Steroid users in Baseball Hall of Fame

The American sportswriter Tom Verducci explains about debates related to rughts of steroid users to be chosen for the Baseball Hall of Fame. But as it usually happens, this explanation displays just confusion of writers 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 sportswriters who are members of the BWAA already not less than 10 years have right to vote for up to 10 players for the Hall of Fame.
Recently it was a debate between members of the BWAA. They discussed whether admitted or only suspected users of steroids and other prohibited preparations might entry into Cooperstown.
Members of the BWAA usually should comment their votes: they must explain why they have voted pro or contra certain questions. Some of them claim that doping destructs the integrity of sports and usage of banned products is often claimed by them to be immoral.
As for Tom Verducci, he doesn’t believe that usage of steroids is necessarily a moral question. This sportswriter says that steroids help users to take unfair advantage over those who don’t administrate prohibited medications. According to this writer, performance-enhancing drugs make competitions unfair. Thus, usage of banned drugs promotes unfairness in sports. That’s why Verducci denies any link between doping and morality. He claims that it is a question that is connected with performance but not to morality. So, Verducci supposes that steroid users must not be allowed to be in the Hall of Fame. But he has voted for Jeff Bagwell, an admitted steroid user. This athlete has acknowledged that he had taken androstenedione. It is necessary to notice that this drug was not enumerated among anabolic steroids, when Bagwell used it. According to the Control Act 2004, it is listed among banned drugs. Since it wasn’t legally considered to be a steroid, Verducci decided to vote for the consumer of this drug; however, it was always called an anabolic-androgenic steroid by specialists. Furthermore, it was said that Bagwell just became bigger but didn’t promote his performance due to intake 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 Tom Verducci doesn’t agree that doping is a moral question, he may suppose that increase of performance is not a real problem.
Many persons suggest that administration of steroids represents evil because they are illegal.

An aggressive bodybuilder killed a teacher

Johnnie Lee Wiggins is a NPC heavyweight bodybuilder. This bodybuilder was enough successful. Johnnie Lee Wiggins took the 3rd 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 woman met Lee Wiggins in a gym. He was a personal coach at that moment.
Once the bodybuilder saw another man’s car in the yard of her home. It was on Christmas day. This bodybuilder was a jealous person. Johnnie Lee Wiggins beat the lady very brutally. Then Johnnie Lee Wiggins left Prudence Hockley unconscious and bleeding on the ground in the yard. The lady was taken in a medical centre where she died that day. The child of this lady was at home and called police and hospital.
It was not the first time, when Johnnie Lee Wiggins was aggressive towards a lady. Certain women said that he was very jealous man. They also claimed that he became aggressive numerous times.
Earlier Lee Wiggins served more than five years in jail for assault, robbery and theft. It was in Georgia. This person was released in 2008. During May 2011 he was under supervision of the Washington Department of Corrections.
It is important to mention that Johnnie Lee Wiggins 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 this bodybuilder didn’t talk to 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 claims that it is an undesirable reaction of anabolic steroids. But it is important to mention that the affirmation about uncontrolled aggressiveness which is believed to be caused by intake of anabolic steroids doesn’t have any scientific basis. Only a significantly small number of steroid users have this reaction. Usage of steroids doesn’t lead to violence against women. Millions cases of domestic violence occur each year but they have no connections with anabolic steroids.
There are other aspects that contribute in domestic violence. Anabolic steroids should not be demonized for uncontrolled aggression and violence. Media has to find other aspects to demonize for tragedies.

The WADA desires to control steroid testing in all sport leagues

Dana White, the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) put efforts to defend the drug-testing policy of this organization. According to the UFC, their most advanced testing program for steroids is in North America. Is it really true? Sometimes it seems that only fool athletes are caught using prohibited products by the UFC.
There are several agencies that criticize the drug-testing policy 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 included in chief agencies that criticize anti-doping policy of the UFC. But why do they do it? Of course, they struggle for own interests. They try to manage drug testing in all professional and amateur sport leagues in the whole world. It is not a secret that steroid testing is a profitable business. Since they haven’t tested fighters for prohibited medications, they have lost much money.
But there are also several real problems connected with the UFC steroid policy that should be discussed. The CEO of the WADA Travis Tygart announces that drug testing of the UFC isn’t appropriate. It goes without saying that the WADA has the best anti-doping policy. The UFC anti-doping policy can’t be even compared with that of the UFC. The CEO of the WADA notes that the UFC put efforts to look better than they are actually. The CEO of the WADA confirms that it is quite ironically that the UFC defends own anti-doping program and doesn’t want to have the same or just similar principles as the WADA has.
Major League Baseball did an immense mistake, claiming that steroids represent a great problem in this sport. Thus, it was hurt good public impression about baseball. As for the National Football League, it was created perception that their drug-testing policy has been quite effective.
A question appears: Is Dana White able to display that there is no steroid problem in the UFC?

