Are steroid users allowed to be in the Hall of Fame?

Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated says about debates linked with rughts of steroid users to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But as it commonly happens, this explanation manifests just confusion of reporters about steroids.
The Baseball Writers Association of America (BWAA) is a professional association of baseball journalists that chose players for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. All journalists that are members of the BWAA already not less than 10 years have opportunity to vote for up to 10 players for the Hall of Fame.
Recently a debate took place between members of the BWAA. They discussed whether admitted or just suspected consumers of steroids and other forbidden medicines might entry into Cooperstown.
Members of the BWAA usually have to comment their votes: they should explain why they have voted pro or contra certain issues. Some of them confirm that doping destroys the integrity of sports and usage of banned products is frequently considered by them to be immoral.
As for Tom Verducci, he doesn’t think that intake of steroids is necessarily a moral question. This writer says that steroids help users to take unfair advantage over those who don’t dope. According to this writer, performance-enhancing drugs make competitions unfair. Thus, usage of banned medicines induces unfairness in sports. That’s why Verducci denies any connection between doping and morality. This sportswriter claims that it is a question that is connected with performance but not to morality. So, this writer suggests that consumers of steroids should not be allowed to be in the Hall of Fame. But he has voted for Jeff Bagwell, an admitted steroid user. This sportsperson has admitted that he had taken androstenedione. It is necessary to mention that this medication was not classified as an anabolic steroid, when Bagwell administrated it. According to the Control Act 2004, it is listed among forbidden products. Since it wasn’t legally considered to be a steroid, Tom Verducci decided to vote for the consumer of this medication; however, it was always claimed to be an anabolic-androgenic steroid by specialists. Furthermore, it was said that Bagwell just became bigger but didn’t induce his performance due to usage of androstenedione.
Nevertheless, the decision of Verducci to vote for the admitted user of the steroid is quite controversial. The following question appears: “Maybe Verducci is not against usage of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by sportspeople?” Since this sportswriter doesn’t believe that doping is a moral question, he may suppose that increase of performance is not a real problem.
A lot of persons suggest that intake of steroids represents evil because they are illegal.

A jealous steroid user killed her girlfriend

Johnnie Lee Wiggins is a NPC heavyweight bodybuilder. This bodybuilder was very successful. Johnnie Lee Wiggins took the third place at the 2011 NPC Emerald Cup and won the 2011 NPC Empire Classic.
Johnnie Lee Wiggins was a boyfriend of Prudence Hockley. This lady taught English at Woodinville High School in Washington. This lady met the bodybuilder in a gym. He was a personal trainer at that moment.
Once the bodybuilder saw another man’s vehicle in the yard of her home. It was on Christmas day. This bodybuilder was a jealous individual. Johnnie Lee Wiggins beat the teacher very brutally. Then he left Prudence Hockley unconscious and bleeding on the ground in the yard. The woman was taken in a medical centre where she died that day. The child of Prudence Hockley was at home and called police and hospital.
It was not the first time, when Johnnie Lee Wiggins was aggressive towards a woman. Some women noticed that he was very jealous man. They also confirmed that he became aggressive many times.
Earlier this bodybuilder served over 5 years in prison for assault, robbery and theft. It was in Georgia. Johnnie Lee Wiggins was released in 2008. During May 2011 Johnnie Lee Wiggins was under supervision of the Washington Department of Corrections.
It is important to note that he was released on probation. During this time a police officer caught him possessing anabolic steroids; he attacked the officer. The Washington Department of Corrections sent him to Georgia but he didn’t inform the Georgia Department of corrections that he had come back.
It was said that Lee Wiggins had had “roid rage”. In fact, this term is widely applied by media that confirms that it is an undesirable result of anabolic steroids. But it is necessary to mention that the affirmation about uncontrolled manner which is believed to be caused by intake of anabolic steroids doesn’t have any scientific basis. Only an essentially small number of steroid users suffer from this reaction. Administration of steroids doesn’t lead to violence against women. Millions cases of domestic violence take place every year but they have no connections with anabolic steroids.
There are other factors that lead to domestic violence. Anabolic steroids should not be blamed for aggressiveness and violence. Media must determine other conditions to demonize for tragedies.

