Reiner Ruska, a 36- year old Canadian amateur bodybuilder, pleaded guilty to three counts of trafficking anabolic steroids and cocaine and one count of possessing more than $70,000 in proceeds from drug trafficking. Ruska was sentenced to five years in prison after defense attorney David Rose and federal prosecutor Lisa Matthews submitted a joint recommendation on his behalf. [Read more…]
Jul
13
Sprinter Debbie Dunn Tests Positive for Steroids, Quits Olympic Team
American sprinter Debbie Dunn tested positive for anabolic steroids during an anti-doping test administered at the United States Olympic Trials in Eugene (Oregon) on June 24, 2012. Dunn recorded an elevated testosterone:epitestosterone ratio (T:E ratio) that exceeded the 4:1 ratio allowed under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code. An elevated T:E ratio is a putative indicator of exogenous testosterone use. [Read more…]
Jul
12
Sports Doctor Linked to Lance Armstrong Allegedly Created Secret Steroid-Olive Oil Mixture
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has accused an Italian sports doctor of formulating a secret anabolic steroid concoction for seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and several other professional cyclists. Dr. Michele Ferrari, along with two other doctors, allegedly conspired with Lance Armstrong to traffic and administer performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). The drugs included the anabolic steroid testosterone in various delivery methods including a testosterone-olive oil mixture. [Read more…]
Jul
11
Australian Teen Sells Steroids to Become More Popular
A 20-year old Australian man was an “unfashionable, nerdy” teenager when he began selling anabolic steroids. But Jory Humphreys only starting trafficking steroids to gain popularity according to his attorney. This was the defense presented to Justice Peter Applegarth during sentencing. And it worked. [Read more…]
Jul
10
British Boxer Thinks Steroids Are Only a Problem in America
British lightweight boxer Kevin Mitchell was recently asked about the use of anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in the sport of boxing. He dismissed allegations of rampant steroid use in boxing as a “myth” and pointed the finger across the pond to American boxers. [Read more…]
Jul
09
Olympic Sprinter & Next Protein Founder David Jenkins Mentioned in New Steroid Book
The collaboration between Olympic sprinter David Jenkins and the infamous steroid guru Dan Duchaine to create a multi-million underground steroid laboratory (UGL) in the 1980s was recently highlighted in a book excerpt published by the Scotsman.com. Richard Moore, the author of the “The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the Seoul Olympic 100m Final,” interviewed Jenkins and asked him about his steroid past. [Read more…]
Jul
08
Coroner Cites Steroids as Contributor to Death of British Bodybuilder David Kilroy
An inquest into the death of a 46-year old former competitive bodybuilder has been conducted to determine the cause of death. David Kilroy was found dead at his home by his daughter on May 15, 2012. The inquest involved an autopsy and examined the use of various drugs by the deceased, including anabolic steroids, cocaine and alcohol. The coroner examined what role they may have played a role in his untimely death. [Read more…]
Jul
07
“No Needles Ban” to Prevent Steroid Use at 2012 London Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reminded athletes of its “no needles policy” that bans the possession of needles, syringes and any other steroid paraphernalia during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Several popular performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are delivered by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection. These include anabolic steroids (such as Deca Durabolin, Equipoise and Trenbolone), human growth hormone (hGH) and blood boosting drugs (such as erythropoietin [EPO] and PEGylated EPO [CERA]). [Read more…]
Jul
06
Charlie Sheen Discusses Steroid Use for Movie ‘Major League’
Charlie Sheen recently told writer Eric Spitznagel that he used anabolic steroids to prepare for the role of the fictional character of Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn in the movie “Major League”. The comments appearing in the July-August 2012 issue of Playboy Magazine were treated as breaking revelations of steroid use by several websites. However, first admitted to using steroids one year ago, and over two decades after “Major League” was released, in a confession to Sports Illustrated in the 2011 “Where Are They Now” issue. [Read more…]
Jul
05
Reggie Jackson Picks and Chooses Which Steroid Users Can Be in Hall of Fame
Reggie “Mr. October” Jackson recently told Sports Illustrated that he felt anabolic steroid use disqualified Major League Baseball players from consideration in the Hall of Fame. If a steroid user was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, Jackson predicted that their induction would be boycotted by current Hall of Famers. Jackson didn’t feel his friend Alex Rodriguez belonged in the Hall of Fame. Surprisingly, he could see athletes like Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte making the cut. [Read more…]
