Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated notes that doping is question related just to increase of performance

The American sportswriter Tom Verducci explains about debates connected with rughts of steroid users to be chosen for the Baseball Hall of Fame. But as it generally happens, this explanation shows just confusion of journalists about steroids.
The Baseball Writers Association of America (BWAA)  is a professional association of baseball journalists who elect 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 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 users of steroids and other banned products might entry into Cooperstown.
Members of the BWAA usually must comment their votes:  they must explain why they have voted pro or contra certain affirmations. Some of them claim that doping destructs the integrity of sports and usage of forbidden medications is often claimed by them to be immoral.
As for Verducci, he doesn’t confirm that usage of steroids is necessarily a moral question. This sportswriter says that steroids help consumers to take unfair advantage over those who don’t administrate prohibited medications. According to Tom Verducci, performance-enhancing drugs make competitions unfair. So, intake of prohibited medicines promotes unfairness in sports.  That’s why Verducci denies any connection between doping and morality. This sportswriter claims that it is a question that is related to performance but not to morality. So, this writer supposes that users of steroids must 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 important to note that this medicine was not enumerated among anabolic steroids, when Bagwell used it. According to the Control Act 2004, it is enumerated among banned products. Since it wasn’t legally considered to be a steroid, Tom Verducci decided to vote for the user of this preparation; however, it was always named an anabolic-androgenic steroid by scientists. Moreover, 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 consumer of the steroid is quite controversial. The following question appears: “Maybe Tom Verducci is not against usage of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by sportspersons?”  Since Tom Verducci doesn’t believe that steroid use is a moral question, he may suppose that enhancement of performance is not a real problem.
A lot of persons suggest that usage of steroids represents evil because they are illegal.

A tragedy of a teacher that had a boyfriend who used steroids

Johnnie Lee Wiggins is a NPC heavyweight bodybuilder. This person was enough successful. This bodybuilder 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. She taught English at Woodinville High School in Washington. This woman met the bodybuilder in a gym. He was a personal coach at that time.
 Once he saw another man’s car in the yard of her home. It was on Christmas day. Lee Wiggins was a jealous man. He beat the lady very brutally.  Then Johnnie Lee Wiggins 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 woman. Several ladies noticed that Johnnie Lee Wiggins was very jealous person. They also noted that he became aggressive numerous times.
Earlier this bodybuilder served more than five years in jail 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 he didn’t inform the Georgia Department of corrections that he had come back.
It was said that this bodybuilder had had “roid rage”. Actually, this term is widely used by media that confirms that it is an adverse consequence of anabolic steroids. But it is necessary to notice that the affirmation about uncontrolled aggressiveness which is believed to be caused by intake of anabolic steroids is not proven scientifically. Only an essentially small number of steroid users have this reaction. Usage of steroids doesn’t lead to violence against ladies.  Millions cases of domestic violence take place each year but they have no links with anabolic steroids.
There are other factors which lead to domestic violence. Anabolic steroids should not be demonized for uncontrolled manner and assaults. Media has to define other conditions to demonize for tragedies.

Nobody doubts that the WADA has the most effective anti-doping protocol

The president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White tries to defend the anti-doping policy of this organization. According to the UFC, their strictest drug-testing program is in North America. Is it really true? Sometimes it seems that only fool athletes are caught taking forbidden preparations by the UFC.
There are several agencies that criticize the drug-testing 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) belong to main agencies that criticize drug-testing policy of the UFC. But why do they do it? Undoubtedly, they struggle for own interests. They try to control drug testing in all professional and amateur sport leagues in the whole world. It isn’t a secret that steroid testing has become a business that is profitable.  Since they haven’t tested fighters for banned medications, they have lost much money.
But there are also some actual problems connected with the UFC steroid policy which should be discussed. Travis Tygart, the CEO of the WADA, announces that steroid testing of the UFC is not appropriate. Undoubtedly, the WADA possesses the best anti-doping policy. The UFC drug-testing program can’t be even compared with that of the UFC. The CEO of the WADA notices that the UFC tries to look better than they are in reality. The CEO of the WADA proclaims that it is quite ironically that the UFC defends own steroid testing policy and doesn’t desire to have the same or just similar principles as the WADA has.
Major League Baseball did an immense mistake, proclaiming that steroids represent a great problem in this sport. So, it was destroyed positive public impression about baseball.  As for the National Football League, it was created perception that their drug-testing program has been very effective.
A question appears: Does Dana White have capacity to display that there is no steroid problem in the UFC?

