The sportswriter Tom Verducci denies any connection between doping and moral issues

The American sportswriter Tom Verducci explains about debates related to possibility of steroid users to be chosen for the Baseball Hall of Fame. But as it usually happens, this explanation shows just confusion of writers about steroids.
The Baseball Writers Association of America (BWAA)  is a professional association of baseball journalists who chose players for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. All writers who are members of the BWAA already not less than 10 years have possibility to elect up to 10 players for the Hall of Fame.
Recently it was a debate between members of the BWAA. They discussed whether admitted or just suspected users of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs might entry into Cooperstown.
Members of the BWAA usually should comment their votes:  they have to explain why they have voted pro or contra certain questions. Some of them claim that doping destroys the integrity of sports and usage of banned drugs is often considered by them to be immoral.
As for Verducci, he doesn’t think that usage of steroids is necessarily a moral question. This writer notes that steroids help users to take unfair advantage over those who don’t take banned preparations. According to this American sportswriter, performance-enhancing drugs make competitions unfair. Thus, administration of banned drugs induces unfairness in sports.  That’s why Tom Verducci denies any connection between doping and morality. He claims that it is a question that is connected with performance but not to morality. So, this writer supposes that steroid users should not be allowed to be in the Hall of Fame. But he has voted for Jeff Bagwell, an admitted steroid user. This sportsperson has admitted that he had taken androstenedione. It is important to note that this medicine was not listed among anabolic steroids, when Bagwell administrated it. According to the Control Act 2004, it is enumerated among prohibited preparations. Since it wasn’t legally clamed to be a steroid, Verducci decided to vote for the user of this medicine; 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 promote his performance due to usage of androstenedione.
Nonetheless, 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 intake of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by sportspersons?”  Since Tom Verducci doesn’t believe that intake of steroids is a moral question, he may suggest that enhancement of performance is not a real problem.
Numerous persons suggest that administration of steroids represents evil because they are illegal.

Are steroids responsible for domestic violence?

Johnnie Lee Wiggins is a NPC heavyweight bodybuilder. This bodybuilder was very successful. Johnnie Lee Wiggins took the 3rd  place at the 2011 NPC Emerald Cup and won the 2011 NPC Empire Classic.
He was a boyfriend of Prudence Hockley. This lady 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 Johnnie Lee Wiggins saw another man’s car in the yard of her home. It was on Christmas day. Lee Wiggins was a jealous individual. Johnnie Lee Wiggins beat the lady too brutally.  Then Johnnie Lee Wiggins left her unconscious and bleeding on the ground in the yard. The woman was taken in a medical centre where she died that day.  The child of this lady was at home and called police and hospital.
It was not the first time, when this bodybuilder was aggressive towards a lady. Several ladies noticed that he was very jealous person. They also said 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 bodybuilder was released in 2008. During May 2011 he was under supervision of the Washington Department of Corrections.
It is important to note 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 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 adverse result of anabolic steroids. But it is necessary to mention that the affirmation about uncontrolled manner which is believed to be caused by intake of anabolic steroids doesn’t have any scientific basis. Only an essentially small number of steroid users suffer from this effect. 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 conditions which contribute in domestic violence. Anabolic steroids should not be demonized for aggression and violence. Media must determine other conditions to blame for tragedies.

It is not surprisingly that the WADA criticizes steroid programs of other agencies

The president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White tries to defend the drug-testing policy of this organization. According to the UFC, their strictest steroid-testing program is in North America. Is it really true? Sometimes it seems that only fool athletes are caught administrating banned medications by the UFC.
There are certain organizations 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) are included in main agencies that criticize anti-doping policy of the UFC. But which is the reason? Undoubtedly, they struggle for own interests. They put efforts to control testing for forbidden medications in all professional as well as 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 medicines, they have lost a lot of money.
But there are also several actual problems connected with the UFC drug-testing policy which must be observed. Travis Tygart, the CEO of the WADA, announces that steroid testing of the UFC is not effective. Undoubtedly, the WADA has the most appropriate anti-doping protocol. The UFC anti-doping program can’t be even compared with that of the UFC. Tygart claims that the UFC tries to look better than they are actually. Travis Tygart announces that it is quite ironically that the UFC defends own steroid testing program and doesn’t want to have the same or just similar principles as the WADA has.
Major League Baseball did a great mistake, announcing that steroids represent an essential problem in this sport. So, it was destroyed positive public perception about baseball.  As for the National Football League, it was created impression that their anti-doping policy has been very effective.
A question appears: Does Dana White have ability to show that there is no steroid problem in the UFC?