According to public impression, recreational drugs are more widely used by surfers than steroids

Anabolic steroids are used by surfers too. Sport governing body claims that banned medicines are an essential problem in this sport. That’s why the Association of Surfing Professionals made a decision to implicate testing for anabolic steroids and other prohibited products which are applied for enhancement of performance.
The Association of Surfing Professionals led certain discussions with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). They asked how they could implicate testing for forbidden preparations into surfing. Since anti-doping program of the WADA is claimed to be the best policy, the surfing organization desires to introduce this protocol. It goes without saying that this is the next victory of the WADA which induces the opportunity to control anti-doping programs in sports.
It is known that surfing is a competitive sport. So, strength, speed and endurance are main abilities which promote winning. So, surfers could be convinced that administration of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs contributes in success greatly. It is also necessary to take in consideration that amount of money which is obtained by winners is large. Winners obtain no less than 100, 000 dollars. Desire to obtain money could lead surfers to decision to use anabolic steroids.
Nonetheless, it is said that intake of anabolic steroids and other products that have performance-enhancing effects is not widespread in surfing. Many people believe that intake of recreational drugs is more widespread among surfers than intake of steroids. Sport of 1970s and 1980s was frequently associated with marijuana and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Current facts support this impression. The number of surfers who are caught taking marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine is quite enhanced.
Andi Irons, a professional surfer, died in November 2010. The reason of his death was a heart attack caused by drug abuse. It was determined that steroids hadn’t been implicated in this case. Traces of methamphetamine, cocaine and methadone metabolites were found in his system.
Another surfer, Peter Davi, died in December 2007. Enhanced levels of meth were also found in his system.
As for the professional surfer Anthony Ruffo, he was caught selling meth.
Only Neco Padaratz, a professional surfer from Brazil, was caught administrating steroids. He was banned for one year. This person tested positive for banned products in 2004. This surfer claimed that he had taken these medicines to get a complete recovery from back injuries. In spite of his defense, he was banned. He was the first individual who was caught taking steroids by the Association of Surfing Professionals. According to numerous reports, he remains to be the only surfer who has ever been caught by the ASP.
The ASP has already the initial budget to introduce the WADA anti-doping program into surfing.
Although it is unlikely that steroids represent a problem in surfing, the new drug-testing program can create a wrong public impression.

Law enforcement officers used a distributor of steroids 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 personnel of law enforcement and an owner of a gym. As a result, this police officer received probation of one year and was enforced to pay certain fine. Thus, this police officer was fired in 2010.
Investigations related to steroids are conducted generally in the following way: consumers of steroids are used to steroid dealers. But sometimes authorities apply another way to conduct investigations.
United States Mail Inspection Service had discovered a package that contained 50 vials of HGH and was addressed to the steroid dealer Tom Radke. The West Michigan Enforcement Team (WMET) and the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) started the investigation which resulted in detection of the steroid dealer.
But the authorities made a decision not to prosecute Tom Radke but to use him as an informant. It was made a decision to catch police officers that apply steroids with the help of the steroid dealer. An owner of a local gym was involved in this process as well.
Radke acted as an undercover informant in this investigation. He sold Fluoxymesterone to Aaron DiPrima that was the owner of a local gym. The gym owner provided the police official Robert Kusmack with this preparation. Both the gym owner and Kusmack were arrested.
Aaron DiPrima pleaded guilty in possession of an analogue. He was sentenced to one-year probation. He was also sentenced to 60 hours of community service. So, the steroid dealer was not sentenced to jail. Three consumers of steroids lost their jobs.

