Why has Tom Verducci voted for Jeff Bagwell?

Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated explains about debates connected with possibility of steroid users to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But as it commonly 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 journalists who are members of the BWAA already not less than 10 years have right 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 only suspected users of steroids and other banned drugs might entry into Cooperstown.
Members of the BWAA usually must comment their votes:  they should explain why they have voted pro or contra certain issues. Some of them confirm that doping destructs the integrity of sports and usage of forbidden preparations is often claimed by them to be immoral.
As for Tom Verducci, he doesn’t believe that intake of steroids is necessarily a moral question. He assures that steroids help users to take unfair advantage over those who don’t administrate prohibited medications. According to this American sportswriter, performance-enhancing drugs make competitions unfair. Thus, administration of banned preparations induces unfairness in sports.  That’s why Tom Verducci denies any link between doping and morality. This sportswriter confirms that it is a question that is linked with performance but not to morality. So, Tom Verducci suggests that steroid users must not be allowed to be in the Hall of Fame. But he has voted for Jeff Bagwell, an admitted steroid user. This sportsperson has admitted that he had used androstenedione. It is necessary to notice that this drug was not classified as an anabolic steroid, when Bagwell administrated it. According to the Control Act 2004, it is enumerated among prohibited medications. Since it wasn’t legally clamed to be a steroid, Tom Verducci decided to vote for the user of this drug; however, it was always called an anabolic-androgenic steroid by scientists. Furthermore, it was said that Bagwell just became bigger but didn’t improve his performance due to administration of androstenedione.
Nonetheless, the decision of Tom Verducci to vote for the admitted consumer of the steroid is quite controversial. The following question appears: “Maybe Verducci is not against administration of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by sportspeople?”  Since Tom Verducci doesn’t agree that administration of steroids is a moral question, he may suggest that enhancement of performance is not a real problem.
Many persons suppose that usage of steroids represents evil because they are illegal.

Do steroids cause jealousness?

Johnnie Lee Wiggins is a NPC heavyweight bodybuilder. This person was enough successful. Johnnie Lee Wiggins 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 lady met Lee Wiggins in a gym. He was a personal trainer at that moment.
 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. He beat the teacher very brutally.  Then Johnnie Lee Wiggins left Prudence Hockley unconscious and bleeding on the ground in the yard. The lady was taken in a medical centre where she died that day.  The child of Prudence Hockley was at home and called police and hospital.
It was not the first time, when Johnnie Lee Wiggins was aggressive with a lady. Certain women said that Johnnie Lee Wiggins was very jealous man. They also said that he became aggressive numerous times.
Earlier this bodybuilder served more than 5 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 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 Johnnie Lee Wiggins didn’t inform the Georgia Department of corrections that he had returned.
It was said that Lee Wiggins had had “roid rage”. Actually, this term is widely used by media that claims 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 administration of anabolic steroids is not proven scientifically. Only an essentially small number of steroid users have this effect. Administration of steroids doesn’t lead to violence against ladies.  Millions cases of domestic violence occur 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 aggression and violence. Media must find other aspects to blame for tragedies.

Has Dana White ability to create the impression that the UFC is free from steroids?

The president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White tries to defend the anti-doping program of this organization. According to the UFC, their most advanced testing program for steroids is in North America. Is it really true? Sometimes it seems that only foolish sportspersons are caught using prohibited preparations by the UFC.
There are several agencies that criticize the anti-doping 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 chief agencies that criticize anti-doping program of the UFC. But why do they do it? Undoubtedly, they struggle for own interests. They try to manage drug testing in all professional as well as amateur sport leagues in the whole world. It isn’t a secret that steroid testing is a business that is profitable.  Since they haven’t tested fighters for banned preparations, they have lost much money.
But there are also certain real problems linked with the UFC anti-doping program that should be observed. The CEO of the WADA Travis Tygart announces that steroid testing of the UFC is not appropriate. It goes without saying that the WADA has the most appropriate anti-doping program. The UFC drug-testing policy can’t be even compared with that of the UFC. Tygart claims that the UFC tries to look better than they are in reality. Travis Tygart claims that it is quite ironically that the UFC defends own drug-testing policy and doesn’t desire to have the same or just similar principles as the WADA has.
Major League Baseball did a huge mistake, announcing that steroids represent an essential problem in this sport. Thus, it was hurt good public impression about baseball.  As for the National Football League, it was created perception that their anti-doping policy has been very effective.
A question appears: Does Dana White have capacity to display that there is no steroid problem in the UFC?

