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Mar
19

Things Not to Do When You Are a Steroid Dealer

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Selling anabolic steroids for bodybuilding purposes is illegal in the United States. Individuals who choose to deal steroids are taking significant legal risks with their participation in the androgen black market. There are a few things that are not advisable for steroids dealers if they want to avoid getting caught by law enforcement.

It is good for steroid dealers to keep a low profile. For example, steroid dealers should avoid violating any traffic rules that will bring the attention of cops. If you are a steroid dealer and you get pulled over for speeding or some other traffic violation, you shouldn’t drive around smoking pot with your friend(s). Instead of simply receiving a traffic citation, the officer may bring in the drug-sniffing dogs to confirm that that smell coming out of your car is indeed marijuana.  [Read more…]

Mar
18

Barry Bonds: Guilty By Association According to Government

By | Steroids in Baseball

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The federal government is doing everything is can to convince a California jury that former baseball superstar Barry Bonds knowingly used anabolic steroids and lied about it under oath during his grand jury testimony. The long-awaited Bonds perjury trial, officially named the United States of America v. Barry Bonds, begins next week. The prosecution’s case against Bonds isn’t particularly strong for a federal case but after spending over $60 million pursuing Bonds in their witch-hunt, they can’t very well give up now.

The government had counted on the testimony of Greg Anderson, Bonds’ long-time friend and personal trainer, as being the crucial nail in the coffin for a conviction of Bonds. They didn’t count on Anderson’s refusal to give into the government’s shameful intimidation tactics and his willingness to go to jail rather than testify in the witch-hunt against Bonds.

Prosecutors are hoping they can convince the jury of guilt by association since Anderson provided steroids to other players. [Read more…]

Mar
17

Judge Rules Rejects Voice Messages As Evidence of Steroid Use in Barry Bonds Trial

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United States District Judge Susan Illston rejected the government argument that profanity-filled voice messages proved Barry Bonds suffered from “roid rage” caused by his use of steroids. Government prosecutors had wanted to use a series of eleven voice messages left by baseball home run champion Barry Bonds for his mistress as supporting evidence of steroid use. The messages made no references to anabolic steroids or performance-enhancing drugs nor did they mention BALCO or anyone else implicated in the BALCO/baseball steroid scandal.  [Read more…]

Mar
16

Steroids More Profitable Than Heroin According to WADA

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Director General David Howman continues to hurt the credibility of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) with his persistent claim that the illegal distribution of anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) is more profitable than the heroin trade. In February, Howman had incredulously claimed that criminals found steroids to be more profitable because they were legal in many countries.

Howman’s statements regarding the profitability of PED distribution were dismissed by many observers. Rather than distance himself from his incredulous statements on the topic, Howman defensively reasserted his claim during the keynote address at UK Anti-Doping’s conference. This time, Howman cited Interpol as the source of his claim. [Read more…]

Mar
15

Steroids Are Greatest Problem Facing Sports Today According to Survey

By | Steroids in Society, Steroids in Sports

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The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has published what they call a “groundbreaking research report” about the perception of sports in the United States. Discovery Education conducted the survey which was paid for by the USADA.

USADA, whose activities are funded in large part by taxpayers via federal government grants, no doubt hopes that their research helps justify the need to allocate taxpayer dollars to fight doping in sports. [Read more…]

Mar
14

New Jersey Adding “Human Growth Hormone Steroid” to Prescription Monitoring Program

By | Steroids in Society

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Bruce Shipkowski of the Associated Press reported that the mysterious “human growth hormone steroid” may soon be added to the New Jersey prescription monitoring program. The big question is “what exactly is “human growth hormone steroid”? Is it some interesting new hybrid between “human growth hormone” and “anabolic-androgenic steroids”?  [Read more…]

Mar
13

Road Warriors Memoir Discusses Steroids in Pro Wrestling

By | Steroids in Wrestling

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The Road Warriors revolutionized the business of professional wrestling by introducing massive, bodybuilding-type muscularity to pro wrestling. Hawk (Mike Hegstrand) and Animal (Joe Laurinaitis) were two bodybuilders-powerlifters who succeeded in becoming one of the most successful tag teams in the history of pro wrestling. Laurinaitis collaborated with Andrew William Wright to recount his memoirs in “The Road Warriors: Danger, Death and the Rush of Wrestling”.

Joe “Animal” Laurinaitis acknowledged the use of anabolic steroids by the Road Warriors but downplays the importance of steroids as a contributor to the success of the tag team. Laurinaitis also downplays the side effects of steroids explaining the steroids are unfairly demonized. [Read more…]

Mar
12

Congressman Questions the Government Witch-Hunt Against Lance Armstrong

By | Steroids in Cycling, Steroids in Sports

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Congressman Jack Kingston (R-Ga) questioned the importance of the government witch-hunt that has targeted celebrity athletes accused of steroids after a budget hearing for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Kingston is the Subcommittee Chairman in the House Appropriations Committee who is responsible for directing government spending for the FDA.

FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg appeared before the subcommittee to ask for more money to carry out the tasks of the FDA but Kingston questioned how effectively the FDA was prioritizing their current spending. Kingston talked to Nate Vinton of the New York Daily News about the FDA’s misguided focus on pursuing Lance Armstrong suggesting that the FDA does not have its priorities straight. [Read more…]

Mar
11

Leaving Angry Voice Mails for Girlfriend is a Sign of Steroid Use

By | Steroids in Baseball

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Government prosecutors want to use a series of eleven voice messages left by baseball home run champion Barry Bonds for his mistress as supporting evidence of steroid use. Former Playboy model Kimberley Bell collected the eleven voice mails over the course of a decade between 1994 and 2003. Bonds does not admit to using steroids nor are steroids ever discussed. Instead, Bonds allegedly sounds irritated in the voice mails that he could not reach Bell. Since Bonds was irritated, he must have used steroids, right? The government wants to introduce the voice messages to bolster their argument that Bonds knowingly used steroids and lied about it under oath. [Read more…]

Mar
10

Beyond Steroids: Plastic Surgery to Create MMA Super-Fighters

By | Steroids in MMA

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Athletes in all sports are constantly seeking methods to enhance performance. Their search often takes them beyond performance-enhancing drugs such as anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. Most recently, mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters have been turning to plastic surgery for a competitive advantage. Performance enhancement via plastic surgery is informed by a detailed knowledge of the nature of cuts.

The nature of MMA leads fighters to suffer multiple facial lacerations over the course of their career. Once a fighter experiences cuts, they become increasingly more susceptible to future cuts compared to younger fighters who have never or rarely been cut before. The increased likelihood of being cut occurs for several reasons including the development of scar tissue and also improperly sutured wounds. If doctors only suture the superficial layer of the skin, then the underlying tissue does not always heal properly. [Read more…]

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