Tom Verducci notices that doping has nothing to do with moral issues

The American sportswriter Tom Verducci explains about debates linked with possibility of steroid users to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But as it commonly happens, this explanation shows only confusion of reporters about steroids.
The Baseball Writers Association of America (BWAA)  is a professional association of baseball reporters that chose players for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. All writers that are members of the BWAA already not less than 10 years have opportunity to elect 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 prohibited medications might entry into Cooperstown.
Members of the BWAA usually must comment their votes:  they should explain why they have voted pro or contra certain affirmations. Some of them claim that doping destroys the integrity of sports and administration of banned medicines is frequently claimed by them to be immoral.
As for Tom Verducci, he doesn’t confirm that administration of steroids is necessarily a moral question. This American sportswriter says that steroids help users to take unfair advantage over those who don’t dope. According to Tom Verducci, performance-enhancing drugs make competitions unfair. Thus, administration of forbidden medications induces unfairness in sports.  That’s why Tom 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 sportswriter suggests that users of steroids must not be allowed to be in the Hall of Fame. But he has voted for the admitted steroid user Jeff Bagwell. This athlete has admitted that he had taken androstenedione. It is important to mention that this medication was not enumerated among anabolic steroids, when Bagwell administrated it. According to the Control Act 2004, it is listed among forbidden preparations. Since it wasn’t legally clamed to be a steroid, Verducci decided to vote for the consumer of this preparation; however, it was always considered to be an anabolic-androgenic steroid by specialists. Moreover, it was said that Bagwell just became bigger but didn’t improve his performance due to administration of androstenedione.
Nevertheless, the decision of Tom Verducci to vote for the admitted user of the steroid is quite controversial. The following question appears: “Maybe Tom Verducci is not against intake of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by sportspersons?”  Since this sportswriter doesn’t agree that intake of steroids is a moral question, he may suppose that increase of performance is not a real problem.
Many people suppose that intake of steroids represents evil because they are illegal.

Steroids continue to be blamed for violence against women

Johnnie Lee Wiggins is a NPC heavyweight bodybuilder. He was very 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. She taught English at Woodinville High School in Washington. This woman met the bodybuilder in a gym. He was a personal trainer at that time.
 Once Johnnie Lee Wiggins saw another man’s vehicle in the yard of her home. It was on Christmas day. This bodybuilder was a jealous person. Johnnie Lee Wiggins beat Prudence Hockley very brutally.  Then he left her unconscious and bleeding on the ground in the yard. She 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 lady. Several women noticed that he was very jealous man. They also added that he became aggressive numerous times.
Earlier this bodybuilder served over five years in prison for assault, robbery and theft. It was in Georgia. This bodybuilder was released in 2008. During May 2011 Johnnie Lee Wiggins was under supervision of the Washington Department of Corrections.
It is necessary to mention that this bodybuilder was released on probation. During this time a police official 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 returned.
It was said that Lee Wiggins had had “roid rage”. Actually, this term is widely applied by media that confirms that it is an unwanted effect of anabolic steroids. But it is necessary to notice that the affirmation about uncontrolled behavior which is believed to be caused by usage of anabolic steroids is not proven scientifically. Only a significantly 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 nothing to do with anabolic steroids.
There are other aspects which contribute in domestic violence. Anabolic steroids should not be blamed for uncontrolled aggression and assaults. Media should define other aspects to demonize for tragedies.

