While working out recently in a local Gold’s Gym in Latham, New York, a man named Chad Brothers, 32, described as a “gentle giant” by his family, reportedly went berserk, toppling weight machines, throwing dumbbells, and assaulting a patron. After being Tasered numerous times by law enforcement officers and even allegedly taking a Taser from […]
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Anabolic Steroid Psychosis Blamed for Violent God Delusions
A Washington state psychiatrist concluded that a steroid-induced psychosis was responsible for the “roid rage” that caused a 250-lb former arena football player to violently force his way through airport security at the Tri-Cities Airport and run onto the tarmac to chase a departing Horizon Air flight 2103 to Seattle. Michael Rayfield Hodges proclaimed to […]
Cops Sued for Roid Rage After Tasering Senior Citizen Suffering Chest Pains
Robert Pfeffer, a 64-year old man, has sued two deputies allegedly exhibiting “roid rage” during an incident where one of the deputies tasered him. Deputy John Eaton, with the Lee County Sherriff’s Office, “escorted” Pfeffer to the ground and tasered him while Pfeffer was walking away from an ambulance. The EMS ambulance was requested by […]
MMA Justin Levens Murder-Suicide Predictably Linked to Anabolic Steroids
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Justin Levens and his wife Sarah McLean-Levens were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide on Wednesday, December 17, 2009. An autopsy was conducted on Thursday but investigators are still awaiting the results of toxicology tests to determine if the deceased had used any drugs prior to their deaths. Yet, bloggers and […]
Syrus Labs Steroid Bust Announced by Canadian Law Enforcement
The Intermunicipal Police of Thérèse-De Blainville publicly announced the completion of its investigation into the distribution of Syrus Labs, a major Canadian underground lab (UGL) specializing in anabolic steroids. The announcement comes over five months after the steroid bust presumably to allow time for the laboratory at INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier to perform chemical analysis on the seized drugs. […]
Judge Sentences Man for Road Rage Caused by Anabolic Steroids
James Drake was sentenced to 12 months in jail for an episode of “road rage” attributed to anabolic steroids in the Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court in South Wales. Drake got out of his vehicle wearing brass knuckles and pointed a crossbow at the driver of a truck that cut him off on the road. The […]
Child Abuser Anthony Badalamenti Linked to Anabolic Steroids and Roid Rage
The general public takes comfort in blaming anabolic steroids for violent and abhorrent crimes. The media is quick to find such associations given their tendency towards steroid demonization and steroid hysteria. The latest instance involves child abuse by Anthony Badalamenti in which the perpetrator has been linked to anabolic steroids, the violent beating has been referred to as an […]
Phoenix Steroids Task Force Curbs Roid Rage In Law Enforcement Around the Nation
Phoenix Police Commander Kim Humphrey will advise police leaders around the country on ways to reduce “roid rage” in law enforcement at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in San Diego on November 9, 2008. It seems that the use of anabolic steroids by police officers could threaten the lives of the public at large presumably due to […]
NBC Life Television Series Demonizes Anabolic Steroids
The NBC television series “Life” creatively demonized anabolic steroids in the plotline of the recent episode entitled “Everything… All the Time.” They producers of “Life” blamed anabolic steroids for murder, roid rage, a suicide attempt, steroid overdose, and bleeding from the eyes in this bit of anti-steroid propaganda. The “roid rage” scene rivaled and arguably surpassed the […]
Anabolic Steroids Proximate Cause of Assault by Jersey City Police Officers
Mathias Bolton was wrongly attacked and beat in his residence by at least two police officers. He blames anabolic steroids for causing one of the officers to attack him in a lawsuit filed last week; no explanation was provided explaining why the other officer(s) attacked him (“Cop “shot up” before attacking: Claims ‘roids fueled beating on […]