The UFC doesn’t want to have the same steroid protocol as the WADA

Dana White, the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) put efforts to defend the drug-testing program of this organization. According to the UFC, their strictest testing program for steroids is in North America. Is it really true? Sometimes it seems that only foolish sportspersons are caught administrating forbidden medicines by the UFC.
There are several agencies that criticize the anti-doping program of the UFC harshly. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) are main organizations that criticize anti-doping program of the UFC. But which is the reason? Undoubtedly, they struggle for own interests. They put efforts to control testing for prohibited medicines in all professional as well as amateur sport leagues in the whole world. It isn’t a secret that steroid testing is a business that is profitable. Since they haven’t tested fighters for prohibited drugs, they have lost a lot of money.
But there are also some real problems connected with the UFC steroid program that should be taken in consideration. The CEO of the WADA Travis Tygart points out that steroid testing of the UFC is not proper. It goes without saying that the WADA has the best anti-doping protocol. The UFC drug-testing policy can’t be even compared with that of the UFC. The CEO of the WADA confirms that the UFC tries to look better than they are actually. The CEO of the WADA announces that it is quite ironically that the UFC defends own steroid testing program and doesn’t agree to have the same or just similar principles as the WADA has.
Major League Baseball did a great mistake, announcing that steroids represent a huge problem in this sport. Thus, it was hurt good public impression about baseball. As for the National Football League, it was created impression that their anti-doping program has been very effective.
A question appears: Does Dana White have capacity to show that there is no steroid problem in the UFC?

However it is unlikely that intake of steroids is widespread in surfing, a new anti-doping program is introduced

Anabolic steroids are used by surfers too. Sport governing body proclaims that banned drugs are a significant problem in this sport. That’s why the Association of Surfing Professionals decided to introduce testing for anabolic steroids and other banned products that are applied for performance-enhancing effects.
The Association of Surfing Professionals had some discussions with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). They asked how they could introduce testing for forbidden medications into surfing. Since anti-doping program of the WADA is considered to be the best policy, the surfing organization desires to introduce this protocol. Of course, this is the next victory of the WADA that promotes the possibility to manage drug-testing programs in sports.
It is known that surfing is a competitive sport. So, strength, speed and endurance are chief skills that induce winning. Thus, surfers could decide that intake of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs induces success greatly. It is also important to take in consideration that amount of money which is obtained by winners is large. Winners receive no less than 100, 000 dollars. Desire to get money could lead surfers to decision to use anabolic steroids.
Nevertheless, it is said that usage of anabolic steroids and other drugs that increase performance is not widespread in surfing. A lot of persons think that application of recreational drugs is more widespread among surfers than intake of steroids. Sport of 1970s and 1980s was oftan associated with marijuana and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Current facts justify this impression. The number of surfers who are caught administrating marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine is quite high.
The professional surfer Andi Irons died in November 2010. A heart attack that he had was caused by drug abuse. It was determined that steroids hadn’t been involved in this case. Traces of methamphetamine, cocaine and methadone metabolites were found in his body.
Another surfer, Peter Davi, died in December 2007. Increased levels of meth were also found in his system.
As for the professional surfer Anthony Ruffo, he was caught distributing meth.
Only Neco Padaratz, a professional surfer from Brazil, was caught administrating steroids. He received a one-year ban. This person tested positive for banned drugs in 2004. This surfer confirmed that he had taken these medicines to get a full recovery from back injuries. In spite of his defense, he was sentenced to a ban. He was the first individual that was caught administrating steroids by the Association of Surfing Professionals. According to certain sources, he remains to be the only surfer that has ever been caught by the ASP.
The ASP has already the primary budget for introduction of the WADA steroid program into surfing.
While it is unlikely that steroids represent a problem in surfing, the new anti-doping program may create a wrong public impression.

