Here are the video clips of panelists in the steroid debate that argue for the use of anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs in competitive sports i.e. Norm Fost, Julian Savulescu and Radley Balko. The video of panelists arguing against the motion, Dick Pound, Dale Murphy, George Michaels is available here. Norm Fost, MD Arguing […]
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Steroid Debate Video Against Steroid Use in Sports
Last week, I told you about a fascinating debate where panelists argued for and against the motion “We should accept performance enhancing drugs in competitive sports.” Although I thought the panel against the motion was outmatched by Norm Fost, Julian Savulescu and Radley Balko, it was still a very interesting debate. Now video and audio […]
Watch the Debate Over Anabolic Steroid Use by Athletes
The video of the debate is available at Steroid Report. The unedited audio of the debate over anabolic steroid use by athletes that we reported earlier is now available from NPR. The steroid debate was hosted by Intelligence Squared and featured Radley Balko, Norman Fost, and Julian Savulescu arguing for the motion We should accept performance-enhancing drugs […]
Steroid Testing for Texas High School Athletes
I’m fundamentally against the use of state or federal taxpayer funds to finance drug testing for private sports leagues or to finance steroid testing for high school athletes. I am not necessarily against the idea of drug testing for high school athletes. But I am against the type of “feel-good” drug-testing policies that do little […]
Do Athletes Implicated in Doping Scandals Deserve a Second Chance?
Many sponsors have pulled out of the sport of professional cycling which has been plagued by numerous steroid and doping scandals e.g. Phonak, iShares and T-Mobile. But the doping scandals have not deterred new sponsors from making large financial investments in cycling. Michael Ball, cycling enthusiast, head fashion designer and CEO of Rock and Republic has […]
Congress Grandstanding on Steroids in Baseball
There’s a great article in the Washington Post about the latest round of Congressional hearings on the steroids in baseball issue. It is written by the guys at Reason website and is critical of Congress’ interference in the business of a private sports league. The uncomfortable truth is that illegally obtained muscle-rebuilding treatments exist on a […]
Steroids in Baseball Facts and Assumptions
Matt Welch of the Reason blog tells us about a new steroids in baseball website that critically examines assumptions, particularly those in the Mitchell Report, about steroids and performance-enhancing drugs as they related to Major League Baseball. Eric Walker’s stated goal behind the website: The purpose of these pages is to methodically dissect those claims […]
Sylvester Stallone Explains Therapeutic Benefits of Growth Hormone
Sylvester Stallone appeared on the Today Show with Matt Lauer last Friday to promote his new movie, Rambo. Matt Lauer asked Stallone if he used growth hormone to “pump up”. Stallone proceeded to explain that growth hormone was in a completely different category of drugs than anabolic steroids. This is self-apparent to most readers of […]
Permitting Anabolic Steroids in Competitive Sports
Wow! This is the most impressive panel of intellectuals arguing that performance enhancing drugs, such as anabolic steroids and growth hormone, should be accepted in professional sports. An Oxford-style debate presented by Intelligence Squared US and sponsored by the Rosenkranz Foundation debated the motion, “We should accept performance-enhancing drugs in competitive sports.” Panelists for the debate […]
Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Anabolic Steroids in Baseball
Major League Baseball has allowed some baseball players to use anabolic steroids as “androgen deficiency medication” treatment according to testimony at the congressional hearing entitled “The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball.” In 2006, three players were permitted to use “androgen deficiency medications” under the therapeutic use exemption. In 2007, […]