The anti-doping policy of the UFC is widely criticized

The president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White put efforts to defend the drug-testing program of this organization. According to the UFC, their most advanced steroid-testing program is in North America. Is it really true? Sometimes it seems that only fool sportspersons are caught taking banned preparations 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) belong to main organizations that criticize drug-testing program of the UFC. But which is the reason? Of course, they fight for own interests. They put efforts to manage steroid testing in all professional as well as amateur sport leagues in the whole world. It isn’t a secret that steroid testing has become a profitable business.  Since they haven’t tested fighters for prohibited medicines, they have lost much money.
But there are also several actual problems connected with the UFC drug-testing program that should be discussed. Travis Tygart, the CEO of the WADA, confirms that drug testing of the UFC isn’t effective. Of course the WADA possesses the best anti-doping policy. The UFC drug-testing policy can’t be even compared with that of the UFC. Tygart notices that the UFC put efforts to look better than they are in reality. Travis Tygart claims that it is quite ironically that the UFC defends own drug-testing program and doesn’t desire to have the same or just similar principles as the WADA has.
Major League Baseball did an immense mistake, announcing that steroids represent a huge problem in this sport. So, it was destroyed good public impression about baseball.  As for the National Football League, it was created perception that their drug-testing policy has been very effective.
A question appears: Does Dana White have ability to manifest that there is no steroid problem in the UFC?

Surfing was associated in 1970s and 1980s with recreational drugs

Anabolic steroids are utilized by surfers too. Sport governing body announces that prohibited medications are a significant problem in this sport. That’s why the Association of Surfing Professionals made a decision to implicate testing for anabolic steroids and other forbidden medicines that are administrated for performance-enhancing effects.
The Association of Surfing Professionals led some discussions with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). They asked how they could implicate testing for prohibited products into surfing. Since anti-doping program of the WADA is claimed to be the best policy, the surfing organization wants to use this protocol. It goes without saying that this is the next victory of the WADA that induces the opportunity to manage drug-testing programs in sports.
It is known that surfing is a competitive sport. So, strength, speed and endurance are main skills that induce winning. Thus, surfers could be convinced that intake of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs promotes 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 obtain money could lead surfers to decision to take anabolic steroids.
Nonetheless, it is said that usage of anabolic steroids and other products which cause performance-enhancing effects is not widespread in surfing. A lot of people think that administration of recreational drugs is more widespread among surfers than usage 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 using marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine is quite high.
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 fatal case. Traces of methamphetamine, cocaine and methadone metabolites were found in his system.
Another surfer, Peter Davi, died in December 2007. Increased levels of meth were also found in his system.
As for Anthony Ruffo, another professional surfer, he was caught distributing meth.
Only the professional surfer from Brazil Neco Padaratz was caught administrating steroids. He was sentenced to one-year ban. This person tested positive for banned drugs in 2004. This surfer said that he had used these products to get a complete recovery from back injuries. In spite of his defense, he was banned. He was the first individual that was caught administrating steroids by the Association of Surfing Professionals. According to numerous sources, 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 anti-doping program may create a wrong public impression.

A steroid dealer was not sentenced to imprisonment but he was used as an undercover informant

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, Robert Kusmack received probation of one year and was enforced to pay certain fine. So, Robert Kusmack was dismissed in 2010.
Investigations related to steroids are led usually in the following way: users of steroids are used to steroid dealers. But sometimes authorities apply another way to conduct investigations.
 United States Mail Inspection Service had found a package which contained 50 vials of HGH and was addressed to the distributor of steroids 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 decided not to prosecute the dealer but to use him as an informant. It was made a decision to catch police officers that apply steroids due to the steroid dealer. An owner of a local gym was implicated in this process as well.
Radke acted as an undercover informant in this investigation. He sold Fluoxymesterone to Aaron DiPrima who was the owner of a local gym. The gym owner provided the police officer Robert Kusmack with this product. Both the gym owner Aaron DiPrima and Kusmack were arrested.
The gym owner 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. Thus, the distributor of steroids was not sentenced to imprisonment. Three consumers of steroids lost their jobs.

Cocaine and Xanax caused Hegstrand’s death

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. The death of this person came suddenly because of a heart attack. This wrestler died at the age of 46. As it is known, popular media usually writes about deaths of professional wrestlers, linking the cases with administration of anabolic steroids. The death of Hegstrand was not an exception. After the death of this wrestler many articles appeared in newspapers which blamed anabolic steroids for this case.
Joe Laurinaitis admitted to usage of steroids by this wrestling team. But he claimed that these drugs hadn’t caused Hegstrand’s death. He added that other aspects were responsible for Hegstrand’s death as well as deaths of other wrestlers. This person pointed out that such drugs, as cocaine and Xanax had to be demonized for such cases. Joe Laurinaitis announced that he desired to explain that steroids had not been linked with Hegstrand’s death.
Joe Laurinaitis noted that cocaine and Xanax had contributed in the death of this professional wrestler. He also noted that these drugs led to deaths of such persons, as Henning, Rick Rude and Davey Boy Smith. According to Laurinaitis, usage of cocaine often leads to administration of morphine. These drugs destroy health totally and cause heart attacks.
Why must words of Laurinaitis be true? He was in Australia with Hegstrand. He knows about what he tells. Lately this person joined to Andrew William Wright to say about his experiences with “Hawk”.