Does intake of steroids represent a problem in surfing?

Anabolic steroids are used by surfers too. Sport governing body confirms that banned medications 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 banned products which are administrated for performance-enhancing effects.
The Association of Surfing Professionals led several discussions with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). They asked how they could implicate testing for forbidden products into surfing. Since anti-doping program of the WADA is considered to be the best policy, the surfing organization wants to apply this protocol. Of course, this is the next victory of the WADA which contributes in the opportunity to manage anti-doping programs in sports.
Everyone knows that surfing is a competitive sport. So, strength, speed and endurance are chief skills that promote winning. Thus, surfers could believe that administration of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs contributes in success greatly. It is also important to take in consideration that amount of money that is got by winners is large. Winners receive no less than 100, 000 dollars. Desire to receive money could lead surfers to decision to use anabolic steroids.
Nevertheless, it is said that administration of anabolic steroids and other products that increase performance is not widespread in surfing. Numerous people believe that administration 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 who are caught taking marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine is quite increased.
The professional surfer Andi Irons died in November 2010. The reason of his death was a heart attack caused by drug abuse. It was determined that steroids hadn’t been implicated in this case. Traces of methamphetamine, cocaine and methadone metabolites were found in his system.
Another surfer, Peter Davi, died in December 2007. High 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 prohibited drugs in 2004. This surfer claimed that he had administrated these products to get a full recovery from back injuries. In spite of his defense, he was banned. He was the first person who was caught administrating steroids by the Association of Surfing Professionals. According to many 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 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 impression.

Authorities usually use consumers of steroids to catch dealers but this is another case

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 officials of law enforcement and an owner of a gym. As a result, Robert Kusmack received probation of one year and was sentenced to pay certain fine. So, Robert Kusmack was fired in 2010.
Investigations connected with steroids are conducted generally in the following way: consumers of steroids are used in order to catch distributors of steroids. But sometimes authorities apply another way to lead investigations.
 United States Mail Inspection Service had discovered a package that contained 50 vials of HGH and was addressed to Tom Radke, a distributor of steroids. 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 officers that apply steroids with the help of the distributor of steroids. An owner of a local gym was implicated in this process too.
Tom 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 product. Both Aaron DiPrima and the police officer Robert Kusmack were arrested.
the gym owner pleaded guilty in possession of an analogue. He received one-year probation. He was also sentenced to 60 hours of community service. So, the steroid dealer was not sentenced to prison. Three steroid users lost their jobs.

The Road Warriors were first who introduced body-type muscularity in wrestling

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 usage of anabolic steroids. The death of Hegstrand was not an exception. After the death of this wrestler a lot of articles appeared in newspapers that demonized anabolic steroids for this case.
Joe “Animal” Laurinaitis admitted to usage of steroids by this professional wrestling team. But he claimed that these medications 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 pointed out that such drugs, as cocaine and Xanax had to be demonized for such cases. Joe Laurinaitis confirmed that he wanted to explain that steroids had not been connected with death of Hegstrand.
Joe Laurinaitis said that cocaine and Xanax had led to the death of this professional wrestler. He also said that these drugs caused deaths of such persons, as Henning, Rick Rude and Davey Boy Smith. According to Joe Laurinaitis, administration of cocaine frequently leads to usage of morphine. These drugs destruct health wholly and cause heart attacks.
Why must affirmation of Laurinaitis be true? He was in Australia with Hegstrand. He knows about what he tells. Lately Laurinaitis collaborated with Andrew William Wright to say about his experiences with “Hawk”.

Andrew Tilin tries to understand why sportspersons use performance-enhancing drugs