Neco Padaratz remains to be the only surfer who has been ever caught using steroids

Anabolic steroids are utilized by surfers too. Sport governing body announces that controlled substances are an essential problem in this sport. That’s why the Association of Surfing Professionals made a decision to introduce testing for anabolic steroids and other prohibited medications which are taken 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 products into surfing. Since anti-doping program of the WADA is claimed to be the best policy, the surfing organization wants to apply this protocol. Of course, this is the next victory of the WADA that promotes the opportunity to manage drug-testing programs in sports.
Everybody knows that surfing is a competitive sport. So, strength, speed and endurance are chief skills that promote winning. Thus, surfers could decide that usage of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs promotes success greatly. It is also important to take in consideration that amount of money that is received by winners is large. Winners obtain no less than 100, 000 dollars. Desire to get 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. Numerous people believe that usage of recreational drugs is more widespread among surfers than administration 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 that are caught administrating marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine is quite high.
The professional surfer Andi Irons died in November 2010. A heart attack that he had was caused by drug abuse. It was determined that steroids hadn’t been involved in this case. Traces of methamphetamine, cocaine and methadone metabolites were found in his 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 using steroids. He received a one-year ban. This person tested positive for prohibited products in 2004. This surfer said that he had used these drugs to get a complete recovery from back injuries. In spite of his defense, he was sentenced to a ban. He was the first person that was caught administrating steroids by the Association of Surfing Professionals. According to numerous reports, 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.
Although it is unlikely that steroids represent a problem in surfing, the new drug-testing program may create a wrong public perception.

Authorities decided not to sentence a steroid dealer from Michigan to imprisonment

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 enforced to pay certain fine. Thus, this police official was fired in 2010.
Investigations connected with steroids are led generally 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 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 that 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 administrate 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 situation. He sold Fluoxymesterone to Aaron DiPrima that was the owner of a local gym. The gym owner provided the police officer Robert Kusmack with this drug. Both the gym owner Aaron DiPrima and the police officer Robert Kusmack were arrested.
Aaron DiPrima pleaded guilty in possession of an analogue. He received one-year probation. He was also sentenced to 60 hours of community service. Thus, the steroid dealer wasn’t sentenced to prison. Three consumers of steroids lost their jobs.

Such drugs, as cocaine and Xanax should be blamed for deaths of numerous wrestlers

The Road Warriors, a professional wrestling tag team, were first that introduced bodybuilding-type muscularity in this sport. This tag team was composed of Hawk (Mike Hegstrand) and Animal (Joe Laurinaitis). Hegstrand died in 2003. The death of this wrestler came suddenly because of a heart attack. Mike Hegstrand died when he was just 46. As it is known, popular media usually reports about deaths of professional wrestlers, connecting the cases with use of anabolic steroids. The death of Hegstrand was not an exception. After the death of this wrestler numerous articles appeared in newspapers which blamed anabolic steroids for this case.
Joe “Animal” Laurinaitis admitted to administration of steroids by this professional wrestling team. But he confirmed that these medications hadn’t caused Hegstrand’s death. He added that other conditions were responsible for Hegstrand’s death as well as deaths of other wrestlers. Joe Laurinaitis pointed out that such drugs, as cocaine and Xanax had to be demonized for such cases. Laurinaitis announced that he wanted to explain that steroids had not been connected with death of Hegstrand.
Joe Laurinaitis noted that cocaine and Xanax had caused the death of this professional wrestler. He also said that these drugs caused deaths of such celebritites, as Henning, Rick Rude and Davey Boy Smith. According to Joe Laurinaitis, administration of cocaine frequently leads to administration of morphine. These drugs destroy health wholly and lead to heart attacks.
Why must statement of Laurinaitis be true? He was in Australia with Hegstrand. He knows about what he talks. Lately this professional wrestler joined to Andrew William Wright to say about his experiences with “Hawk”.