A steroid dealer helped to catch police officers that take steroids

The former officer of Paw Paw Department Robert Kusmack was caught possessing Fluoxymesterone (Halotestin) due to a Michigan steroid investigation. The targets of the investigation were officials of law enforcement and an owner of a gym. As a result, police official received probation of one year and was enforced to pay certain fine. So, this police official was fired in 2010.
Investigations related to steroids are led usually in the following way: users of steroids are used to steroid dealers. But sometimes authorities choose another method to conduct investigations.
United States Mail Inspection Service had found a package which contained 50 vials of HGH and was addressed to Tom Radke, a distributor of steroids. The West Michigan Enforcement Team (WMET) and the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) began to lead the investigation that resulted in detection of the steroid dealer.
But the authorities made a decision not to prosecute the dealer but to use him as an informant. It was made a decision to catch police officials who administrate steroids due to the distributor of steroids. An owner of a local gym was involved in this process as well.
Radke acted as an undercover informant in this case. He sold Fluoxymesterone to Aaron DiPrima that was the owner of a local gym. The gym owner supplied the police officer Robert Kusmack with this product. Both the gym owner Aaron DiPrima and the police official were arrested.
the gym owner pleaded guilty in possession of an analogue. He was sentenced to one-year probation. He was also sentenced to 60 hours of community service. Thus, the distributor of steroids was not sentenced to prison. Three consumers of steroids lost their jobs.

Hegstrand’s death and drugs

The professional wrestling tag team the Road Warriors were first who introduced bodybuilding-type muscularity in this sport. This tag team was composed of Hawk (Mike Hegstrand) and Animal (Joe Laurinaitis). Hegstrand died in 2003. The death of this wrestler came suddenly because of a heart attack. This person died when he was just 46. It is known that popular media usually writes about deaths of professional wrestlers, linking the cases with use of anabolic steroids. The death of Hegstrand was not an exception. After the death of this wrestler many articles appeared in newspapers that blamed anabolic steroids for this case.
Joe “Animal” Laurinaitis admitted to administration of steroids by this wrestling team. But he confirmed that these medications hadn’t caused Hegstrand’s death. He added that other aspects were responsible for Hegstrand’s death as well as deaths of other wrestlers. Joe Laurinaitis noted that such drugs, as cocaine and Xanax had to be blamed for such cases. Joe Laurinaitis said that he desired to explain that steroids had not been linked with death of Hegstrand.
Joe Laurinaitis noted that cocaine and Xanax had led to Hegstrand’s death. He also noticed that these drugs caused deaths of such persons, as Henning, Rick Rude and Davey Boy Smith. According to Laurinaitis, administration of cocaine frequently leads to usage of morphine. These drugs destroy health completely and lead to heart attacks.
Why must affirmation of Laurinaitis be true? He was in Australia with Hegstrand. He knows about what he tells. Lately Laurinaitis collaborated with Andrew William Wright to say about his experiences with “Hawk”.

The amateur rider Andrew Tilin received a 2-year ban

The amateur rider and journalist Andrew Tilin received a 2-year ban. United States Anti-Doping Agency banned this individual after he had admitted taking steroids for legal hormone replacement therapy. The admitting was made by the Andrew Tilin in own book that will be soon probably released. The title is following: “The Doper Next Door: My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs” .
The book presents personal experiences of certain people that used medicines that have performance-enhancing effects.
So, Andrew Tilin took the steroid testosterone for hormone replacement therapy. It is quite clear. Actually, it is not yet clear whether this cyclist has noted about individual experience related also to other medicines that increase performance.
Andrew Tilin tries to understand and describe in his book why individuals dope. He notes the motivations of different individuals. Do these medicines help actually? These medicines are quite controversial; the explanations connected with these products are also controversial. Since many consumers don’t like talking about their usage, numerous answers on questions about doping remain unopened.
Andrew Tilin has been obviously changed due to intake of the steroid testosterone. He has become much stronger but more aggressive. This person had to worry about his health and about the methods to lie, being an amateur rider. So, Andrew Tilin became to be implicated in the doping subculture.
Writing his book, this amateur rider wanted to explain that steroids are dangerous and lead to numerous side symptoms. Many sportspersons that have taken controlled substances criticize Tilin. One of critics is Joe Papp, a former American cyclist. This person was caught selling and taking some performance-enhancing drugs. He didn’t admit taking forbidden medications willingly; he was caught due to an investigation. His professional and personal life was destroyed because of these banned medications. Joe Papp wrote about Tilin that he had been doped for a year intentionally. Papp noticed that Tilin had known that the steroid testosterone was forbidden but he had administrated it. Then he wrote that these drugs caused undesirable reactions in users. According to Joe Papp, Andrew Tilin had to receive a ban for 4 years.
The ban of Andrew Tilin started in March 2011.

