It comes as little surprise that the Catholic Church does not support the use of anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in athletic competition. Pope Benedict XVI made it official when he condemned doping as a shortcut to victory. Th anti-steroid comments were part of a speech to members of the Italian Olympic and Paralympic teams at Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City earlier this month. [Read more…]
Dec
22
Federal Crackdown on Chinese hGH Leads to Huge Profits for Big Pharma
U.S.-based pharmaceutical companies who manufacture human growth hormone (hGH) have had record sales ever since the federal government cracked down on the import of hGH made by foreign manufacturers. An investigation by the Associated Press into performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) discovered that sales of hGH increased by up to 69% from 2005 to 2012. [Read more…]
Dec
21
Ongoing Steroid Investigation Into Albuquerque Police Officers
The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) held a surprise news conference to announce the arrest of an officer on charges of theft and receiving stolen property valued between $500 and $2,500 . However, a local news station uncovered what may be an even bigger, far-reaching scandal involving anabolic steroid use in the department. [Read more…]
Dec
19
Steroid Dealer Goes to Prison With Father on Deathbed
A Missouri man has been sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison for selling anabolic steroids. Steven Campbell pleaded guilty in September 2012 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute anabolic steroids and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Campbell attempted to avoid prison so that he could care for his dying father. His father was suffering from the advanced stages of lung cancer. His request was denied. [Read more…]
Dec
18
New York Court of Appeals Rules That Signature Pharmacy Steroid Scandal Still Not Over
The New York Court of Appeals ruled that the Albany County District Attorney’s Office (ACDAO) can continue its criminal prosecution of a Florida compounding pharmacy. Signature Pharmacy was accused of illegally distributing anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). The decision is the latest in an ongoing legal saga that began with a sensationalistic raid of the Signature Pharmacy headquarters back in February 2007. [Read more…]
Dec
16
Canadian Drug Bust Seizes Anabolic Steroids and hGH Along With Other Recreational Drugs
Eight hundred bottles of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone were seized during a drug bust in the Canadian province of Alberta last week. A veritable smorgasbord of various recreational drugs were also found during the raid of an upscale home in Fort McMurray. [Read more…]
Dec
10
Bay County Sheriff’s Office Warns About Anabolic Steroids Contaminated with Fungus
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has suggested that possible contamination at an underground laboratory (UGL) that manufactured anabolic steroids could lead to fungal meningitis. After a six-month investigation, the BCSO recently arrested three individuals who operating the UGL known as Spartan Laboratories. As is usually the case with anabolic steroid UGLs, the products are not manufactured in sterile conditions. [Read more…]
Nov
27
Former Junior College Baseball Player Pleads Guilty to Selling Testosterone Propionate
William Robert “Bill Bob” Ward pleaded guilty to three felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance (anabolic steroids) on November 19, 2012. Ward was a third-baseman for the College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles. Ward admitted selling steroids on three occasions in the plea agreement. [Read more…]
Nov
24
Thomas Bader Loses Appeal of HGH Distribution Charges But $5 Million Forfeiture Overturned
Thomas Bader, the owner and licensed pharmacist for College Pharmacy, recently lost an appeal related to a January 2010 conviction for the importation human growth hormone (hGH). However, he succeeded in having a $4.8 million forfeiture overturned. College Pharmacy was a compounding pharmacy located in Colorado Springs. [Read more…]
Nov
22
Creatine and Protein Powder Demonized in New Steroid Survey
Dietary supplements and bodybuilding have been demonized by researchers at the University of Minnesota. Marla Eisenberg, an assistant professor in pediatrics at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, and her colleagues surveyed 2,793 adolescents at local middle and high schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The students were asked about certain “muscle-building” behaviors including anabolic steroids and dietary supplements. [Read more…]