Joe Papp who also has used steroids criticizes Andrew Tilin

The amateur rider and journalist Andrew Tilin  was banned for 2 years. United States Anti-Doping Agency banned this person after he had admitted applying steroids for legal hormone replacement therapy. The admitting was made by the rider in own book that will be soon probably released. The title is following: “The Doper Next Door: My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs” .
The book describes personal experiences of several people that took drugs that have performance-enhancing effects.
So, Andrew Tilin applied the steroid testosterone for hormone replacement therapy. It is quite clear.  Actually, it is not yet clear whether this writer has mentioned about personal experience related also to other products which increase performance.
Tilin wants to comprehend and describe in his book why persons dope. He notes the motivations of various persons. Do these products help actually? These preparations are quite controversial; the explanations linked with these products are controversial as well. Since a lot of users do not like talking about their administration, some answers on questions about doping remain undisclosed.
Andrew Tilin has been essentially changed due to administration of the steroid testosterone. He has become much stronger but more aggressive. He had to worry about his health and about the methods to cheat, being an amateur rider. So, Tilin became to be involved in the doping subculture.
Writing his book, Andrew Tilin wanted to explain that steroids are unsafe and have many adverse effects.  Numerous athletes who have taken forbidden medicines criticize Andrew Tilin. One of critics is Joe Papp, a former American cyclist. This person was caught distributing and administrating some performance-enhancing drugs. He didn’t admit applying controlled medications willingly; he was caught due to an investigation. His professional and personal life was destructed because of these banned medicines. Joe Papp wrote about Andrew Tilin that he had been doped for a year intentionally. Papp noticed that Andrew Tilin had known that the steroid testosterone was forbidden but he had administrated it. Then he wrote that these drugs had adverse consequences in consumers.  According to Joe Papp, Andrew Tilin had to receive a ban for 4 years.
The ban of Andrew Tilin began in March 2011.

What should steroid dealers do for their safety?

Distribution of anabolic steroids without any prescription for performance-enhancing effects is illegal in United States. If anybody desires to distribute these medicines and is implicated in operations connected with the steroid black market, this individual takes risks having serious troubles. But there are also methods to prevent or minimize risks being caught by police officials.
Distributors of steroids have to follow all traffic rules. This aspect is very important. If an individual violates any traffic rule, driving his car, police officers’ attention will be drawn on this action. Imagine what happens: when anybody violates speed limit laws, he/she will be stopped by police officers. Moreover, if this person 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 distributors of steroids store the all drugs, the price list and the customer list in a safe place. But if some distributors of steroids store all these things in the car in that they were smoking pot, violating speed limit rules, they will be caught possessing steroids illegally with intentions to distribute them. Then the troubles begin.
Distributors of steroids may say that it isn’t necessary to describe such advices because it goes without any saying that all distributors of illegal medicines understand  these cautions. But real facts display that some steroid dealers 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 person violated certain traffic laws. The deputies suggested that there might be contraband in this car. The suggestions were justified. Marijuana, some 10-ml vials of the steroid testosterone and syringes were found in this vehicle. Some documents founded in the car displayed that the amounts of steroids were at the price of more than 3,000 dollars.

Application of plastic surgery for increase of performance will soon reach the level of steroid use