Why are distributors of steroids caught by police officials?

Selling anabolic steroids without physicians’ prescription to increase performance is not legal in United States. If anyone intends to distribute these medications and is implicated in operations linked with the steroid black market, this individual takes risks having serious troubles. But there are also ways to avoid or lower risks being caught by law enforcements.
Distributors of steroids must follow all traffic rules. This condition is very important. If a person violates any traffic rule, driving his vehicle, police officers’ attention will be attracted upon this action. Imagine what happens: when anyone violates speed limit rules, he/she will be stopped by police officials. Furthermore, if this individual also smokes pot with his friend, driving the vehicle and violating traffic rules, drug-sniffing dogs will be probably brought to define whether there are any drugs in the vehicle.
Furthermore, clever steroid dealers store the all drugs, the price list and the customer list in a secure place. But if several distributors of steroids store all these things in the car in that they were smoking pot, violating speed limit rules, they will be caught possessing steroids illegally with intentions to sell them. Then the troubles start.
Distributors of steroids can think that it isn’t required to write such warnings because it goes without any saying that all distributors of illegal products understand these cautions. But real facts display that several steroid dealers make such mistakes and that’s why they are caught.
A case will be presented further. Deputies of Yavapai County Sheriff Office stopped a vehicle driven by Johnson because this guy violated certain traffic rules. The deputies supposed that there might be contraband in this vehicle. The suggestions were justified. Marijuana, certain 10-ml vials of the steroid testosterone and syringes were found in this cat. Some documents founded in the vehicle displayed that the quantities of steroids were at the price of over 3,000 dollars.

Many experts claim that it is impossible to stop corruption of sports

Athletes are always looking for any ways to increase their performance. Nobody may doubt about it. That’s why many sportspeople administrate anabolic steroids or/and other medications that possess performance-enhancing effects. But there is also another method. Mixed martial artists use even plastic surgery for this goal.
It is known that fighters experience facial lacerations. This is the nature of this sport. After fighter have experienced a cut, they become more vulnerable to following cuts. The scar tissue may develop; wounds are sutured in certain situations improperly. It happens that physicians suture only the superficial layer of the skin. It is not well because it results in improper healing of underlying tissue.
An interesting article about the plastic surgeon Frank Stile was published by the writer Jake Rossen. This specialist performs operations for mix martial artists. Frank Stile removes the scar tissue and replaces it with tissue from donated dead human bodies. Such procedures are often applied for cosmetic purposes. Frank Stile is the first surgeon that has applied this procedure for for enhancement of performance in fighters.
It is also necessary to note that prominent facial bones in the nose, brow and cheek can make the fighters predisposed to cuts. But it may be avoided as well. Surgeons can remove the sharp edges. It may help to avoid potential lacerations.
Since predispositions to lacerations disturb fighters to reach better results, some specialists claim that it is possible to create a super-fighter with the help of plastic surgery. So, these fighters will possess significant competitive advantages.
Earlier experts thought about this aspect as well. It may show the short story written by the science fiction author Richard Matheson. The work was created in 1956. The author described a future. It was written that persons watched how large robot athletes fought, trying to destroy one another’s central processing units.
When Richard Matheson was writing the story, he didn’t suppose that it would be provocative. Numerous persons desired to see other fighters in reality. They wanted the fighter to be other than human. That’s why a lot of persons invested large sums of money, hoping to achieve the goal.
It is possible to suggest that cosmetic operation will soon reach the level of the method of steroid use and application of other performance-enhancing products.
Undoubtedly, numerous ethical questions appear under this circumstance. But some experts claim that it is too late to discuss these questions. Human performance is already tightly connected with technological progress. The corruption of sports has started long ago and it can’t be stopped, according to opinions of numerous experts.
Anti-doping agencies have displayed that they can’t fight against steroids and other prohibited preparations successfully. Will anybody have ability to keep fighters from surgeries?