Hegstrand died because of a heart attack

The Road Warriors, a professional wrestling tag team, 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. His death was sudden because of a heart attack. This wrestler died at the age of 46. As it is known, popular media usually reports 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 professional wrestler a lot of articles appeared in newspapers that demonized anabolic steroids for this case.
Joe Laurinaitis admitted to intake of steroids by this professional wrestling team. But he pointed out that these medicines hadn’t lead to Hegstrand’s death. He added that other conditions 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. Laurinaitis confirmed that he wanted to explain that steroids had not been linked with death of Hegstrand.
Joe Laurinaitis claimed that cocaine and Xanax had caused the death of this wrestler. He also announced that these drugs led to deaths of such people, as Henning, Rick Rude and Davey Boy Smith. According to Laurinaitis, usage of cocaine often leads to administration of morphine. These drugs destruct health wholly and lead to heart attacks.
Why must words of Laurinaitis be true? He was in Australia with Hegstrand. He knows about what he talks. Recently this professional wrestler collaborated with Andrew William Wright to say about his experiences with “Hawk”.

The cyclist and writer Andrew Tilin used testosterone for hormone replacement therapy

Andrew Tilin, an amateur cyclist and a writer, received a 2-year ban. United States Anti-Doping Agency banned this person after he had admitted taking steroids for legal hormone replacement therapy. The admitting was made by the cyclist in own book which will be soon probably published. The book is entitled following: “The Doper Next Door: My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs” .
this book describes individual experiences of several people that administrated preparations which possess performance-enhancing effects.
Thus, Andrew Tilin applied the steroid testosterone for hormone replacement therapy. It is quite clear. Actually, it is not yet clear whether this person has noted about personal experience related also to other preparations which increase performance.
Andrew Tilin wants to understand and describe in his book why persons dope. He notes the motivations of various persons. Do these preparations help really? These products are quite controversial; the explanations related to these drugs are also controversial. Since numerous users don’t like talking about their intake, many answers on questions about doping remain undisclosed.
Andrew Tilin has been essentially changed due to intake of the steroid testosterone. He has become much stronger but more aggressive. He had to worry about his health and about the ways to lie, being an amateur rider. Thus, he became to be implicated in the doping subculture.
Writing his book, this journalist desired to explain that steroids are unsafe and cause many undesirable symptoms. Many sportspersons who have taken controlled drugs criticize Andrew Tilin. One of critics is Joe Papp, a former American cyclist. This athlete was caught distributing and applying some performance-enhancing drugs. He didn’t admit taking prohibited products willingly; he was caught due to an investigation. His professional and personal life was destructed because of these controlled medicines. Joe Papp wrote about Tilin that he had been doped for a year intentionally. Papp noted that Tilin had known that the steroid testosterone was forbidden but he had taken it. Then he wrote that these medications caused unwanted reactions in consumers. According to Joe Papp, Andrew Tilin had to receive a ban for 4 years.
Andrew Tilin’s ban started in March 2011.

Some steroid dealers violate traffic rules and that’s why they are caught by police officers

Distribution of anabolic steroids without doctors’ prescription for performance-enhancing effects is not legal in United States. If anyone intends to distribute these products and is involved in operations connected with the steroid black market, this person takes risks having serious troubles. But there are also methods 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 law, driving his vehicle, police officers’ attention will be drawn upon this action. Imagine what happens: when anyone violates speed limit rules, he/she will be stopped by police officers. Furthermore, if this individual also smokes pot with his friend, driving the car and violating traffic rules, drug-sniffing dogs will be probably brought to define whether there are any drugs in the car.
Furthermore, clever steroid dealers store the all products, the price list and the customer list in a secure place. But if certain steroid dealers keep all these things in the car in which they were smoking pot, violating speed limit laws, they will be caught possessing steroids illegally with intentions to distribute them. Then the troubles begin.
Steroid dealers may say that it is not necessary to describe such warnings because it goes without any saying that all distributors of illegal medicines comprehend these cautions. But real facts display that several distributors of steroids are not careful and that’s why they are caught.
A case will be presented further. Yavapai County Sheriff Office’s deputies stopped a car driven by Johnson because this man violated certain traffic laws. The deputies suggested that there might be contraband in this car. The suppositions were justified. Marijuana, several 10-ml vials of the steroid testosterone and syringes were found in this cat. Certain documents founded in the vehicle displayed that the measures of steroids were at the price of more than 3,000 dollars.