Andrew Tilin notes about motivations of people that have doped in his book

The amateur cyclist and writer Andrew Tilin  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 rider in own book that will be soon probably published. The title is following: “The Doper Next Door: My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs” .
this book describes individual experiences of many persons who took preparations which possess performance-enhancing effects.
Thus, Andrew Tilin used the steroid testosterone for hormone replacement therapy. It is quite clear.  In fact, it is not yet clear whether this cyclist has mentioned about individual experience connected with other drugs which enhance performance.
Tilin wants to comprehend and describe in his book why persons dope. He notices the motivations of various people. Do these products help actually? These medications are quite controversial; the explanations linked with these drugs are also controversial. Since many users do not like saying about their administration, many answers on questions about doping remain undisclosed.
Andrew Tilin has been essentially changed due to usage of the steroid testosterone. He has become much stronger but more aggressive. He had to worry about his health and about the methods to lie, being an amateur rider. So, Tilin became to be involved in the doping subculture.
Writing his book, this journalist desired to explain that steroids are dangerous and lead to numerous unwanted consequences.  A lot of athletes who have taken prohibited substances criticize the author. One of critics is Joe Papp, a former American cyclist. This person was caught selling and using certain performance-enhancing drugs. He didn’t admit using prohibited medicines willingly; he was caught due to an investigation. His professional and personal life was destroyed because of these controlled preparations. Joe Papp wrote about Tilin that he had been doped for a year intentionally. Papp noted that Andrew Tilin had known that the steroid testosterone was prohibited but he had taken it. Then he wrote that these products caused side reactions in users.  According to Joe Papp, Andrew Tilin had to receive a 4-year ban.
The ban of Andrew Tilin began in March 2011.

If you are involved in distribution of illegal drugs, you should follow at least common safety measures to avoid detection

Selling anabolic steroids without any prescription for performance-enhancing effects is not legal in United States. If anyone desires to distribute these medicines and is implicated in operations connected with the steroid black market, this individual takes risks having serious problems. But there are also ways to prevent or minimize risks being caught by police officers.
Distributors of steroids must follow all traffic rules. This factor is very important. If an individual violates any traffic law, driving his car, police officials’ attention will be drawn on this action. Imagine what happens: when anyone violates speed limit laws, he/she will be stopped by police officials. Moreover, if this person also smokes pot with his friend, driving the car and violating traffic laws, drug-sniffing dogs will be probably brought to define whether there are any drugs in the vehicle.
Furthermore, clever steroid dealers store the all medications, the price list and the customer list in a safe place. But if some distributors of steroids store all these things in the vehicle 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 may think that it is not necessary to write such warnings because it goes without any saying that all distributors of illegal drugs comprehend  these cautions. But real facts show that several distributors of steroids make such mistakes and that’s why they are caught.
Here is a case. Yavapai County Sheriff Office’s deputies stopped a vehicle driven by Johnson because this man violated certain traffic rules. The deputies supposed that there might be contraband in this car. The suggestions were justified. Marijuana, several 10-ml vials of the steroid testosterone and syringes were found in this vehicle. Several documents founded in the vehicle displayed that the amounts of steroids were at the price of over 3,000 dollars.