It is not scientifically proven that “roid rage” is an adverse reaction of steroids

A lot of people think that “roid rage” or uncontrolled aggressive behavior is a usual adverse symptom which appears in steroid users. Furthermore, certain people consider that it is even impossible to avoid this adverse reaction, if you administrate steroids. Nevertheless, it is not proven scientifically that it is a real unwanted symptom of anabolic steroids. But even if we suggest that it exists, it may occur only in small number of steroid users.
Since a lot of persons consider that “roid rage” is an adverse symptom of anabolic steroids, many ill-informed legislative suggestions were made. Certain such proposals have been made in Oregon. It has been proposed to introduce some new laws. According to these new laws, if any police officials have used deadly force, or if police force resulted in certain injuries, they should be tested for steroids.
The politician Lew Frederick has made the same proposal in Oregon House of Representatives. Those police officers that have been involved in deadly force will be investigated, tested for some drugs and their mental health will be also evaluated.
In fact, it is unclear why police officials that use deadly force will be tested for steroids. Can usage of steroids prove that use of deadly force was unjustified? Is it confirmed that steroids because of aggressiveness can make police officers unable to make right decisions?
Investigation team is a reasonable idea for police officers that use deadly force. But steroid use is not to be taken in consideration here. Positives or negatives for steroids can’t determine whether deadly force has been used properly or not. It doesn’t matter a police officer has applied steroids, aspirin or just consumed juice.
So, it is possible to make a conclusion that legislators turn to be captivated by hysteria connected with “roid rage” of anabolic steroids. It goes without saying that illegal usage of steroids by police officials should be a legitimate concern. But it is not spoken about uncontrolled aggressive manner as a main reason in this situation. The problem is that illegal administration of controlled substances by police officers makes them vulnerable to corruption and the steroid black market. They may compromise.

Jeremy Jackson, an actor that played in Baywatch, intends to be treated from steroid addiction

Jeremy Jackson played Hobie Buchanon, the son of David Hasselhof, in the television series Baywatch. This person switched to anabolic steroids and HGH in order to overcome addiction to methamphetamine.
Jeremy Jackson did it because he was told to go info sports to escape from meth addiction but now he fears for his life. Jeremy Jackson became addicted to the gym and HGH and the steroid testosterone. He can’t discontinue taking these medications.
This actor decided to join the cast of Celebrity Rehab with the physician Drew Pinsky for Season 5. But unemployed actors should have drug addiction to join Celebrity Rehab. What does Celebrity Rehab represent really? It is the first TV series about real experiences of celebrities that want to change their lives, to escape from addiction to alcohol and drugs. Thus, they join Celebrity Rehab to receive treatment. All these persons have a real desire to reach the recovery.
The chief specialist is Drew Pinsky there. He is known better as Dr. Drew. He is a radio and television personality. This physician hosted the talk show LOVELINE.
It is known that Jeremy Jackson doesn’t use methamphetamine since 2000. He is clean from this addiction. Then, he has joined Celebrity Rehab to escape from his steroid addiction.
Earlier Dr. Drew claimed in an interview that he knew a lot about steroids. This person said that when he was 20 years old, he was in the world of bodybuilders. Those who applied steroids told him about many conditions because he was involved in medicine. They told him such aspects which were not spoken to others. Dr. Drew noted that some sportspersons began to administrate steroids just because anybody gave them a tablet. They attempted to administrate it and became addicted to steroids step by step. Now they are dying from the addiction. They have depression, aggressive manner, mania and physical dysfunctions. They have cut length of their lives by 10-20 years. They have chosen it themselves.
Nonetheless, it is important to note that however it is widely discussed about steroid addiction and dependency, this aspect doesn’t have any scientific basis. The American Psychological Association has not yet proved it. One offers to change the methods. Thus, further studies are required in this field.

The professional golfer Dough Baron filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour

The company State Pharmaceuticals manufactures subcutaneous pellet delivery system for the anabolic steroid testosterone. This company said that it was a sponsor of Dough Baron, a professional golfer. It turns out to be that this sportsman is the only professional golfer that has been banned by the PGA Tour because he has violated anti-doping laws. Robert Whitehead, the chief executive of State Pharmaceuticals announced that it was not fairly to ban Dough Baron. He defended this as well as other professional sportspersons who take the steroid testosterone, when it is prescribed by health care providers in order to increase decreased levels of this hormone in them.
While the professional golfer filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour, the CEO of State Pharmaceuticals supported him in this lawsuit. The CEO of State Pharmaceuticals noticed that the PGA Tour didn’t have any justice to name this professional golfer a “cheater”. Although the status of the lawsuit hadn’t been made public, the PGA Tour decided to approve the medical administration of the anabolic steroid testosterone by Dough Baron. Thus, Dough Baron received a TUE for administration of the anabolic steroid testosterone for medical purposes.
Robert Whitehead explained why State Pharmaceuticals sponsored this professional golfer. He stated that the PGA Tour acted improperly in many cases. The athlete that needed medical intake of the anabolic steroid testosterone was called a liar. So, the PGA Tour contributed in medical ignorance and kept men from improving their health. Robert Whitehead added that many opinions related to testosterone replacement therapy didn’t have any scientific basis. These misconceptions have kept numerous people from the medical care.
The CEO of State Pharmaceuticals noted that Dough Barron made the only mistake that he had become the innocent victim of other persons’ ignorance.
The terms of the agreement between State Pharmaceuticals and Dough Baron were not made public. It was only noted that the golfer Dough Baron would educate public about hypogonadism and testosterone replacement therapy.

Even the WADA displays a real ignorance connected with banned medicines

The director general of the WADA David Howman believes that Clenbuterol is an anabolic steroid. He thinks that illegal heroin is not as profitable as anabolic steroids which are legal, if they are purchased and applied according to health care providers’ prescriptions. He is also surprised by the statement that steroids are used in order to increase growth of livestock.
Howman says that application of steroids for growth of livestock is quite obvious due to contaminated beef in China. This person notices that the WADA has written to the Chinese minister that has to answer what actually happens in the food industry of this country.
The director general of the WADA says about Clenbuterol as about an anabolic steroid. Howman says that Chinese beef contains steroids. This man believes mistakenly like a lot of other persons think that all preparations that have performance-enhancing effects are anabolic steroids. It displays ignorance of these persons. They have to understand that not only anabolic steroids belong to the list of prohibited preparations. There are preparations which cause performance-enhancing effects but they are not steroids.
Since David Howman is the director general of the World ADA, he must possess essentially better knowledge connected with prohibited preparations. This person has to comprehend the difference between such medications as Clenbuterol and anabolic steroids.
David Howman confirms that steroid smuggling is much more profitable than heroin smuggling because steroids are legal in several cases but heroin is illegal under any circumstances. Moreover, anabolic steroids are legal in many countries.
David Howman notices that prohibited substances are dangerous for youth, elite sportspersons and any person that purchases and uses them not for legal purposes.

The drug tax in Louisiana goes to state agencies

A special drug tax has to be paid in Louisiana for distribution of steroids. This tax exists in this state for the past 20 years. So, Todd Matherne, a distributor of steroids had to pay 52 million dollars because he sold a lot of steroids with the labels of the “Zencall Labs”. This individual was sentenced to 7 years in prison but he served 3 years of them.
In fact, Todd Matherne didn’t know the Louisiana’s drug stamp law. But when he was released from the jail, he studied this law. As a result, this person filed a lawsuit against the State of Louisiana, noticing that it was incorrect to enforce him to pay 52 million of dollars. Todd Matherne claimed that it had been an unusual and even too cruel punishment. Todd Matherne noted that his rights were violated.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue didn’t fight against this steroid dealer in the court. It was decided to reach agreement in this case. So, the tax was reduced significantly. According to the new settlement, this steroid dealer had to pay just 2, 000 dollars instead of 52 million dollars. Nevertheless, this drug tax law has remained in Louisiana but its constitutionality is still discussed.
John Williams, a specialist in drug prosecution for the Louisiana District Attorney Association, mentioned that certain laws in different other states were ruled unconstitutionally. He claimed that it was the same with the drug tax law in Louisiana. But since certain laws try to criminal twice the same crime, they may be lifted.
John Williams said that this law couldn’t work well because it might exclude criminal prosecution. This specialist in drug prosecution from Louisiana pointed out that the drug tax law was not being used because a criminal case could be lost in exchange just for taxes.
There is also another reason which may explain why law enforcements don’t want to impose the drug tax law in Louisiana. Law enforcements don’t support this law because the taxes go not to law enforcement; they go to state agencies.
According to drug tax law in Louisiana, the tax of 200 dollars is indicated per 1 g of anabolic steroids, if they are distributed by weight. If these preparations are distributed by dosage units, it is indicated to pay 400 dollars for 10 dosage units.
As for Todd Matherne, he was a steroid dealer of the large underground lab called “Zencall Labs”. The Louisiana State Police busted “Zencall labs” in 2005. More than 10, 000 tablets and 300 capsules of Stanozolol, more than 6, 000 tablets of Anadrol, 3,500 tablets and 1, 900 capsules of Cialis, 1, 5000 capsules of Tamoxifen, 2, 400 capsules of Clomid, 800 capsules of Anabol and 600 capsules of Dianabol were seized by the officers. Moreover, over 700 vials of injectable anabolic steroids and certain pounds of raw steroid powder were also seized.