It is too late to discuss ethical questions related to application of surgery for increase of performance

Sportspeople are always looking for any methods to enhance their performance. Nobody may doubt about it. That’s why many athletes administrate anabolic steroids or/and other preparations which have performance-enhancing effects. But there is another way too. Mixed martial artists apply even plastic surgery for this need.
It is known that fighters suffer from facial lacerations. This is the nature of this sport. After fighter have experienced a cut, they become more inclined to following cuts. The scar tissue can develop; wounds are sutured in some cases improperly. It happens that surgeons suture only the superficial layer of the skin. This condition leads to improper healing of underlying tissue.
An interesting article about Frank Stile, a plastic surgeon was published by the writer Jake Rossen. This physician makes 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 considered to be the first surgeon that has used this procedure for performance-enhancing effects in fighters.
It is also necessary to notice that prominent facial bones in the nose, brow and cheek may make the fighters predisposed to lacerations. But it can be avoided as well. Surgeons may remove the sharp edges. It may help to prevent potential cuts.
Since inclinations to lacerations disturb fighters to achieve better results, some specialists claim that it is possible to create a super-fighter with the help of plastic operation. Thus, these fighters will have significant competitive advantages.
Earlier experts thought about this aspect as well. It may display the short story written by the science fiction author Richard Matheson. The story was created in 1956. The science fiction writer Richard Matheson described a future. It was written that fans watched how large robot athletes fought, trying to destruct one another’s central processing units.
When Matheson was creating the story, he didn’t suppose that it would be provocative. Numerous fans desired to see other sportspersons in reality. They wanted the fighter to be other than human. That’s why a lot of fans invested large sums of money, hoping to achieve this result.
It is possible to suppose that cosmetic surgery will soon reach the level of the method of steroid use and administration of other performance-enhancing drugs.
Of course, a lot of ethical questions appear under this circumstance. But some experts say that it is too late to discuss these questions. Human performance is already closely connected with technological progress. The corruption of sports has begun long ago and it can’t be stopped, according to opinions of numerous specialists.
Anti-doping agencies have displayed that they are not able to fight against steroids and other forbidden medicines effectively. Will anybody have ability to keep fighters from surgical procedures?

Usage of steroids and deadly force

Many individuals suppose that “roid rage” or uncontrolled aggressive manner is a normal side effect that occurs in those that administrate steroids. Furthermore, certain people confirm that it is even impossible to prevent this unwanted consequence, if you use steroids. Nonetheless, it is not proven scientifically that it is a real negative effect of anabolic steroids. But even if we suggest that it exists, it can appear just in small number of steroid users.
Since a lot of people think that “roid rage” is an unwanted 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 certain new laws. According to these new laws, if any police officers have used deadly force, or if police force resulted in certain injuries, they have to be tested for steroids.
The same proposal was made by the politician Lew Frederick in Oregon House of Representatives. Those police officers who have been involved in deadly force will be investigated, tested for several drugs and their mental health will be also evaluated.
In fact, it is unclear why police officials who apply deadly force will be tested for steroids. Can usage of steroids prove that application of deadly force was unjustified? Is it claimed that steroids because of aggressiveness can make police officers unable to make right decisions?
Investigation team is a proper idea for police officials that use deadly force. But administration of steroids should not be taken in consideration here. Positives or negatives for steroids can’t define whether deadly force has been applied appropriately or not. It doesn’t matter a police officer has used steroids, aspirin or just consumed juice.
Thus, it is possible to make a conclusion that legislators turn to be captivated by hysteria linked with “roid rage” of anabolic steroids. It goes without saying that illegal intake of steroids by police officers has to be a legitimate concern. But it is not said about uncontrolled aggressive manner as a chief reason in this case. The problem is that illegal administration of controlled substances by police officers makes them vulnerable to corruption and the black market of steroids. They are inclined to compromise.

