Would you trust anything written by a “journalist” who incorrectly spells the the trade name of one of the most popular anabolic steroids ever made? A simple misspelling is one thing, but when the subject of your article is anabolic steroids, it is expected that the writer would perform some basic research on the subject matter.
Matthew Kelly of the Newcastle Herald newspaper in Australia refers to the trade name of nandrolone decanoate as “Decca Duarbulon”. In fact, the commonly used trade name for this anabolic steroid is Deca Durabolin and has been for almost 50 years. Bodybuilders still refer to this drug by its trade name and/or “Deca” for short.
The lack of basic research into steroid stories seems to be the norm in the Newcastle Herald. In a story about the “huge build-up in steroid use“, Kelly cites “health authorities” to support his proposition that there is a “booming black market of anabolic steroids fuelled by young men seeking to build perfect bodies.”
While this may be true, the actual authority that he cites is a local personal trainer. The trainer doesn’t even have any direct insight into the problem, he reports nothing more than hearsay and tells Kelly what he has “been told”.
Howzat Cooks Hill trainer Marc Hingston said he had been told the market for steroids ‘‘had become bigger than ecstasy’’ in the past 18 months.
The same expert provides guidelines to help readers detect steroid users as well.
‘‘You can spot [the users] easily because they suddenly have massive arms but no chest or a massive chest and not arms,’’ he said.
This is the type of in-depth research that the Newcastle Herald provides its readers on the topic of steroids. Is there any wonder why there is so much ignorance about steroid use?
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