Association connected with surfing and recreational drugs is justified by current facts

Anabolic steroids are used by surfers too. Sport governing body claims that banned substances are a great problem in this sport. That’s why the Association of Surfing Professionals made a decision to implicate testing for anabolic steroids and other banned medicines that are used for performance-enhancing effects.
The Association of Surfing Professionals had certain discussions with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). They asked how they could introduce testing for banned medications into surfing. Since anti-doping program of the WADA is considered to be the best policy, the surfing organization intends to use this protocol. It goes without saying that this is the next victory of the WADA which promotes the possibility to manage anti-doping programs in sports.
It is known that surfing is a competitive sport. So, strength, speed and endurance are chief skills which induce winning. Thus, surfers could believe that usage 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 received by winners is large. Winners obtain no less than 100, 000 dollars. Desire to obtain money could lead surfers to decision to take anabolic steroids.
Nonetheless, it is said that intake of anabolic steroids and other medicines that increase performance is not widespread in surfing. A lot of individuals think that application 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 taking marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine is quite enhanced.
The professional surfer Andi Irons died in November 2010. A heart attack that he had was caused by drug abuse. It was defined 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. High levels of meth were also found in his system.
As for Anthony Ruffo, another professional surfer, 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 forbidden drugs in 2004. This person claimed that he had used these drugs to receive 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 sources, he remains to be the only surfer that has ever been caught by the ASP.
The ASP has already the initial budget for introduction of the WADA steroid program into surfing.
While it is unlikely that steroids represent a problem in surfing, the new drug-testing program can create a wrong public perception.

A steroid dealer was not prosecuted by authorities in Michigan

Robert Kusmack, a former officer of Paw Paw Police Department, 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, police official received probation of 1 year and was sentenced to pay certain fine. So, Robert Kusmack was dismissed in 2010.
Steroid investigations are conducted commonly in the following way: steroid users are used in order to catch distributors of steroids. But sometimes authorities choose another method to lead investigations.
 United States Mail Inspection Service had discovered 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 Tom Radke but to use him as an informant. It was made a decision to catch police officials that take 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 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 officer Robert 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 jail. Three consumers of steroids lost their jobs.

Usage of cocaine and Xanax by Mike Hegstrand led to his 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. His death came suddenly because of a heart attack. This wrestler died when he was just 46. It is known that popular media usually writes about deaths of professional wrestlers, connecting the cases with intake of anabolic steroids. The death of Hegstrand was not an exception. After his death many articles appeared in newspapers which blamed anabolic steroids for this case.
Joe “Animal” Laurinaitis admitted to intake of steroids by this team. But he noted 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. This person noted that such drugs, as cocaine and Xanax had to be blamed for such cases. Joe Laurinaitis confirmed that he wanted to explain that steroids had not been connected with Hegstrand’s death.
Joe Laurinaitis confirmed that cocaine and Xanax had caused the death of this wrestler. He also noticed that these drugs led to deaths of such individuals, as Henning, Rick Rude and Davey Boy Smith. According to Laurinaitis, usage of cocaine often leads to usage of morphine. These drugs corrupt health completely and cause heart attacks.
Why must explanation of Laurinaitis be true? He was in Australia with Hegstrand. He knows about what he tells. Recently this wrestler joined to Andrew William Wright to say about his experiences with “Hawk”.

Andrew Tilin admitted to usage of the steroid testosterone in his book “The Doper Next Door: My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs”

The amateur rider and journalist Andrew Tilin  was banned for 2 years. 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 cyclist in own book which will be soon probably released. The title is following: “The Doper Next Door: My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs” .
this book describes individual experiences of several individuals that took performance-enhancing drugs.
So, Andrew Tilin applied the steroid testosterone for hormone replacement therapy. It is quite clear.  Actually, it is not yet clear whether this cyclist has noticed about personal experience connected with other medicines which enhance performance.
Tilin tries to comprehend and describe in his book why individuals dope. He mentions the motivations of different people. Do these medicines help actually? These medicines are quite controversial; the explanations connected with these medications are also controversial. Since numerous consumers do not like talking about their usage, many answers on questions about doping remain undisclosed.
Tilin has been significantly changed due to administration of the steroid testosterone. He has become much more powerful but more aggressive. This person had to worry about his health and about the methods to cheat, being an amateur rider. So, Andrew Tilin became to be involved in the doping subculture.
Writing his book, this amateur rider wanted to explain that steroids are dangerous and cause many side results.  A lot of athletes who have taken banned substances criticize Andrew Tilin. One of critics is Joe Papp, a former American cyclist. This athlete was caught selling and using several performance-enhancing drugs. He didn’t admit administrating banned medicines willingly; he was caught due to an investigation. His professional and personal life was destroyed because of these banned preparations. Joe Papp wrote about Andrew 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 taken it. Then he wrote that these drugs caused adverse symptoms in users.  According to Joe Papp, Andrew Tilin had to be banned for four years.
The ban of Andrew Tilin began in March 2011.

