The existence of the so-called phenomena of “roid rage” has taken on a life of its own in popular culture. Most people seem to think that uncontrolled and irrational aggression is a common, if not unavoidable, side effect of anabolic steroids. However,  the causal link between anabolic steroids and aggression in humans is tenuous. There is a notably lack of a scientific support for the existence of “roid rage”;  if roid rage exists at all, it occurs in a small minority of steroid users.

This hysteria over roid rage has been responsible for several ill-informed legislative proposals. [Read more…]

An off-duty Jersey City police officer was involved in fatal traffic accident that resulted in the death of an 82-year old woman. Rick Garrison received traffic summons for careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident and failure to observe a traffic signal after the car he was driving crashed into seven parked and moving vehicles at a high rate of speed. His car rear-ended an SUV that resulted in the fatality.

The New Jersey Star-Ledger suggests that anabolic steroids may have played a role in the fatal crash. [Read more…]

Commander Norman Wielsch (of the Central Contra Costa County Narcotics Enforcement Team) and Private Investigator Chris Butler (of Butler and Associates) were arrested for selling anabolic steroids and narcotics according to a 28-count criminal complaint. Wielsch and Butler allegedly stole anabolic steroids from the property room at the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office and sold them illegally. [Read more…]