Adderall, the popular amphetamine-based drug used to treat attention-deficit disorder (ADD), has become the “trendy” drug of choice among professional football players who have failed anti-doping tests. But since the National Football League (NFL) isn’t required to disclose the banned substance resulting in the adverse analytical positive, many people have speculated that these so-called Adderall cases are really anabolic steroid positives. [Read more…]
Nov
28
Boxing Trainer Says Eliminating Strength Coaches Would Solve the Steroid Problem
Freddie Roach, the trainer for Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, thinks he knows how to solve the problem of anabolic steroids in boxing. In a recent interview with Marcos Villegas of The Boxing Channel, Roach explained how strength and conditioning coaches were responsible for the scourge of steroids in boxing. [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
26
The ‘Egyptian Popeye’ Latest Synthol User Confused with Anabolic Steroid Side Effects
The Guinness World Records company recently recognized Massachusetts bodybuilder Moustafa Ismail as the holder of the world’s “Largest Arms” category in the 2013 edition of the popular Guinness Book of World Records. His arms were measured at 26-inches when the company first measured them in 2011. Within a year’s time, Ismail has increased his arm circumference to 31-inches. [Read more…]
Nov
25
Top Age-Group Triathlete Kevin Moats Suspended for Testosterone Replacement Therapy
The World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) has suspended 58-year old age-group triathlete Kevin Moats from WTC competition after he tested positive for the anabolic steroid testosterone. Moats appealed the results citing testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) as the reason for the steroid positive. His appeal was unsuccessful. [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
23
Boxer Andre Berto Returns to the Ring Under Steroid Cloud of Suspicion
Boxer Andre “The Beast” Berto is returning to the ring for the first time since he tested positive for urinary metabolites of a popular anabolic steroid earlier this year. Berto was not suspended after he was able to prove that the steroid positive was the result of a contaminated dietary supplement. [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…]
Nov
21
Soldier’s Steroid Charges Dismissed Due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A highly-decorated Australian soldier who was caught with a stash of anabolic steroids, ecstasy and amphetamines had his charges dismissed after blaming his use on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Gregory Robert Baker, a veteran of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SAS), pleaded guilty to nine charges of drug possession. But a judge found PTSD to be a mitigating factor in the offense. [Read more…]
Nov
20
Man Who Laundered Steroid Sales for StayMassive.com Stays Out of Jail
The man who laundered money for the steroid sources at StayMassive.com has avoided jail time. Gary Bracci pleaded guilty to laundering over $600,000 generated from the sale of anabolic steroids, human growth hormone and other prescription-only medications used by bodybuilders. [Read more…]
