The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper accused traffickers of anabolic steroids of pumping up prostitutes in Bangladesh. Four men boarding a Singapore Airline flight to Bangladesh at the Sydney International Airport were in possession of a significant quantity of the anabolic steroids testosterone (Primoteston Depot) and oxandrolone (Anavar) and approximately one million dollars in cash. The newspaper shockingly suggested that they were part of an international conspiracy to inject prostitutes with the muscle-building drugs.
Andrew Almada, Cheuk Fai Chan, Mohammed Islam and Prabal Islam were reportedly travelling to Bangledesh together on the same Singapore Airlines flight. The New South Wales Police Force Drug Squad had information that the foursome were smuggling drugs out of the country. The Australian Customs and Border Protection arrested the men prior to their departure.
You may be surprised to hear that prostitutes are abusing the same anabolic drugs used by competitive athletes and bodybuilders. And with good reason. They are not.
The Herald and the international humanitarian group ActionAid made the mistake of confusing anabolic steroids with corticosteroids. The two categories of steroids are dramatically different in their effects. While anabolic steroids are “anabolic” or tissue-building drugs, corticosteroids are catabolic. Corticosteroids tends to break down muscle tissue and promote increases in bodyfat. They are not generally considered performance-enhancing for most physical activities.
A recent expose suggested that prostitutes in Bangladesh are abusing corticosteroids (but not anabolic steroids). In a sense, the corticosteroids could be considered performance-enhancing for prostitution. One prostitute told the Reuters news service exactly how Orexadon, a catabolic steroid, could be performance-enhancing. By enhancing fat accumulation, it makes them appear “healthier” and more attractive to potential customers. Furthermore, the anti-inflammatory effects allow them to service more customers.
“I am healthier than before and fit to serve a lot of customers in a day,” said one prostitute anonymously. “Sometimes up to 15.”
Clearly, prostitutes in Southeast Asia are not pumped up with testosterone and Anavar. The Herald and other news services simply made wild and speculative links between two entirely unrelated events. However, no correction or retraction has been made.
Source:
Olding, R. (August 9, 2012). Lawyers cannot solve mystery of drugs find. Retrieved from http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/lawyers-cannot-solve-mystery-of-drugs-find-20120808-23umn.html
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