Andy Fiedler, a former competitive powerlifter and national-level bodybuilder, was sentenced to five years of probation and 500 hours of community service for his involvement with anabolic steroids. United States District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz also prohibited Fiedler from drinking alcohol and using drugs (steroids) as a condition of his probation. But Fiedler was able to avoid imprisonment. [Read more…]
Archives for September 2012
Sep
29
Supplement Stores and Pharmacies Illegally Selling Steroids Raided in India
Law enforcement officers from the Indian state of Kerala conducted surprise raids of several pharmacies and sports supplement stores suspecting of selling anabolic steroids to the local bodybuilding community. While the sale of anabolic steroids without a prescription is technically illegal, few controls exist to prevent the widespread diversion of steroid pharmaceutical products in India. [Read more…]
Sep
28
Steroids Are a Public Health Issue According to World Health Organization
The anti-doping movement scored a major victory after a representative from the World Health Organization (WHO) identified the use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone (hGH) as a “public health issue”. Timothy Armstrong, a coordinator for WHO’s Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, made the anti-steroid proclamation at the “Doping as a Public Health Issue” symposium in Stockholm on September 22, 2012. [Read more…]
Sep
27
Don’t Speed with a Suspended License While in Possession of Anabolic Steroids
So you’re a bodybuilder who has decided to order anabolic steroids over the internet? You’ve paid your dues in the steroid source forums. You’ve done your due diligence and have found a good steroid source. Your place the order. You transfer the money via Western Union. And you receive a package containing few vials of steroids at the post office. No customs seizure. No tracking beacon. All you have to do is take your steroid booty home and begin your cycle. You are home free. Almost. [Read more…]
Sep
26
Kenyan Marathon Runners Are Juiced Up on Anabolic Steroids
Isaiah Kiplagat, the chairman of Athletics Kenya, has requested the assistance of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to investigate allegations that Kenyan middle- and long-distance runners are using anabolic steroids, erythroipoietin (EPO) and blood transfusions to gain an advantage in competition. [Read more…]
Sep
25
Doctor Allowed Chiropactor to Prescribe Steroids With His Prescription Pad
A Florida medical doctor faces up to 35 years in prison and $1.75 million in fines after allowing a colleague to write prescriptions for anabolic steroids on his behalf for almost four years. Dr. Steven Pearlstein pleaded guilty to the illegal distribution of steroids and human growth hormone (hGH). In his plea agreement, Pearlstein admitted to giving the owner and operator of an anti-aging and longevity clinic access to his prescription pad.
Sep
24
Surveillance Cameras at UPS Store Used to Bust Suspected Steroid Dealer
A Georgia man was arrested after law enforcement used surveillance camera footage to confirm he was responsible for shipping a package containing human growth hormone (hGH). The Henry Country Sheriff’s Office arrested Jonathan Hom for shipping twenty vials of hGH at the local UPS Store in Jacksonville (Georgia). [Read more…]
Sep
23
Medical Report on Steroid Side Effects Ordered by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mother-in-Law
Arnold Scharzenegger claimed that his late mother-in-law once commissioned a report documenting the effects of anabolic steroids on fertility. Eunice Shriver, the mother of Maria Shriver, was so concerned about her daughter not being pregnant after almost three years of marriage to the champion bodybuilder, that she presented her daughter with a “scientific briefing” on the side effects of steroids with particular emphasis on the effect on fertility. The revelations were made in Scharzenegger’s soon-to-be released autobiography according to the New York Daily News. [Read more…]
Sep
22
Baseball Player Says Super Agents Hooked Him Up With a Steroid Dealer
Paul Lo Duca, a former Major League Baseball player, has pointed the finger at his former agents for hooking him up with a steroid dealer. He reportedly told investigators that Seth and Sam Levinson introduced him to steroid dealer Kirk Radomski as a source for anabolic steroids, human growth hormone (hGH) and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Lo Duca was the only baseball player who testified that his super-agents were guilty of hooking him up with PEDs. [Read more…]
Sep
21
Steroid Scandal at Austin Peay State University Football Program?
An Austin Peay State University (APSU) football player was busted selling anabolic steroids to an undercover cop only four days before his team’s home opener against the University of Tennesse Martin. Cody Tucker, the starting senior fullback for APSU, was suspended indefinitely for violating an unspecified team policy after sports administrators learned of his arrest on September 18, 2012. [Read more…]