Some individuals are inclined to invest large sums of money to see super-fighters

Athletes are always looking for any ways to increase their performance. Nobody may doubt about it. That’s why many athletes apply anabolic steroids or/and other products that possess performance-enhancing effects. But there is also another method. Mixed martial artists use even plastic surgery for this need.
 Everybody knows that fighters have facial lacerations. This is the nature of this sport.  After mixed martial artists have experienced a cut, they become more inclined to following cuts. The scar tissue may develop; wounds are sutured in some cases improperly. It happens that surgeons suture just the superficial layer of the skin. It is not well because it results in improper healing of underlying tissue.
An interesting article about Frank Stile, a plastic surgeon was published by the writer Jake Rossen. This physician performs surgeries for mix martial artists. He removes the scar tissue and replaces it with tissue from donated corpses. Such procedures are frequently used for cosmetic needs. Frank Stile is claimed to be the first surgeon who has used this procedure for increase of performance in fighters.
It is also important to know that prominent facial bones in the nose, brow and cheek may make the fighters predisposed to lacerations. But it can be prevented as well. Surgeons may remove the sharp edges. It can help to avoid possible cuts.
Since inclinations to cuts disturb fighters to achieve better results, several experts confirm that it is possible to create a super-fighter with the help of plastic operation. Thus, these fighters will have essential competitive advantages.
Earlier specialists thought about this possibility too. It may prove the short story written by the science fiction author Richard Matheson.  The work was written in 1956. The writer described a future. It was written that people watched how large robot athletes fought, trying to destruct one another’s central processing units.
When Matheson was writing the story, he didn’t think that it would be provocative. Numerous fans wanted to see other sportspersons in reality. They wanted the fighter to be other than human. That’s why many persons invested much money, hoping to reach the goal.
It is possible to suppose that cosmetic operation will soon achieve the level of the method of steroid use and administration of other performance-enhancing drugs.
Undoubtedly, a lot of ethical questions appear in this case. But certain experts confirm that it is too late to discuss these questions. Human performance is already closely linked with technological progress. The corruption of sports has started many years ago and it can’t be stopped, according to opinions of numerous experts.
Anti-doping agencies have shown that they can’t fight against steroids and other banned preparations successfully.  Will anybody have ability to keep fighters from surgeries?

It is unclear why police officers that use deadly force will be tested for steroids

Numerous people believe that “roid rage” or uncontrolled aggressive behavior is a normal undesirable effect which occurs in those that administrate steroids. Moreover, certain individuals consider that it is even impossible to prevent this undesirable reaction, if you utilize steroids. Nonetheless, it is not proven scientifically that it is a real negative symptom of anabolic steroids. But even if we suppose that it exists, it may occur just in small number of steroid users.
Since a lot of individuals say that “roid rage” is a side reaction 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 should be tested for steroids.
The politician Lew Frederick has made the same proposal in Oregon House of Representatives. Those police officials who have been involved in deadly force will be investigated, tested for some drugs and their mental health will be also evaluated.
Actually, it is not clear why police officials that are involved in deadly force will be tested for steroids. Can usage of steroids prove that application of deadly force was unjustified? Is it claimed that steroids due to aggressiveness may make police officers unable to make reasonable decisions?
Investigation team is a good idea for police officials who use deadly force. But steroid use should not be taken in consideration here. Positives or negatives for steroids can’t determine whether deadly force has been used appropriately or not. It doesn’t matter a police official has applied steroids, aspirin or just drunk juice.
Thus, it is possible to conclude that legislators turn to be captivated by hysteria related to “roid rage” of anabolic steroids.  It goes without saying that illegal intake of steroids by police officials must be a legitimate concern. But it is not spoken about uncontrolled aggressive behavior as a principal 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.  Such police officers are inclined to compromise.