Safety measures that are frequently not followed by steroid dealers

Sale of anabolic steroids without doctors’ prescription for athletic purposes is illegal in United States. If anybody intends to sell these preparations and is implicated in actions connected with the steroid black market, this person takes risks having serious problems. But there are also methods to avoid or lower risks being caught by police officers.
Steroid dealers must follow all traffic rules. This factor is very important. If an individual violates any traffic rule, driving his car, police officers’ attention will be drawn upon this action. Imagine what happens: when anybody violates speed limit laws, he/she will be stopped by police officers. Moreover, if this individual also smokes pot with his friend, driving the vehicle and violating traffic laws, drug-sniffing dogs will be probably brought to define whether there are any drugs in the car.
Furthermore, reasonable steroid dealers store the all medicines, the price list and the customer list in a safe place. But if several steroid dealers keep all these things in the vehicle in that they were smoking pot, violating speed limit laws, they will be caught possessing steroids illegally with intentions to distribute them. Then the problems start.
Steroid dealers can think that it isn’t necessary to write such advices because it goes without any saying that all distributors of illegal medications comprehend  these warnings. But real facts display that some steroid dealers are not cautious and that’s why they are caught.
Here is a case. Yavapai County Sheriff Office’s deputies stopped a car driven by Johnson because this person violated certain traffic rules. The deputies supposed that there might be contraband in this vehicle. The suggestions were justified. Marijuana, several 10-ml vials of the steroid testosterone and syringes were found in this vehicle. Certain documents founded in the vehicle displayed that the quantities of steroids were at the price of more than 3,000 dollars.

Some persons invested much money to create super-fighters

Athletes are always looking for any ways to increase their performance. No one can doubt about it. That’s why many athletes administrate anabolic steroids or/and other drugs which possess performance-enhancing effects. But there is another way too. Mixed martial artists use even plastic surgery for this purpose.
 Everyone knows that fighters have facial lacerations. This is the nature of this sport.  After mixed martial artists have experienced a cut, they become more vulnerable to following cuts. The scar tissue can develop; wounds are sutured in some cases improperly. It happens that surgeons suture just the superficial layer of the skin. This aspect results in improper healing of underlying tissue.
An interesting article about Frank Stile, a plastic surgeon was published by the writer Jake Rossen. This specialist performs surgeries for mix martial artists. The surgeon Frank Stile removes the scar tissue and replaces it with tissue from donated corpses. Such procedures are frequently used for cosmetic needs. Frank Stile is the first surgeon that has used this procedure for performance-enhancing effects in fighters.
It is also important to mention that prominent facial bones in the nose, brow and cheek can make the fighters predisposed to cuts. But it can be avoided as well. Surgeons may remove the sharp edges. It can help to avoid possible lacerations.
Since predispositions to cuts disturb fighters to reach better results, some specialists confirm that it is possible to create a super-fighter due to plastic operation. Thus, these fighters will have essential competitive advantages.
Earlier experts thought about this possibility too. It may display the work written by the science fiction author Richard Matheson.  The work was written 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 CPUs.
When Richard Matheson was writing the story, he didn’t think that it would be provocative. Numerous people desired to see other sportspeople in reality. They wanted the fighter to be other than human. That’s why numerous people invested large sums of money, hoping to reach this result.
It is possible to suggest that cosmetic operation will soon reach the level of the method of steroid use and administration of other performance-enhancing products.
Undoubtedly, many ethical questions appear in this case. But some specialists claim 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 prohibited preparations effectively.  Will anybody be able to keep fighters from surgeries?

Police officers who use deadly force will be investigated and tested for steroids

A lot of individuals believe that “roid rage” or uncontrolled aggressive behavior is a normal side effect that occurs in steroid users. Moreover, several persons consider that it is even impossible to avoid this adverse symptom, if you administrate steroids. Nevertheless, it is not proven scientifically that it is a real adverse result of anabolic steroids. But even if we suggest that it exists, it may appear just in small number of steroid users.
Since a lot of people consider that “roid rage” is a negative reaction of anabolic steroids, numerous ill-informed legislative suggestions were made. Some 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 used deadly force will be investigated, tested for some drugs and their mental health will be also evaluated.
Actually, it is unclear why police officers that use deadly force will be tested for steroids. Can intake of steroids prove that use of deadly force was unjustified? Is it confirmed that steroids due to aggressiveness may make police officers unable to make fair decisions?
Investigation team is a good idea for police officers who use deadly force. But intake of steroids should not be taken in consideration here. Positives or negatives for steroids can’t define whether deadly force has been used appropriately or not. It doesn’t matter a police officer has administrated steroids, aspirin or just drunk juice.
Thus, it is possible to make a conclusion that legislators turn to be captivated by hysteria connected with “roid rage” of anabolic steroids.  Undoubtedly, Of course, illegal administration of steroids by police officials should be a legitimate concern. But it is not said about uncontrolled aggressive behavior as a principal reason in this case. The problem is that illegal usage of controlled substances by police officials makes them vulnerable to corruption and the black market of steroids.  They may compromise.

