On December 18, 2014, President Obama signed the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014 – “DASCA” for short. Several years in the making, DASCA cracked down on the over-the-counter “prohormone” segment of the sports nutrition supplement market and listed 25 steroidal compounds as newly criminalized anabolic steroids. But the lack of any delay in…
Q: I’m a college student thinking of going to law school. What’s it like to be America’s “Steroid Lawyer”? A: I don’t think of myself in those terms, really. The fact that lots of people know me by that label has been great for my practice, and has given me the opportunity to help people…
As the legal and medical hysteria mounts over testosterone (T) and testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), we continue our interview with Abraham Morgentaler, MD, the Director of Men’s Health Boston, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and a renowned T expert. Q: Plaintiff’s lawyers are trolling for “TRT victims” on TV. Your thoughts on the class…
Open any paper, browse the Internet or turn on the television and you’ll see the latest scary news on testosterone (T). A new rat study links T to prostate cancer. Several new studies purport to link testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) with a higher risk of having a heart attack or stroke. An advisory committee to…
Q: How much of America’s childhood obesity epidemic is the fault of the Government’s bad nutrition advice and policies? A: Governments are made up of individuals, doing their jobs, trying to do what they think is right. I don’t believe anybody in the FDA or Department of Agriculture (USDA) purposely wants to make people fat…
Fusion Article Addresses the Power of Testosterone, its Rise in Popularity … and Ethical/Legal Issues Surrounding Testosterone Use to Promote Well-Being The use of testosterone continues to be a topic of much discussion and debate in both the competitive sports and bodybuilding arenas. With non-medical testosterone “doping” in professional sports banned, and with any individual…
Q: Why have DNA home testing kits stopped showing you what diseases you might get? A: When the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, it opened up a brave new world of possibilities for consumers. Companies began marketing home kits to analyze the DNA in your saliva. At first, the results provided details about…
New Steroid Law Now Criminalizes List of 25 Steroids, Bringing More Severe Criminal and Civil Penalties Surrounding Possession and Distribution of Anabolic Steroids After being passed by Congress last week, the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA) was signed into law by President Obama on Thursday, December 18th – resulting in major legal changes surrounding…
Yesterday, the long-awaited Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA) of 2014 was passed by Congress. You can read the text of the bill here. The Senate unanimously adopted the House version of the bill, sending the legislation to the President’s desk for his signature. Once signed, the new law will change the federal steroid statute…
New Piece Addresses Rick’s Early Years as Criminal Defense Lawyer in New York and High Profile National Cases in Steroid Law, Dietary Supplement Defense The second part of Dave Palumbo’s interview with Rick Collins has aired on RxMuscle TV’s “Behind the Muscle” – providing a unique glimpse into Rick’s early career in criminal defense and…
