When a high-profile athlete commits an act of tragic violence, thoughts quickly turn to the possibility that steroid-induced rage was the cause. Such was the kneejerk assumption of media pundits regarding the double murder and suicide of former WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, and many still believe it, notwithstanding evidence of massive alcohol consumption and the…
“Muscle profiling” is the practice of identifying suspected anabolic steroid users based simply on their appearance, then arresting them on that basis and forcing them to submit to urine tests. If they test positive for banned performance enhancing drugs, they’re charged with doping as a crime. It seems quite subjective and non-scientific, and to American…
We’ve all seen movies and television programs in which a totally innocent person is “set up” by the police or their agents and accused of a crime. Drama ensues as the unjustly accused protagonist struggles to prove his or her innocence. Often, the narrative takes liberties with legal principles and practices, and the story can…
By Jack Darkes, PhD, Rick Collins, JD, Dan Gwartney, MD, and Jason Cohen, PsyD Those of us who have spent our careers studying substance use (note we do not assume that all use is disordered) and/or working with, in various capacities, those who engage in non-medical use of androgenic/anabolic steroids (AAS) have long ceased being…
as seen on healthlevelup.com Interview with Rick Collins Esq, Lawyer, Bodybuilder, Alpha-male Rick Collins Esq is the link between law and bodybuilding. When I was first discovering body building, Rick Collins’s excellent book Legal Muscleintroduced me to the Good, the Band and the Ugly Truth about Steroids. The negative mystique about steroids was dispelled and replaced with a real…
Q: Is testosterone replacement therapy replacing Viagra as the next big lifestyle drug? A: You must have seen the Bloomberg report in early May exclaiming that testosterone “may become one of the most sought-after sex enhancement treatments since the introduction of Viagra 14 years ago” (bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-02/testosterone-chases-viagra-in-libido-race-as-doctors-fret.html). It’s hard to miss the advertising campaigns for AndroGel®…
Q: Do the lawsuits over brain injuries by NFL ex-players show football is more dangerous than we thought? A: Hundreds of former players nationwide have sued the National Football League (NFL), alleging it ignored the consequences of repeated traumatic head injuries in order to promote the sport. They claim the league knew as early as…
Q: I just saw the news about an Illinois case where several men spent nearly 20 years in prison for crimes they confessed to, but didn’t do. What makes innocent people confess? A: The story got national play this past November when three men, imprisoned since they were 14 to 16 years old for the…
Q: In the recent “Captain America” movie, a puny kid becomes a muscled-up superhero through injections of a special “serum.” Doesn’t that sound like a two-hour commercial for gear? A: The film was based on the Marvel Comics character, who was conceived by writer Joe Simon in 1940 as a consciously political creation. World War…
Q: I heard that Toney Freeman was taken into custody by Swedish police and forced to submit to steroid testing for being “too” muscular! Do the Swedes really hate muscle that much? A: The facts: Toney Freeman was touring Sweden to make public appearances. While signing autographs for fans in a shop in the small…