Jeremy Jackson can’t stop using steroids and HGH

The actor Jeremy Jackson played role of Hobie Buchanon, the son of David Hasselhof, in the TV series Baywatch. This person turned to anabolic steroids and HGH to overcome addiction to methamphetamine.
The actor 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 Jeremy Jackson became addicted to the gym and HGH and the steroid testosterone. this person can’t stop administrating these products.
This actor joined the cast of Celebrity Rehab with the doctor Drew Pinsky for Season 5. But unemployed actors must be defined having drug addiction in order to join Celebrity Rehab.  What does Celebrity Rehab represent actually? It is the first TV series about real experiences of celebrated persons who desire to change their lives, to escape from addiction to alcoholic drinks and drugs. So, they join Celebrity Rehab to be treated.  All these persons have a real decision to reach the recovery.
The chief expert is Drew Pinsky there. This person is known better as Dr. Drew. He is a radio and television personality. This specialist hosted the talk show LOVELINE.
It is known that Jeremy Jackson doesn’t apply 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 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 certain athletes began to apply steroids just because anybody gave them  a tablet. They attempted to take it and became addicted to steroids step by step. Now they are dying from the stuff. They have depression, aggressive manner, mania and physical problems. They have cut their lives by 10-20 years. They have chosen this way themselves.
Nonetheless, it is important to notice 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 researches are required in this field.

Dough Baron took testosterone for clinical purposes

State Pharmaceuticals manufactures subcutaneous pellet delivery system for the steroid testosterone. This company said that it was a sponsor of the professional golfer Dough Baron. As it is known, this athlete is the only professional golfer who has been banned by the PGA Tour because he has violated anti-doping rules. The chief executive officer of State Pharmaceuticals Robert Whitehead stated that it was not fairly to ban the golfer. He defended this as well as other professional sportspeople who apply the anabolic steroid testosterone, when it is recommended by physicians to increase low levels of this hormone in them.
While the golfer filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour, Robert Whitehead supported him in this lawsuit. Robert Whitehead noted that the PGA Tour didn’t have any justice to name the golfer a  “cheater”. However the status of the lawsuit hadn’t been made public, the PGA Tour decided to approve the therapeutic administration of the anabolic steroid testosterone by  the golfer Dough Baron. So, he  received a TUE for administration of testosterone for clinical purposes.
Robert Whitehead explained why State Pharmaceuticals sponsored this golfer. The CEO of State Pharmaceuticals argued that the PGA Tour acted incorrectly in numerous cases. The sportsperson that needed medical intake of the steroid testosterone was called a liar. So, the PGA Tour contributed in medical ignorance and kept sportsmen from improving their health. Robert Whitehead, the CEO of State Pharmaceuticals, mentioned that many opinions linked with testosterone replacement therapy didn’t have any scientific basis. These incorrect statements have kept a lot of people from the medical care.
Robert Whitehead 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 Dough Baron were not made public. It was only noted that the athlete Dough Baron would teach public about hypogonadism and testosterone replacement therapy.

The director general of the WADA claims that anabolic steroids are much more profitable than heroin

The director general of the WADA David Howman seems to consider that Clenbuterol is included in the group of anabolic steroids. This man believes that illegal heroin is not as profitable as anabolic steroids which are legal, if they are got and used according to physicians’ prescriptions. Howman is also surprised by the affirmation that steroids are applied in order to enhance growth of livestock.
The director general of the WADA  says that application of steroids for growth of livestock is quite evident due to contaminated beef in China. This person notices that the WADA has written to the Chinese minister that has to explain what actually happens in the food industry of this country.
Howman speaks about Clenbuterol as about an anabolic steroid. The director general of the WADA notices that Chinese beef contains steroids. This man consideres mistakenly like numerous other individuals think that all drugs that have performance-enhancing effects are anabolic steroids. It displays ignorance of these individuals. They should understand that not only anabolic steroids belong to the list of banned preparations. There are medications that cause performance-enhancing effects but they are not steroids.
Since Howman is the director general of the World ADA, he should show essentially better knowledge connected with prohibited medications. Howman must comprehend the difference between such medications as Clenbuterol and anabolic steroids.
The director general of the WADA says that steroid smuggling is much more profitable than heroin smuggling because steroids are legal in certain cases but heroin is illegal under any circumstances. Moreover, anabolic steroids are legal in many countries.
David Howman  adds that controlled products are dangerous for youth, elite sportspeople and any individual that purchases and administrates them not for legal needs.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue reduced a tax which had to pay a distributor of steroids from 52 million dollars to 2, 000 dollars

