convicted of perjury in BALCO case,” April 4). Under federal sentencing guidelines, Thomas faces a sentence that likely would range from probation to about two […]
War on Steroids Versus War on Drugs
I previously reported how the federal expenditures for the war on steroids and congressional steroid investigations have come at the expense of slashing programs used in the traditional war on drugs. The federal government’s obsession with eliminating anabolic steroids from Major League Baseball is compromising state law enforcement efforts to fight drug dealers and violent […]
Steroid Duo Busted After Acting Furtively
Two men were sitting in a parked car in the New Springville Barnes & Noble parking lot Sunday night. Police decided to search their vehicle because they were “acting furtively.” This a euphemistic way of saying they looked guilty and they were up to no good! (“2 Staten Island men had $800 worth of steroids, […]