An article in the November 2, 2005 edition of The New York Times points out the hypocrisy of Olympic and world anti-doping officials regarding the Italian anti-doping law. “Steroid Laws: Equal Justice And Punishment for All,” by Selena Roberts, offers much food for thought [abridged version]: Steroid Laws: Equal Justice and Punishment for All by…
On September 21, 2005, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the culmination of Operation CYBERx, a multi-agency investigation targeting U.S.-based online pharmacies allegedly selling precription drugs without valid prescriptions. Part of DEA’s new “Virtual Enforcement Initiative (VEI)”, the operation resulted in the arrests of 18 people and the seizure of cash and property. It…
HBO Real Sports aired a segment recently entitled “The Contrarian View” about anabolic steroids. Armen Keteyian, who has been reporting on illegal substances in sports for the past five years, investigates the belief held by some scientists that steroids, when properly administered, cause no harm in mature adult males (the segment emphasizes that the serious…
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Suicide: A Brief Review of the Evidence by Jack Darkes, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Director of Interventions, Alcohol and Substance Use Research Institute, University of South Florida [Reprinted with permission from http://www.mesomorphosis.com/] Discussions of the potential role of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) in suicide surfaced recently when AAS and their use…
This unique site contains extensive information about anabolic steroids with an emphasis on objectivity. Across the top of each page, you’ll see a navigation bar with “Introduction,” “Arrested?,” “Athletes,” and six other words each of which are links to specific topic pages. Above the navigation bar and to the right is a search function —…
A psych doctoral student recently contacted Rick Collins for assistance on a secure, confidential and anonymous Internet survey of anabolic steroid usage. The study will hopefully examine the data collected over the next few months and offer discussion and conclusions free of political correctness and bias. The results of the survey might help dispel some…
August 6: BP Radio talks about ‘the’ story in baseball[:] … steroids and Rafael Palmeiro. Will [Carroll] and Brad talk with Rick Collins, the leading mind in steroid law and Dr. John Crisler, a doctor specializing in steroid medicine. It’s BP Radio covering the biggest story as only they can. BP Radio – testing positive…
In an article entitled “Sympathy for the Devil: everything you thought you knew about steroids is wrong,” LA Weekly’s Steven Kotler separates fact from myth and fiction on the subject of anabolic steroids as used by mature adult males (not teens, or women). Following the research and perspective advanced in Legal Muscle, this article will…
Is there a burgeoning epidemic of little girls taking steroids to tone up? The Associated Press says there is, but the truth may surprise you. Read the papers and you’d think that there’s a massive army of juiced-up prepubescent girls terrorizing the playgrounds of America. We can credit Associated Press (AP) reporter Linda A. Johnson…
An Oregon bill which would have subjected school coaches to arrest and up to three months’ imprisonment for even suggesting the use of sports nutrition supplements was defeated by a narrow House vote of 30-27. Rep. Scott Bruun called the bill a “solution in search of a problem,” and said it unfairly lumps in illegal…