The actor Jeremy Jackson can’t discontinue taking HGH and steroids

Jeremy Jackson played Hobie Buchanon, the son of David Hasselhof, in the TV series Baywatch. He switched to anabolic steroids and HGH to overcome addiction to methamphetamine.
The actor Jeremy Jackson did it because he was told to go info sports 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 discontinue administrating these preparations.
The actor Jeremy Jackson joined the cast of Celebrity Rehab with the physician Drew Pinsky for Season 5. But unemployed actors should be defined having drug addiction in order to join Celebrity Rehab.  What does Celebrity Rehab represent really? It is the first TV series about real life of celebrities that want to change their lives, to escape from addiction to alcoholic drinks and drugs. Thus, they join Celebrity Rehab to have a special treatment.  All these individuals have a real desire to achieve the recovery.
The chief specialist is Drew Pinsky there. He 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 administrate methamphetamine since 2000. He has been escaped from this addiction. Then, he has joined Celebrity Rehab to cure his steroid addiction.
 Earlier the specialist Drew Pinsky said 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 used steroids told him about many conditions  because he was involved in medicine. They told him such things that were not spoken to others. The specialist Drew Pinsky noticed that some athletes began to apply 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, aggressiveness, mania and physical disorders. They have cut duration of their lives by 10-20 years. They have chosen this way themselves.
Nevertheless, it is necessary 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. Thus, further researches are required in this field.

Dough Baron was supported in his lawsuit against the PGA Tour by State Pharmaceuticals

The company State Pharmaceuticals manufactures subcutaneous pellet delivery system for the steroid testosterone. This company said that it was a sponsor of Dough Baron, a professional golfer. It is said that this person is the only professional golfer that has been banned by the PGA Tour because he has broken anti-doping laws. Robert Whitehead, the chief executive of State Pharmaceuticals announced that it was not fairly to ban the golfer. He defended this as well as other professional sportspeople who use the steroid testosterone, when it is recommended by health care providers in order to increase reduced levels of this hormone in them.
While the golfer filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour, the CEO of State Pharmaceuticals supported him in this lawsuit. The CEO of State Pharmaceuticals noted that the PGA Tour didn’t have any justice to call 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 testosterone by  the golfer Dough Baron. Thus, the golfer Dough Baron  got a TUE for usage of the anabolic steroid testosterone for therapeutic needs.
Robert Whitehead mentioned why State Pharmaceuticals sponsored the golfer Dough Baron. He stated that the PGA Tour acted improperly in numerous cases. The sportsperson that needed therapeutic usage of the anabolic steroid testosterone was called a liar. Thus, the PGA Tour contributed in medical ignorance and kept men from improving their health. Robert Whitehead mentioned that many opinions related to testosterone replacement therapy were not proven scientifically. These misconceptions have kept a lot of persons from the medical care.
Robert Whitehead noted that Dough Barron was guilty in one mistake: he had become the innocent victim of other persons’ ignorance.
The terms of the agreement between State Pharmaceuticals and the golfer Dough Baron were not made public. It was only noticed that the athlete Dough Baron would educate public about hypogonadism and testosterone replacement therapy.

Clenbuterol is not included in the group of anabolic steroids

David Howman, the director general of the WADA, thinks that Clenbuterol is an anabolic steroid. This man thinks that illegal heroin doesn’t bring so much money as anabolic steroids which are legal, if they are got and used according to doctors’ prescriptions. Howman is also surprised by the affirmation that steroids are useful in order to enhance growth of livestock.
The director general of the WADA  says that use of steroids for growth of livestock is quite evident due to contaminated beef in China. David Howman notices that the WADA has written to the Chinese minister that has to explain what really happens in the food industry of this country.
David Howman says about Clenbuterol as about an anabolic steroid. The director general of the WADA says that Chinese beef contains steroids. This man consideres mistakenly like many other persons 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 prohibited products. There are drugs that have performance-enhancing effects but they are not steroids.
Since David Howman is the director general of the World ADA, he should have significantly better knowledge linked with forbidden preparations. This person has to understand the difference between such preparations as Clenbuterol and anabolic steroids.
The director general of the WADA says that steroid trafficking is much more profitable than heroin trafficking because steroids are legal in certain cases but heroin is illegal under any circumstances. Moreover, anabolic steroids are legal in some countries.
David Howman  says that controlled substances are dangerous for youth, elite athletes and any individual that purchases and uses them not for legal needs.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue reduced the tax which had to pay a steroid dealer essentially