Dr. Drew is the main expert in Celebrity Rehab

The actor Jeremy Jackson played Hobie Buchanon, the son of David Hasselhof, in the television series Baywatch. He turned to anabolic steroids and HGH in order to overcome methamphetamine addiction.
Jeremy Jackson did it because he was told to go into fitness to escape from addiction to meth but now he fears for his life. The actor became addicted to the gym and HGH and the steroid testosterone. This actor can’t discontinue taking these preparations.
This actor decided to join the cast of Celebrity Rehab with the physician Drew Pinsky for Season 5. But unemployed actors must have drug addiction to appear on Celebrity Rehab. What does Celebrity Rehab represent actually? It is the first TV series about real life of celebrated persons that intend to change their lives, to escape from addiction to alcoholic drinks and drugs. So, they join Celebrity Rehab to have a special treatment. All these individuals have a real desire to achieve the recovery.
The main 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 apply methamphetamine since 2000. He doesn’t have this addiction. Then, he has joined Celebrity Rehab to escape from his steroid addiction.
Earlier the physician Drew Pinsky confirmed in an interview that he knew a lot about steroids. This person noticed that when he was 20 years old, he was in the world of bodybuilders. Those who took steroids told him about many things because he was involved in medicine. They told him such aspects which were not spoken to others. The expert Drew Pinsky noticed that several sportspersons began to use 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 stuff. They have depression, aggressiveness, mania and physical dysfunctions. They have cut duration of their lives by 10-20 years. They have chosen it themselves.
Nevertheless, 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 supposes that they need to change the methods. So, further studies are required in this field.

Dough Baron filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour and obtained a TUE for intake of the steroid testosterone

State Pharmaceuticals manufactures subcutaneous pellet delivery system for the anabolic steroid testosterone. This company pointed out that it was a sponsor of the professional golfer Dough Baron. It is spoken that this sportsman is the only professional golfer who has been banned by the PGA Tour because he has violated anti-doping rules. Robert Whitehead, the chief executive of State Pharmaceuticals stated that it was not fairly to ban this professional golfer. He defended this as well as other professional sportspeople that take the anabolic steroid testosterone, when it is recommended by doctors 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. Robert Whitehead noticed that the PGA Tour didn’t have any justice to name this professional golfer a “cheater”. However the status of the lawsuit hadn’t been made public, the PGA Tour made a decision to approve the clinical usage of the steroid testosterone by the professional golfer Dough Baron. So, the professional golfer Dough Baron got a TUE for intake of the anabolic steroid testosterone for clinical purposes.
Robert Whitehead mentioned why State Pharmaceuticals decided to be the sponsor of the golfer Dough Baron. He stated that the PGA Tour acted incorrectly in numerous cases. The sportsperson that needed therapeutic usage of the anabolic steroid testosterone was called a cheater. Thus, the PGA Tour contributed in medical ignorance and kept sportsmen from improving their health. The CEO of State Pharmaceuticals said that many opinions connected with testosterone replacement therapy were not proven scientifically. These incorrect affirmations have kept a lot of persons from the medical care.
The CEO of State Pharmaceuticals mentioned that Dough Barron was guilty in one mistake: he had become the innocent victim of other individuals’ ignorance.
The conditions of the agreement between State Pharmaceuticals and the athlete Dough Baron were not made public. It was only noted that the professional golfer Dough Baron would educate public about hypogonadism and testosterone replacement therapy.

The director general of the WADA has to understand that Clenbuterol doesn’t belong to anabolic steroids

The director general of the WADA David Howman seems to consider that Clenbuterol is included in the group of anabolic steroids. This person confirms that illegal heroin doesn’t bring so much money as anabolic steroids which are legal, if they are bought and administrated according to doctors’ prescriptions. Howman is also shocked by the affirmation that steroids are useful in order to increase growth of livestock.
Howman proclaims that use of steroids for growth of livestock is quite obvious due to contaminated beef in China. the director general of the WADA notices that the WADA has written to the Chinese minister that has to answer what actually happens in the food industry of this country.
David Howman speaks about Clenbuterol as about an anabolic steroid. The director general of the WADA notices that Chinese beef contains steroids. He consideres mistakenly like a lot of other individuals believe that all performance-enhancing drugs are anabolic steroids. It shows ignorance of these persons. They must comprehend that not only anabolic steroids belong to the list of banned medications. There are drugs that cause performance-enhancing effects but they are not steroids.
Since Howman is the director general of the World ADA, he should display significantly better knowledge linked with forbidden medicines. Howman should comprehend the difference between such preparations as Clenbuterol and anabolic steroids.
Howman claims that steroid trafficking is much more profitable than heroin smuggling because steroids are legal in several cases but heroin is illegal under any circumstances. Furthermore, anabolic steroids are legal in some countries.
David Howman adds that controlled preparations are dangerous for youth, elite athletes and any person who gets and applies them not for legal purposes.

