Athletes obtain steroids from anti-aging clinics

Numerous anti-aging clinics are linked with steroid scandals. It’s not surprisingly because they supply athletes and bodybuilders with steroids and other related products. When proper authorities search anti-aging clinics and seize documents, they see that some prominent sport figures belong to clients of the clinics.
Lately some anti-aging clinics located in Miami were investigated. Federal agents determined that the clinics sold prescription drugs illegally. The clinics sold preparations for enhancement of muscle mass, fat reduction, increase of strength, etc.
According to the newspaper the Miami New Times, the anti-aging clinic Biogenesis was found guilty of illicit sale of doping products. Furthermore, such well-known baseball players, as Alex Rodriquez and Melky Cabrera purchased doping products at Biogenesis of America. Thus, the anti-aging clinic turned out to be linked with one of the biggest doping scandals in the sport of baseball.
Medical records of Biogenesis were obtained from an employee of the clinic. The records were presented on the site of the newspaper Miami New Times. Reporters noted that the employee who gave the records didn’t want to be identified.
It is reported that anabolic steroids, HGH, IGF-1 and other prescription drugs are widely sold illegally by anti-aging clinics. Furthermore, clinics hire doctors that provide fake prescriptions. Prescriptions for anabolic steroids and other related drugs are often given to clients without needed evaluation of their personal conditions. Furthermore, physicians provide prescriptions even without seeing their patients. In additions to these aspects, several corrupt doctors permit anti-aging clinics to use their prescription pads. As a result, anti-aging clinics sell steroids, painkillers and other prescription preparations illegally, as if they worked legally.
When illegal activities of anti-aging clinics become obvious, owners of clinics, doctors and certain employees are sentenced to several sanctions. Nevertheless, the risk to receive punishment doesn’t stop clinics from their illicit actions. Although proper authorities try to eliminate illegal sale of prescription preparations, their success is not yet significant.