Andrew Tilin, an amateur cyclist and a writer,  received a 2-year ban. 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 rider in own book which will be soon probably published. The book is entitled following: “The Doper Next Door: My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs” .
The book presents individual experiences of some persons who administrated preparations which possess performance-enhancing effects.
Thus, Tilin used the steroid testosterone for hormone replacement therapy. It is quite clear.  Actually, it is not yet clear whether this person has noted about individual experience connected with other preparations that increase performance.
Andrew Tilin wants to understand and describe in his book why persons dope. He notes the motivations of various people. Do these preparations help actually? These medications are quite controversial; the explanations linked with these medicines are controversial as well. Since many consumers do not like talking about their administration, numerous answers on questions about doping remain undisclosed.
Andrew Tilin has been evidentially changed due to administration of the steroid testosterone. He has become much more powerful but more aggressive. He had to worry about his health and about the ways to lie, being an amateur rider. So, he became to be involved in the doping subculture.
Writing his book, Andrew Tilin desired to explain that steroids are dangerous and have numerous negative symptoms.  A lot of sportspeople who have used banned medicines criticize Tilin. 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 taking banned products willingly; he was caught due to an investigation. His professional and personal life was destroyed because of these banned medications. Joe Papp wrote about Andrew Tilin that he had been doped for a year intentionally. Papp mentioned that Tilin had known that the steroid testosterone was banned but he had used it. Then he wrote that these preparations caused undesirable reactions in consumers.  According to Joe Papp, Andrew Tilin had to receive a 4-year ban.
Andrew Tilin’s ban started in March 2011.

Practice shows that violation of general safety measures by distributors of steroids often cause detection

Distribution of anabolic steroids without doctors’ prescription for athletic purposes is illegal in United States of America. If anyone intends to sell these products and is implicated in operations linked with the steroid black market, this person takes risks having serious problems. But there are also methods to prevent or lower risks being caught by police officials.
Steroid dealers should follow all traffic rules. This condition is very important. If an individual violates any traffic law, driving his vehicle, police officers’ attention will be attracted on this action. Imagine what happens: when anybody violates speed limit laws, he/she will be stopped by police officers. Furthermore, 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.
Moreover, reasonable steroid dealers keep the all drugs, the price list and the customer list in a safe place. But if certain steroid dealers store all these things in the vehicle in which they were smoking pot, violating speed limit rules, they will be caught possessing steroids illegally with intentions to distribute them. Then the problems begin.
Distributors of steroids may think that it is not needed to describe such warnings because it goes without any saying that all distributors of illegal medicines know about  these cautions. But real facts show that certain steroid dealers are not careful and that’s why they are caught.
A case will be presented further. Deputies of Yavapai County Sheriff Office stopped a car driven by Johnson because this person violated certain traffic laws. The deputies supposed that there might be contraband in this vehicle. The suppositions were justified. Marijuana, certain 10-ml vials of the steroid testosterone and syringes were found in this vehicle. Several documents founded in the vehicle displayed that the measures of steroids were at the price of over 3,000 dollars.

Plastic surgery may give competitive advantages to fighters

Sportspersons are always looking for any ways to increase their performance. Nobody can doubt about it. That’s why many sportspeople administrate anabolic steroids or/and other drugs which possess performance-enhancing effects. But there is also another method. 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 inclined to future cuts. The scar tissue can develop; wounds are sutured in certain cases improperly. It happens that surgeons suture just the superficial layer of the skin. It is not well because it leads to improper healing of underlying tissue.
An interesting article about the plastic surgeon Frank Stile was published by the writer Jake Rossen. This physician performs operations for mix martial artists. Frank Stile removes the scar tissue and replaces it with tissue from donated dead human bodies. Such procedures are frequently applied for cosmetic purposes. Frank Stile is the first surgeon who has used this procedure for performance-enhancing effects in mixed martial artists.
It is also important to note that prominent facial bones in the nose, brow and cheek may make the fighters predisposed to cuts. But it can be prevented as well. Surgeons can remove the sharp edges. It may help to avoid possible cuts.
Since inclinations to cuts disturb fighters to reach better results, some specialists confirm that it is possible to create a super-fighter due to plastic surgery. So, these fighters will possess essential competitive advantages.
Earlier experts thought about this aspect too. It can display the short story written by the science fiction author Richard Matheson.  The story was written in 1956. The author described a future. It was written that persons watched how large robot athletes fought, trying to destruct one another’s central processing units.
When the autor was writing the story, he didn’t suggest that it would be provocative. Many people desired to see other athletes in reality. They desired 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 suppose that cosmetic operation will soon achieve the level of the method of steroid use and application of other performance-enhancing medicines.
Of course, many ethical questions appear in this case. But several specialists confirm that it is too late to discuss these questions. Human performance is already closely linked with technological progress. The corruption of sports has begun long ago and it can’t be stopped, according to opinions of numerous specialists.
Anti-doping agencies have shown that they can’t war on steroids and other forbidden medications effectively.  Will anybody be able to keep fighters from surgical procedures?