A special drug tax has to be paid in the state of Louisiana for distribution of steroids. This tax exists in this state for the past 20 years. So, Todd Matherne, a steroid dealer was enforced to pay 52 million dollars because he distributed many steroids with the labels of the “Zencall Labs”.  This man received a 7-year imprisonment 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 learned this law. As a result, this man filed a lawsuit against the State of Louisiana, claiming that it was incorrect to enforce him to pay 52 million of dollars. He pointed out that it had been an unusual and even too cruel decision. Todd Matherne claimed that his rights were violated.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue didn’t fight against this steroid dealer in the court. It was decided to regulate this question. So, the tax was lowered essentially. According to the new settlement, Todd Matherne had to pay just 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, a specialist in drug prosecution for the Louisiana District Attorney Association, noted that several laws in different other states were ruled unconstitutionally. He confirmed that it was the same with the drug tax law in Louisiana. But since several laws try to criminal twice the same crime, they can be lifted.
This specialist said that this law couldn’t work well because it might give the possibility to defendants to escape from criminal prosecution. This expert for drug prosecution from Louisiana claimed that this law was not being used because a criminal case could be lost in exchange just for taxes.
There is also another reason which can explain why law enforcements don’t agree 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 the law, the tax of 200 dollars is indicated per 1 g of anabolic steroids, if they are distributed by weight. If these preparations are sold by dose units, it is indicated to pay 400 dollars for 10 dosage units.
As for Todd Matherne, he was a steroid dealer of the immense 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. Furthermore, more than 700 vials of injectable anabolic steroids and certain pounds of raw steroid powder were also found there.

Activities of the campaign “Don’t Be An Asterisk” were in negligence certain time

The anti-steroid campaign “Don’t Be An Asterisk” was formed to educate people about application of steroids, about dangerous things related to performance-enhancing substances within and outsides sports in order to promote discontinuing using these preparations.
 But ”Don’t Be An Asterisk” was neglected 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 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 initial “Don’t Be Asterisk” that has been unmodified for more than 2 years. This site promotes the visitors to visit another new page that is on Facebook. So, they may play asterisk free there. The same page will be created 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, they become much more muscular.
Although the game has been thought out to create the perception among children that steroids are unsafe, the results are opposite. Children find it funny to fail avoiding asterisks and to see how muscles of the interactive players become dramatically increased. However this game is still available on the website, it is unlikely that it will be able to teach kids that steroids are not good.
The chief goal of this anti-steroid campaign is to teach kids that a user of steroids isn’t a trustful person; he\she is “fake”, a “joke” and a “poser”.

It is impossible to be sure that Jose Canseco’s third book will be successful

Jose Canseco who has proclaimed himself as a “godfather of steroids” in baseball writes his next book. This writer avoids discussing anabolic steroids and other drugs that have performance-enhancing effects. Jose Canseco desires to revolve about his own experience. The book which has the title “The truth hurts” will describe how the author’s revelations about application of steroids by famous baseball players influenced on his life negatively. The writer is going to write that he has been affected both professionally and financially because he knew the truth.
The first book of Jose Canseco is entitled as “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big”. It is the bestseller. This writer named certain baseball players who applied steroids. Names of such players, as Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Jason Giambi were mentioned in the book. Thus, this writer made public consumers of steroids in baseball. Furthermore, as a result, many of these accused athletes admitted that they used banned medications. Later, as a celebration of his winning, This writer wrote another book which had been entitled as “Vindicated”. Jose Canseco noted also names of other baseball players who administrated steroids. Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens were identified by the writer.
Some people think that the Jose Canseco’s third book will fail. It will not achieve the same glory as previous books, according to them. These individuals add that the author will be probably surprised but links between truth about steroids and his professional life will not attract readers.
But it is unclear whether the opinions of these people that think that the third book of this writer will fail will be turned to be true. The author 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 numerous people.
It is known that Jose Canseco used anabolic steroids and his natural testosterone creation became suppressed. So, he suffered from such adverse results of steroids, as low 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 decreased testosterone level. So, he had legal problems connected with steroids.
Recently this person entertained a lot of 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 comes, when we see whether the book of Jose Canseco “The truth hits” will be successful.