Jane Fonda, the two-time Academy Award winning actress, admitted using the anabolic steroid testosterone in a recent interview with The Sunday Telegraph. The 73-year old actress started using testosterone to enhance her libido beginning at the age of 70. The 1960s sex symbol, who starred in Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy, raved about the benefits of testosterone for women seeking to improve their sex lives. [Read more…]
Aug
14
Zyzz Death Leads to Steroids Discussion by Australian Newspapers
The death of an online bodybuilding celebrity has led to the discussion of anabolic steroids by Australian newspapers even in the absence of a causal relationship between the two. Aziz “Zyzz” Shavershian recently died at the age of 22-years old. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade concluded that Zyzz died from cardiac arrest resulting from an undiagnosed congenital heart defect in Thailand. [Read more…]
Aug
13
Dick Butkus Promotes EAS as 100% Steroid-Free Supplement Line
Pro Football Hall of Famer Dick Butkus was seen promoting EAS Sports Nutrition as the first certified steroid-free supplement line during the IDEA World Fitness Convention in Los Angeles according to BigLeadSports. Butkus is also the founder of an “anti-steroid” education program called “I Play Clean” where he teaches young people about the dangers of steroids. [Read more…]
Aug
12
Steroids in ‘Captain America’, ‘Thor’ and ‘Conan the Barbarian’
Three summer movies with overly-muscled protagonists played by actors who gained enormous amounts of muscle in a relatively short period of time inevitably lead to questions about the use of anabolic steroids to achieve their muscular physiques. Jason Momoa in “Conan the Barbarian”, Chris Evans in “Captain America: The First Avenger” and Chris Hemsworth in “Thor” all made dramatic transformations in their physique and have been forced to deflect or deny the media questions regarding steroid use. [Read more…]
Aug
10
Alabama Doctor Indicted for Selling Anabolic Steroids from an Underground Lab
Alabama doctor Mark Peter Koch, D.O. pleaded not guilty to possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids and conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids. Koch was indicted on federal charges along with three other men. Koch appears to be the connection between the three men. He apparently bought the steroids from one co-defendant and shared them with the other two co-defendants. [Read more…]
Aug
08
Buffalo Prison Guard Pleads Guilty to Selling Steroids
A prison guard at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia pleaded guilty to one count of “distribution and possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids” on August 8, 2011. Richard Lazzaro was a federal contract employee working as a detention officer in the Buffalo prison when he was busted selling steroids.
Aug
03
Former NBA Basketball Player Busted with Eight Bottles of Steroids
Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Samaki Walker was found in possession of eight vials of injectable anabolic steroids when police officers pulled him over during a traffic stop in Kingman, Arizona. As Department of Public Safety officers approached his 2002 Mercedes-Benz, Walker was trying to eat marijuana in order to conceal it from authorities. [Read more…]
Aug
02
French Steroid Source Pleads Guilty to Selling Steroids in the United States
A French-Moroccan bodybuilder who operated an internet steroid distribution ring in the United States while living in France has pleaded guilty to illegally importing and distributing anabolic steroids. Karim Mourahib was responsible for soliciting orders over the internet from France and ordering bulk quantities of anabolic steroids from China. He directed his Chinese supplier to ship the steroids to his partner in Tennessee who handled product fulfillment. Mourahib’s role in the operation focused primarily on internet sales. [Read more…]
Aug
01
Australian Motorcycle Gangs Selling Steroids in Lucrative New Black Market Business
Outlaw motorcycle gangs have become increasingly involved in the illegal black market distribution of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs according to law enforcement officials in Australia. Detective Superintendent Arthur Katsogiannis, a gang squad commander, reports that career criminals involved in biker gangs are particularly drawn to the “high profit for low penalty-risk crime” involving the steroids in the most popular state in Australia. [Read more…]
Jul
29
Canadian Football Player Suggests Media Misrepresented Facts in Steroid Case
Jordan Matechuk publicly apologized to the Canadian Football League, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats franchise and his friends and family a few days after pleading guilty to the possession of anabolic steroids and marijuana. Matechuk was arrested after customs officials busted him in possession of 543 steroid tablets and 263 milliliters of injectable steroids. His attorney advised him to avoid answering questions while his legal case was still pending. Matechuk, hoping to rehabilitate his image, nonetheless decided to answer a few questions in an interview with the Associated Press. [Read more…]