Sportspersons are always looking for any methods to increase their performance. No one can doubt about it. That’s why numerous sportspersons apply anabolic steroids or/and other medicines that possess performance-enhancing effects. But there is also another method. Mixed martial artists use even plastic surgery for this goal.
 Everybody knows that mixed martial artists have facial lacerations. This is the nature of this sport.  After mixed martial artists have experienced a cut, they become more vulnerable to future cuts. The scar tissue may develop; wounds are sutured in certain cases improperly. It happens that physicians 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 physician performs operations for mix martial artists. He removes the scar tissue and replaces it with tissue from donated corpses. Such procedures are often applied for cosmetic purposes. Frank Stile is the first surgeon who has used this procedure for performance-enhancing effects in fighters.
It is also necessary to note that prominent facial bones in the nose, brow and cheek can make the fighters predisposed to cuts. But it may be avoided as well. Surgeons may remove the sharp edges. It can help to prevent possible lacerations.
Since inclinations to lacerations disturb fighters to achieve better results, certain experts claim that it is possible to create a super-fighter with the help of plastic surgery. Thus, these fighters will have essential competitive advantages.
Earlier experts thought about this aspect as well. It can show the work written by the science fiction author Richard Matheson.  The story was written in 1956. The writer described a future. It was written that persons watched how large robot athletes fought, trying to destroy one another’s CPUs.
When the science fiction writer was creating the story, he didn’t think that it would be provocative. A lot of fans desired to see other athletes in reality. They desired the fighter to be other than human. That’s why numerous 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 intake of other performance-enhancing preparations.
Undoubtedly, many ethical questions appear in this case. But several specialists confirm that it is too late to discuss these questions. Human performance is already tightly linked with technological progress. The corruption of sports has started numerous years ago and it can’t be stopped, according to opinions of numerous specialists.
Anti-doping agencies have displayed that they can’t fight against steroids and other banned medicines effectively.  Will anybody have ability to keep fighters from surgeries?

Positives or negatives for steroids can’t determine whether police officers have used deadly force properly or not

Many persons believe that “roid rage” or uncontrolled aggressive manner is a common negative reaction which occurs in consumers of steroids. Moreover, several persons consider that it is even impossible to prevent this unexpected consequence, if you apply steroids. Nevertheless, it is not proven scientifically that it is a real negative effect of anabolic steroids. But even if we suppose that it exists, it may appear just in small number of steroid users.
Since many individuals claim that “roid rage” is an undesirable result of anabolic steroids, many ill-informed legislative suggestions were made. Certain such proposals have been made in Oregon. It has been proposed to introduce several new laws. According to these new laws, if any police officers  have been involved in deadly force, or if police force resulted in some injuries, they must be tested for steroids.
The same proposal was made by the politician Lew Frederick in Oregon House of Representatives. Those police officers who have used deadly force will be investigated, tested for several drugs and their mental health will be evaluated as well.
Actually, it is not clear why police officers who apply deadly force will be tested for steroids. Can steroid use prove that application of deadly force was unjustified? Is it believed that steroids due to aggressiveness can make police officers unable to make reasonable decisions?
Investigation team is a good idea for police officers that use deadly force. But administration of steroids is not to be taken in consideration here. Positives or negatives for steroids can’t define whether deadly force has been used properly or not. It doesn’t matter a police official has used steroids, aspirin or just consumed juice.
Thus, it is possible to conclude that legislators turn to be captivated by hysteria related to “roid rage” of anabolic steroids.  Undoubtedly, Of course, illegal intake of steroids by police officials has to be a legitimate concern. But it is not said about uncontrolled aggressive behavior as a main reason in this situation. The problem is that illegal administration of controlled substances by police officials makes them vulnerable to corruption and the steroid black market.  Such police officers are inclined to compromise.

Jeremy Jackson escaped from meth addiction and became addicted to steroids

The actor Jeremy Jackson played Hobie Buchanon, the son of David Hasselhof, in the TV series Baywatch. This person turned to anabolic steroids and HGH in order to overcome addiction to methamphetamine.
Jeremy Jackson did it because he was told to go into fitness to escape from meth addiction but now he fears for his life. Jeremy Jackson became addicted to the gym and HGH and the steroid testosterone. this person can’t stop administrating these preparations.
The actor Jeremy Jackson joined the cast of Celebrity Rehab with the doctor Drew Pinsky for Season 5. But unemployed actors must have drug addiction in order to appear on 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 alcohol and drugs. So, they join Celebrity Rehab to be cured.  All these persons have a real decision to reach the recovery.
The chief specialist is Drew Pinsky there. This person is known better as Dr. Drew. He is a radio and television personality. This doctor hosted the talk show LOVELINE.
It is known that Jeremy Jackson doesn’t take methamphetamine since 2000. He has been escaped from this addiction. Then, he has joined Celebrity Rehab to treat his steroid addiction.
 Earlier Dr. Drew claimed in an interview that he knew many things 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 aspects  because he was involved in medicine. They told him such aspects which were not spoken to others. Drew Pinsky noticed that some athletes began to take steroids just because anybody gave them  a tablet. They attempted to use it and became addicted to steroids step by step. Now they are dying from the addiction. They have depression, aggressive manner, mania and physical dysfunctions. They have cut their lives by 10-20 years. They have chosen it themselves.
Nonetheless, it is important to mention that although it is widely discussed about steroid addiction and dependency, this condition doesn’t have any scientific basis. The American Psychological Association has not yet proved it. One offers to change the methods. Thus, further studies are required in this field.