The anti-steroid campaign “Don’t Be An Asterisk” reinvigorates its activity

“Don’t Be An Asterisk” anti-steroid campaign was organized to supply people with knowledge about intake of steroids, about risks connected with performance-enhancing drugs within and outsides sports in order to promote stopping applying these products.
But this campaign was in negligence during certain period of time. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Ad Council decided to restore activities of this campaign. It was decided to create a new gateway page for the website and to modify the name from the “Don’t Be an Asterisk” to the “Play Asterisk Free”.
The new website for “Play Asterisk Free” has links and leads to the original “Don’t Be Asterisk” that has remained without any changes for over 2 years. This site promotes the visitors to visit another new page which is on Facebook. So, they can play asterisk free there. The same page will be established on Twitter with the same name “Play Asterisk Free”. Thus, the popular social media will promote spreading the messages of the anti-steroid.
The original website DontBeAnAsterisk.com includes an interactive soccer game. Players have to score goals avoiding the asterisks. The asterisks are anabolic steroids. If the interactive soccer players don’t avoid the asterisks, they become much more muscular.
Although the game has been created to convince children that steroids are not safe, the results are turned to be opposite. Kids find it funny to fail avoiding asterisks and to see how muscles of the interactive players become dramatically enhanced. Although the game is still available on the website, it is unlikely that it can teach children that steroids should not be used.
The principal goal of this anti-steroid campaign is to convince kids that a consumer of steroids is not a trustful individual; he\she is “fake”, a “joke” and a “poser”.

Certain people doubt that the third book of Jose Canseco will succeed

Jose Canseco who has called himself as a “godfather of steroids” in baseball writes his next book. He avoids discussing anabolic steroids and other products which have performance-enhancing effects. The writer wants to revolve about his own experience. The book with the title “The truth hurts” will describe how the writer’s revelations about usage of steroids in baseball influenced on his life negatively. The writer is going to mention that he has been affected both professionally and financially because he knew the truth.
Jose Canseco’s first book is entitled as “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big”. It is the bestseller. This writer named several baseball players that applied steroids. Such players, as Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Jason Giambi were mentioned in the book. Thus, Canseco made public steroid users in baseball. Furthermore, as a result, some of these accused sportspeople admitted that they used forbidden medicines. Then, as a celebration of this aspect, Jose wrote another book that had been entitled as “Vindicated”. This writer noticed also names of other baseball players that applied steroids. Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens were identified by Jose Canseco.
Several persons claim that the third book of Jose Canseco will fail. It will not reach the same popularity as previous books, according to them. These people add that the author will be probably surprised but connections between truth about steroids and his professional life will not draw readers’ attention.
But it is unclear whether the suppositions of these individuals that think that the third book of Jose Canseco will fail will be justified. Jose Canseco has been entertaining a lot of individuals, when he fought against Danny Bonaduce in a celebrity boxing match in 2009. Earlier Jose Canseco was humbled, when he fought against the football player Vai Sikahema in a boxing match. Jose Canseco was knocked by the former football player and was ridiculed by many people.
It is known that Jose Canseco used anabolic steroids and his natural testosterone production became reduced. So, he experienced such undesirable symptoms of steroids, as reduced libido and depression.
Jose Canseco also tried to contraband HCG across the Mexican border. Jose Canseco did it for self-administration to be treated from reduced testosterone level. Thus, he had legal problems related to steroids.
Recently this person entertained numerous persons, when he wrote on his Twitter account that he would hit easily a softball further than Rodriguez can hit a baseball. He challenged Alex Rodriguez to compete with him.
The time will come and we will see whether the third book of Jose Canseco “The truth hits” will achieve celebrity.