Todd Matherne, a steroid dealer, could get an essential reduction of the initially indicated drug tax

A drug tax has to be paid in Louisiana for sales of steroids. This tax exists in this state for the past 20 years. So, Todd Matherne, a steroid dealer had to pay 52 million dollars because he sold a lot of steroids with the labels of the “Zencall Labs”. This man was sentenced to 7 years in jail 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 prison, he learned this law. As a result, this person filed a lawsuit against the State of Louisiana, confirming that it was too cruel to enforce him to pay 52 million of dollars. He pointed out that it had been an unusual and even too cruel punishment. This person pointed out that his rights were violated.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue didn’t fight against this person in the court. It was decided to achieve agreement in this case. Thus, the tax was reduced significantly. According to the new settlement, this steroid dealer had to pay only 2, 000 dollars instead of 52 million dollars. Nevertheless, the drug tax law has remained in Louisiana but its constitutionality is still discussed.
John Williams, an expert in drug prosecution for the Louisiana District Attorney Association, said that certain laws in various other states were ruled unconstitutionally. He added that it was the same with the drug tax law in Louisiana. But since certain laws try to criminal twice the same crime, they can be lifted.
This specialist noticed that this law couldn’t work well because it might exclude criminal prosecution. This expert for drug prosecution from Louisiana said that this law was not being used because a criminal case could be lost in exchange only for taxes.
There is also another reason that may explain why law enforcements don’t desire to impose the drug tax law in Louisiana. Law enforcements do not 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 sold by weight. If steroids are sold by dose units, it is indicated to pay 400 dollars for 10 dose units.
As for Todd Matherne, he was a steroid dealer of the immense underground lab called “Zencall Labs”. The Louisiana State Police busted this lab 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 officials. Moreover, more than 700 vials of injectable anabolic steroids and several pounds of raw steroid powder were also found there.

The website DontBeAnAsterisk.com includes an interactive soccer game related to steroids

“Don’t Be An Asterisk” anti-steroid campaign was formed to teach people about intake of steroids, about risks linked with performance-enhancing drugs within and outsides sports in order to promote stopping using these products.
But this campaign was in negligence during certain time. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Ad Council make the decision to reinvigorate activities of this campaign. It was decided to create a new gateway page for the website and to alter 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 initial “Don’t Be Asterisk” that has remained without any changes for over 2 years. This site promotes the visitors to visit another new page that is on Facebook. Thus, 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 initial website DontBeAnAsterisk.com includes an interactive soccer game. Players are encouraged to score goals avoiding the asterisks. The asterisks represent anabolic steroids. If the interactive soccer players don’t avoid the asterisks, their bodies become much more muscular.
However the game has been created to make perception among kids 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 soccer players become essentially increased. Although this game is still available on the website, it is unlikely that it can teach children that steroids should not be administrated.
The chief goal of this campaign is to teach kids that a user of steroids is not a trustful individual; he\she is “fake”, a “joke” and a “poser”.

The “godfather of steroids” in baseball writes his third book

Jose Canseco who has called himself as a “godfather of steroids” in baseball writes his third book. He avoids discussing anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. He wants to revolve about his own experience. The book which has the title “The truth hurts” will describe how Jose’s revelations about administration of steroids in baseball corrupted his life. The writer is going to notice that he has been affected both professionally and financially because of the truth.
The first book of Jose Canseco has the title “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big”. It is the bestseller. Jose Canseco named some baseball players who took steroids. Such players, as Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Jason Giambi were mentioned in the book. Thus, Jose Canseco made public steroid users in baseball. Moreover, as a result, certain of these accused sportspeople admitted that they took banned preparations. Later, as a celebration of his winning, Jose published another book that had the title “Vindicated”. This writer mentioned also names of other baseball players who administrated steroids. Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens were identified by Jose Canseco.
Several people suggest that the third book of Jose Canseco will fail. It will not achieve the same popularity as previous books, according to them. These persons point out that Jose Canseco 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 opinions of these people who claim that the third book of Jose Canseco will fail will be justified. Jose has been entertaining many persons, when he fought against Danny Bonaduce in a celebrity boxing match in 2009. Earlier Jose Canseco was humiliated, when he fought against the football player Vai Sikahema in a boxing match. Jose Canseco was knocked by Vai Sikahema 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 negative effects of steroids, as reduced sex drive and depression.
This person also attempted to contraband HCG across the Mexican border. This person did it for self-administration to be treated from reduced testosterone level. So, he had legal troubles related to steroids.
Recently Jose Canseco entertained many people, 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 succeed.