Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) joined Reps. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, and the ranking Democrat, Henry Waxman (Calif.), yesterday afternoon to introduce legislation to establish uniform steroid policies for professional sports. The legislation, called the “Clean Sports Act of 2005” (S. 1114), sets minimum penalties of a two-year ban for…
A new bill, S. 1137, introduced May 26, 2005 by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) would add DHEA to the list of federally controlled anabolic steroids. Introducing the bill, he said: “Yet as I speak, on the shelves of health stores across the country, sits one anabolic steroid that can be bought by anyone, at any…
Minnesota airport security caught Viking running back Onterrio Smith with a device called the Whizzinator, along with white powder reported to be dehydrated urine. The device, which comes in five skin tones, is marketed as “an easy to conceal, easy to use urinating device with a very realistic prosthetic penis. The ready availability of the…
James Toney was stripped of the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title for a positive steroid test following his victory over John Ruiz on April 30, 2005. Ruiz was reinstated as the champion. Toney maintained his innocence but declined to challenge the test result. His promoter blamed a legal cortisone-based product which Toney took to…
Editor in Chief Jim Schmaltz of Physical Magazine offers his take on the efforts of California state senator Jakie Speier to curb teen steroid abuse without properly differentiating steroids from dietary supplements: Miss Informed BY Jim Schmaltz, Editor in Chief, Physical Magazine Meet Jackie Speier. Smart woman. Courageous, too. She survived multiple gun-shot wounds as…
Freelance sportswriter Dayn Perry tries to separate steroid fact from fiction in this 2003 article in Reason magazine. Similarly, Joan Ryan of the San Francisco Chronicle asks, “Why is there such reefer-madness hysteria about steroids?” in a piece entitled, “Let’s Get Real about Sports and Steroids.”
On April 12, 2005, testimony was taken before the United States Sentencing Commission as to whether federal anabolic steroid offenses should be treated with stiffer punishments, such as by changing the way steroid quantities are calculated. Rick Collins submitted written testimony, as well as more extensive oral testimony on a variety of additional points. The…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 26, 2005 – Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the Commerce, Trade & Consumer Protection Subcommittee, today outlined his new bill entitled the Drug Free Sports Act. In a press release yesterday, he stated that young athletes emulate their role models in professional sports, including steroid usage, and called for stronger anti-doping standards…
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen P. Tandy today announced the results of Operation “Cyber Chase”, a year-long Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation that targeted international Internet pharmaceutical traffickers operating in the United States, India, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. These e-traffickers distributed drugs world-wide using “rogue” Internet pharmacies. Over the past…
A provocative essay by William Saletan appears at Slate.com, raising the question of why improved performance through hormones is considered cheating while improved performance through ocular surgery is not. The author suggests that LASIK surgery may be enhancing, rather than merely corrective, in athletes. He further suugests an irony in the fact that Rep. Tom…