A special drug tax has to be paid in Louisiana for sales of steroids. This tax exists in this state for the past 20 years. Thus, Todd Matherne, a distributor of steroids was enforced to pay 52 million dollars because he sold many steroids with the labels of the “Zencall Labs”.  This person 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 jail, he found about this law. As a result, this steroid dealer filed a lawsuit against the State of Louisiana, confirming that it was incorrect to enforce him to pay 52 million of dollars. Todd Matherne confirmed 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 distributor of steroids in the court. It was decided to achieve agreement in this situation. Thus, the tax was lowered 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, noticed 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 some laws try to criminal twice the same crime, they may be lifted.
This expert claimed that this law couldn’t work well because it might exclude criminal prosecution. He claimed that this law was not being used because a criminal case could be lost in exchange only for taxes.
There is also another reason which can explain why law enforcements do not want to impose the drug tax law in Louisiana. Law enforcements do not support this law because the taxes don’t go 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 sold by weight. If these medicines are sold by dosage units, it is indicated to pay 400 dollars for 10 dose units.
As for Todd Matherne, he was a steroid dealer of the huge underground lab called “Zencall Labs”. The Louisiana State Police busted this lab in 2005. More than 10, 000 tablets and 300 capsules of Winstrol, 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. Furthermore, over 700 vials of injectable anabolic steroids and some pounds of raw steroid powder were also found there.

Connections between “Don’t Be An Asterisk” and “Play Asterisk Free”

The anti-steroid campaign “Don’t Be An Asterisk” was organized to provide people with knowledge about steroid use, about dangerous things connected with performance-enhancing drugs within and outsides sports in order to promote ceasing using these medicines.
 But ”Don’t Be An Asterisk” was in negligence during certain time. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Ad Council make the decision to restore 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 original “Don’t Be Asterisk” which has been unmodified for more than 2 years. This site promotes the visitors to enter another new page which is on Facebook. So, they can play asterisk free there. The same page will be created on Twitter with the same name “Play Asterisk Free”. So, the popular social media will promote spreading the messages of the anti-steroid.
The initial site 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.
However the game has been established to create the 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 watch how muscles of the interactive soccer players become essentially enhanced. However this game is still available on the website, it is unlikely that it will be able to educate kids that steroids are unsafe.
The principal goal of this anti-steroid campaign is to teach kids that a consumer of steroids is not a trustful person; he\she is “fake”, a “joke” and a “poser”.

Jose Canseco focus on his own experience in his third book

Jose Canseco who has announced 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. The writer intends to focus on his own experience. The book which has the title “The truth hurts” will describe how the writer’s revelations about application of steroids in baseball influenced on his life negatively. The author is going to notice that he has been affected both professionally and financially because he knew the truth.
The first book of this writer 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 applied steroids. Such players, as Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Jason Giambi were mentioned in the book. So, Jose Canseco made public consumers of steroids in baseball. Moreover, as a result, certain of these accused athletes admitted that they applied prohibited medications. Then, as a celebration of this aspect, Jose Canseco published another book which had been entitled as “Vindicated”. This writer noted also names of other baseball players who applied steroids. Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens were named by the writer.
Certain people consider that the Jose Canseco’s third book will fail. It will not have the same glory as previous books, according to them. These persons add that Jose Canseco 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 individuals who think that the third book of this writer will fail will be turned to be true. Jose Canseco has been entertaining numerous persons, when he fought against Danny Bonaduce in a celebrity boxing match in 2009. Earlier he was humbled, when he fought against the football player Vai Sikahema in a boxing match. Jose Canseco was knocked by Vai Sikahema and was ridiculed by numerous persons.
It is known that Jose Canseco administrated anabolic steroids and his natural testosterone creation became reduced. So, he had such undesirable results of steroids, as decreased libido and depression.
This writer also attempted to contraband HCG across the Mexican border. Jose Canseco did it for self-administration to be cured from decreased testosterone level. So, he had legal troubles connected with steroids.
Recently Jose Canseco entertained numerous people, when he wrote on his Twitter account that he would hit easily a softball further than Rodriguez may 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 have success.