Even athletes that take steroids for therapeutic purposes are called cheaters

The company State Pharmaceuticals produces 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 said that this sportsman is the only professional golfer who has received a ban by the PGA Tour because he has broken anti-doping laws. The chief executive officer of State Pharmaceuticals Robert Whitehead proclaimed that it was not fairly to ban this professional golfer. He defended this as well as other professional sportspeople that administrate the steroid testosterone, when it is prescribed by physicians to increase decreased levels of this hormone in them.
While Dough Barron filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour, the CEO of State Pharmaceuticals supported him in this lawsuit. Robert Whitehead said that the PGA Tour didn’t have any justice to call Dough Baron a  “cheater”. Although the status of the lawsuit hadn’t been made public, the PGA Tour decided to approve the medical administration of the steroid testosterone by  this professional golfer. So, this professional golfer  got a TUE for usage of the anabolic steroid testosterone for therapeutic needs.
Robert Whitehead mentioned why State Pharmaceuticals sponsored this golfer. He argued that the PGA Tour acted incorrectly in many situations. The sportsman who needed therapeutic intake of the anabolic steroid testosterone was called a liar. Thus, the PGA Tour contributed in medical ignorance and kept men from improving their health. The CEO of State Pharmaceuticals said that numerous points of view related to testosterone replacement therapy were not proven scientifically. These incorrect affirmations have kept many people from the medical care.
Robert Whitehead noticed that Dough Barron made the only mistake that he had become the innocent victim of other individuals’ ignorance.
The terms of the agreement between State Pharmaceuticals and the professional athlete Dough Barron were not made public. It was only noticed that the professional golfer would teach public about hypogonadism and testosterone replacement therapy.

David Howman claims that heroin is less profitable than anabolic steroids

David Howman, the director general of the WADA, seems to consider that Clenbuterol belongs to anabolic steroids. He thinks that illegal heroin doesn’t bring so much money as anabolic steroids which are legal, if they are purchased and administrated with doctors’ prescriptions. David Howman is also shocked by the affirmation that steroids are applied in order to enhance growth of livestock.
David Howman  says that application of steroids for growth of livestock is quite obvious due to contaminated beef in China. the director general of the WADA notes 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 speaks about Clenbuterol as about an anabolic steroid. The director general of the WADA notices that Chinese beef contains steroids. He thinks mistakenly like numerous other persons believe that all preparations that have performance-enhancing effects are anabolic steroids. It shows ignorance of these persons. They must understand that not only anabolic steroids belong to the list of forbidden preparations. There are preparations that cause 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 connected with banned medications. Howman has to understand the difference between such products as Clenbuterol and anabolic steroids.
Howman claims that steroid smuggling is much more profitable than heroin trafficking because steroids are legal in several cases but heroin is illegal under any circumstances. Furthermore, anabolic steroids are legal in some countries.
David Howman  says that banned substances are dangerous for youth, elite sportspeople and any individual who gets and administrates them not for legal purposes.

According to the Louisiana drug tax for distribution of steroids, 200 dollars are indicated for 1 g of these medicines

