Jun
18

South Carolina Official: Steroids Turn People Into Murderous Magilla Gorilla Gone Coo-Coo

Oconee County (South Carolina) may soon be the latest jurisdiction to test its employees for anabolic steroids. County Administrator Scott Moulder announced that the Oconee County Council is investigating the possibility of adding anabolic steroids to the list of narcotic drugs for which county employees are currently screened.

The chairman of the public safety committee urged the county to adopt steroid testing in response to the increasing problem of steroid use by cops across the country. Chairman Wayne McCall argued that anabolic steroids turn normal people into “Magilla Gorilla” and could cause them to go “coo-coo and kill somebody”. [Read more…]

Jun
17

Federal Prosecutors Go Easy on Texas State Trooper Who Sold Steroids

Early this year, former Department of Public Safety Trooper Jeffery Jerman faced over a decade in jail after he was busted selling anabolic steroids to other members of law enforcement. He was indicted on federal charges involving one count of conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids. In separate cases, he faced three felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance under Texas law as well as a steroid possession charge in Kendall County. State and federal prosecutors seemed prepared to crack down on the corruption and participation of a veteran law enforcement officer in an illegal steroid distribution network. [Read more…]

Jun
16

Norfolk Police Officer Arrested for Manufacturing and Selling Steroids

The use of anabolic steroids by cops has been a prominent topic in the national news lately. Recent criminal and internal affairs investigations have examined the use of steroids by law enforcement in various States including New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, TexasCalifornia and Oregon. However, some criminal cases have exposed a greater deal of corruption in which cops are actually manufacturing and/or distributing anabolic steroids.

Norfolk Police Officer Kristen Wayne Harris was arrested in Virginia Beach and charged with ten felony counts of manufacturing and/or selling anabolic steroids  and one count of selling or distributing marijuana. [Read more…]

Jun
15

Clenbuterol Threshold Discussion Opens Door to Major Changes in WADA Anti-Doping Protocol

Bodybuilders have used clenbuterol for its well-known fat loss properties and its purported anabolic properties ever since Dan Duchaine recommended the substance over two decades ago. Clenbuterol is a well-known drug within the bodybuilding world but has remained largely unknown to the mainstream up until recently.

The news that Tour de France champion Alberto Contador tested positive for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France added a new drug to the public’s lexicon of performance-enhancing drugs. [Read more…]

Jun
14

Did Tyler Hamilton Plan a Confrontation with Lance Armstrong?

Lance Armstrong has been the subject of several doping accusations over the past decade during his domination of cycling’s most prestigious event, the Tour de France. Not only has Armstrong dominated the competition but he has arguably destroyed the lives of his accusers with his high-powered legal and public relations team. The wrath of Lance Armstrong has become legendary. [Read more…]

Jun
13

Owner of Texas Underground Steroid Lab Prepared to Kill Police Officers

The apparent owner of an underground steroid lab (UGL) operating out of his Austin-area apartment was arrested last week. Damon Bruce Beshears told police that he had planned on killing as many police officers as possible if his apartment was ever raided. A personal journal obtained during the execution of a search warrant detailed Beshears’ plan “to kill persons before killing himself”. Beshears’ arsenal included a Kevlar helmet, ballistic vest, Norinco Mac 90 semiautomatic rifle, semiautomatic 9mm pistol, a Colt revolver and ammunition

Natural pro bodybuilder Dave Goodin was curiously quoted as saying that Beshears seemed like “such a nice guy”. [Read more…]

Jun
12

Japanese Greco-Roman Wrestler and MMA Prospect Tests Positive for Masteron

Japanese Greco-Roman wrestling champion and MMA prospect Katsuya Kitamura tested positive for the anabolic steroid drostanolone. Drostanolone enanthate is the active ingredient in Masteron. The Japanese Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) banned Kitamura for two years which means he will miss the 2012 London Olympics. The three-time Japanese national champion in the 96-kilo Greco-Roman wrestling weight class had hoped to represent Japan once again on the international stage. [Read more…]

Jun
11

New York Times Claims Steroids Banned in Horse-Racing

The New York Times recently reported that the use of anabolic steroids is banned in horse-racing. The Times article leads readers to believe that anabolic steroids are no longer used in horses – at all. This is highly misleading since the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium has actually approved the therapeutic use of four anabolic steroids in equine athletes. [Read more…]

Jun
10

Max Life Doctor Pleads Guilty to Prescribing Steroids for Anti-Aging Clinic Clients

A Nebraska medical doctor pleaded guilty to prescribing anabolic steroids (primarily testosterone) to clients of the Max Life anti-aging clinic. Dr. Raymond Heller admitted working with co-conspirator Edward Franklin Ward, the owner of Max Life.

Dr. Heller was paid $50 for each prescription he signed for Ward. Dr. Heller never had any direct contact with any Max Life client nor did he conduct any physical examinations. The prescriptions were primarily filled by a compounding pharmacy in Florida. [Read more…]

Jun
09

Pro Cyclist Banned for Using Jintropin hGH and Eposino EPO

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) issued a lifetime ban to American professional cyclist Phillip Zajicek after he admitted using Jintropin-brand human growth hormone (hGH) and Eposino-brand erythropoeitin (EPO).  USADA has a “three strikes” policy that results in a lifetime ban. Zajicek was first banned in 2004 after testing positive for the use of a banned stimulant. The second violation of USADA’s anti-doping policy involved the hGH and EPO admission. Zajicek also admitted providing false testimony and encouraging other witnesses to provide false testimony at doping hearing; USADA considered this his third violation of the anti-doping policy and consequently banned him for life. [Read more…]