The concept of “strict liability” dictates that athletes are accountable for any positive result for anabolic steroids or performance-enhancing drugs regardless of whether it was intentional doping or unintentional doping. This concept has become fuzzy in recent years as anti-doping officials have become more open-minded with regard to plausible cases of inadvertent steroid use. [Read more…]
Archives for December 2011
Dec
19
Steroid Rumors Unite Alistair Overeem and Brock Lesnar
The question of anabolic steroid use was on everybody’s mind during the UFC 141 media press conference. UFC 141 is showcasing two massively muscled athletes, Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem, in the 265 pound heavyweight class. Lesnar and Overeem are scheduled to fight as the main event card of UFC 141 in Las Vegas at the end of the month. [Read more…]
Dec
18
Ukrainian Coach Scapegoat in India Steroid Scandal
Ukrainian coach Yuryi Orgodnik was made the scapegoat in a steroids scandal in India that has embroiled the country’s top women’s track and field athletes. A single-member committee has exonerated the eight athletes for knowingly consuming anabolic steroids. [Read more…]
Dec
17
Barry Bonds Case Leads to Increased Steroid Use by Middle-Aged Baseball Fans
The Barry Bonds steroids case has coincided with an unprecedented explosion in the use of anabolic steroids by middle-age baseball fans. While Barry Bonds’ use of transdermal testosterone has been demonized in sports, the use of transdermal testosterone has been celebrated in mainstream society with the popularization of AndroGel and related testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) products. [Read more…]
Dec
16
Barry Bonds Sentenced to Imprisonment in His Mansion For Thirty Days
The federal government’s BALCO steroid investigation came to an end with the sentencing of Barry Bonds on Friday. Judge Susan Illston sentenced Bonds to two years probation, 30 days home confinement, 250 hours community service and a $4,000 fine. The light sentence was widely expected based on Judge Illston’s previous sentencing in other BALCO-related perjury cases. [Read more…]
Dec
15
Crimestoppers Has a Hotline to Stop Steroid Users
Crimestoppers, the charitable organization that enables members of the community to anonymously provide information related to criminal activity, has decided to participate in the war on steroids. [Read more…]
Dec
14
Alistair Overeem Denies Steroids Responsible for Muscular Physique Transformation
UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem has frequently faced accusations of anabolic steroid use as the explanation for his dramatic transformation from a 205 pound middleweight to a 260 pound heavyweight mixed martial artist. [Read more…]
Dec
13
Inmate Arrested for Selling Steroids from Prison
Ismael Melendez Jr. was arrested for smuggling anabolic steroids into a medium-security prison and promoting the sale of steroids inside and outside the prison walls. The New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team, in conjunction with the New York State Inspector’s Office, spearheaded the steroid smuggling investigation at Cape Vincent Correctional Facility in New York. [Read more…]
Dec
12
John Rocker Admits Using Anabolic Steroids as MLB Baseball Player
John Rocker has finally admitted to using anabolic steroids while he was a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who once played for the Atlanta Braves. Rocker made the admission during an interview with Mike Silva for the New York Baseball Digest podcast while publicizing his new book, “Rockers: Scars & Stripes.” [Read more…]
Dec
11
Did Ryan Braun Use Anabolic Steroids?
The report that Milwaukee Brewers’ Ryan Braun tested positive for anabolic steroids has been a hot topic in the world of Major League Baseball over the past couple of days. He faces a 50-game suspension. [Read more…]