A drug tax has to be paid in Louisiana for sales of steroids. This drug 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 prison but he served 3 years of them.
In fact, Todd  Matherne didn’t know the Louisiana’s drug stamp law. But when he was released from the jail, he learned 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. This steroid dealer pointed out that it had been an unusual and even too cruel decision. This person pointed out 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 regulate this question. So, the tax was decreased essentially. According to the new decision, this steroid dealer had to pay only 2, 000 dollars instead of 52 million dollars. Nonetheless, 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, mentioned that several laws in various other states were ruled unconstitutionally. He added that it was the same with the drug tax law in Louisiana. But since some laws try to criminal twice the same crime, they can be lifted.
This specialist claimed that this law couldn’t work well because it might exclude criminal prosecution. This specialist in drug prosecution from Louisiana confirmed that this law was not being used because a criminal case could be lost in exchange just for taxes.
There is also another reason that can explain why law enforcements do not intend to impose the drug tax law in Louisiana. Law enforcements don’t support this law because the taxes go not to law enforcement; they go to state agencies.
According to 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 distributed 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 huge underground lab called “Zencall Labs”. The Louisiana State Police busted “Zencall labs” in 2005. More than 10, 000 tablets and 300 capsules of Stanozolol, about 6, 000 tablets of Anadrol, 3,500 tablets and 1, 900 capsules of Cialis, 1, 5000 capsules of Tamoxifen, 2, 400 capsules of Clomid, 800 capsules of Anabol and 600 capsules of Dianabol were seized by the  officers. Moreover, over 700 vials of injectable anabolic steroids and some pounds of raw steroid powder were also found there.

Is it possible to teach children through interactive games that steroids are dangerous?

The anti-steroid campaign “Don’t Be An Asterisk” was organized to teach people about intake of steroids, about risks linked with performance-enhancing substances within and outsides sports in order to promote stopping taking these medicines.
 But ”Don’t Be An Asterisk” was neglected during certain period of time. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Ad Council decided to restart activities of this campaign. It was made a decision 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” which has remained uncharged for over 2 years. This site encourages the visitors to enter another new page which is on Facebook. So, they may play asterisk free there. The same page will be established on Twitter with the same name “Play Asterisk Free”. So, the popular social media will promote spreading the messages of the anti-steroid.
The original site DontBeAnAsterisk.com has 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, their bodies become much more muscular.
Although the game has been thought out to educate kids that steroids are dangerous, the results are opposite. Children find it funny to fail avoiding asterisks and to observe how muscles of the interactive players become essentially increased. Although the game is still available on the website, it is unlikely that it will be able to teach children that steroids must not be applied.
The principal goal of this anti-steroid campaign is to convince children that a user of steroids isn’t a trustful individual; he\she is “fake”, a “joke” and a “poser”.

Sometimes the truth about steroids may hit

Jose Canseco who has proclaimed himself as a “godfather of steroids” in baseball writes his third book. This writer avoids discussing anabolic steroids and other medications which have performance-enhancing effects. He wants to revolve about his own experience. The book with the title “The truth hurts” will describe how the writer’s revelations about application of steroids in baseball had negative influence on his life. The author is going to mention that he has been affected both professionally and financially because of the truth.
Jose Canseco’s first book has the title “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big”. It is the bestseller. The author named certain baseball players that applied steroids. Such players, as Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Jason Giambi were mentioned in the book. Thus, Canseco made public consumers of steroids in baseball. Moreover, as a result, many of these accused sportspeople admitted that they used banned medicines. Then, as a celebration of this aspect, This writer published another book which had the title “Vindicated”. Jose Canseco mentioned also names of other baseball players who applied steroids. Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens were named by the writer.
Several people confirm that the Jose Canseco’s third book will fail. It will not achieve the same glory as previous books, according to them. These individuals point out that the author will be probably surprised but connections between truth about steroids and his professional life will not draw readers’ attention.
But it is unclear whether the opinions of these persons who consider that the third book of Jose Canseco will fail will be justified. This writer has been entertaining many individuals, when he fought against Danny Bonaduce in a celebrity boxing match in 2009. Earlier Jose Canseco was humbled, when he fought against the former football player Vai Sikahema in a boxing match. Jose Canseco was knocked by the former football player and was ridiculed by many people.
It is known that Jose Canseco administrated anabolic steroids and his natural testosterone secretion became reduced. Thus, he had such undesirable results of steroids, as low libido and depression.
This person also wanted to contraband HCG across the Mexican border. Jose Canseco did it for self-administration to be treated from decreased testosterone level. Thus, he had legal troubles linked with steroids.
Recently this person entertained numerous individuals, when he wrote on his Twitter account that he would hit easily a softball further than Rodriguez may hit a baseball. Jose Canseco 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 have success.