Certain misconceptions related to side effects of steroids led to improper laws

Many individuals suppose that “roid rage” or uncontrolled aggressive behavior is a normal negative consequence which occurs in consumers of steroids. Furthermore, several persons claim that it is even impossible to avoid this unwanted symptom, if you apply steroids. Nonetheless, it is not proven scientifically that it is a real unwanted symptom of anabolic steroids. But even if we suppose that it exists, it can appear just in small number of steroid users.
Since numerous persons say that “roid rage” is an undesirable consequence of anabolic steroids, numerous ill-informed legislative suggestions were made. Some such proposals have been made in Oregon. It has been proposed to introduce some new laws. According to these new laws, if any police officials  have used deadly force, or if police force resulted in severe injuries, they must be tested for steroids.
The same proposal was made by the politician Lew Frederick 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 evaluated as well.
In fact, it is not clear why police officers that are involved in deadly force will be tested for steroids. Can intake of steroids prove that use of deadly force was unjustified? Is it believed that steroids due to aggressiveness may make police officers unable to make fair decisions?
Investigation team is a good idea for police officers who apply deadly force. But usage of steroids should not be taken in consideration here. Positives or negatives for steroids can’t determine whether deadly force has been used properly or not. It doesn’t matter a police official has used steroids, aspirin or only consumed juice.
Thus, it is possible to make a conclusion that legislators turn to be captivated by hysteria related to “roid rage” of anabolic steroids.  It goes without saying that illegal usage of steroids by police officers has to be a legitimate concern. But it is not said about uncontrolled aggressiveness as a principal reason in this case. The problem is that illegal intake of controlled substances by police officers makes them vulnerable to corruption and the steroid black market.  They are inclined to compromise.

The actor Jeremy Jackson could escape from meth addiction but he can’t stop using steroids

Jeremy Jackson played role of Hobie Buchanon, the son of David Hasselhof, in the TV series Baywatch. He turned to anabolic steroids and HGH to overcome methamphetamine addiction.
The actor Jeremy Jackson did it because he was told to go info sports to escape from meth addiction but now he fears for his life. The actor became addicted to the gym and HGH and the steroid testosterone. He can’t discontinue using these drugs.
The actor Jeremy Jackson joined the cast of Celebrity Rehab with the doctor Drew Pinsky for Season 5. But unemployed actors must be defined having drug addiction to join Celebrity Rehab.  What does Celebrity Rehab represent really? It is the first TV series about real experiences of celebrated persons who intend to change their lives, to escape from addiction to alcoholic drinks and drugs. Thus, they join Celebrity Rehab to receive treatment.  All these persons 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 expert hosted the talk show LOVELINE.
It is known that Jeremy Jackson doesn’t use methamphetamine since 2000. He has been escaped from this addiction. Then, he has joined Celebrity Rehab to treat his steroid addiction.
 Earlier Drew Pinsky said in an interview that he knew a lot about steroids. He noticed that when he was 20 years old, he was in the world of bodybuilders. Those who applied steroids told him about many things  because he was involved in medicine. They told him such things which were not said to others. The specialist Drew Pinsky noticed that several sportspersons began to take 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, aggressive manner, mania and physical troubles. They have cut length of their lives by 10-20 years. They have chosen this way themselves.
Nevertheless, it is necessary to mention that however 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.

Many opinions connected with steroids are misleading and keep sportspersons from needed therapies

The company State Pharmaceuticals produces subcutaneous pellet delivery system for the anabolic steroid testosterone. This company proclaimed that it was a sponsor of Dough Baron, a professional golfer. As it is known, this sportsperson is the only professional golfer who has been banned by the PGA Tour because he has violated anti-doping laws. Robert Whitehead, the chief executive of State Pharmaceuticals said that it was not fairly to ban this professional golfer. He defended this as well as other professional athletes who use the anabolic steroid testosterone, when it is prescribed by health care providers in order to enhance 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. Robert Whitehead noticed 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 clinical intake of the anabolic steroid testosterone by  Dough Baron. So, the professional golfer Dough Baron  obtained a TUE for administration of the anabolic steroid testosterone for clinical purposes.
Robert Whitehead explained why State Pharmaceuticals decided to be the sponsor of Dough Barron. The CEO of State Pharmaceuticals argued that the PGA Tour acted incorrectly in many situations. The professional athlete who needed therapeutic administration of the anabolic steroid testosterone was called a cheater. Thus, the PGA Tour contributed in medical ignorance and kept sportsmen from improving their health. The CEO of State Pharmaceuticals noted that numerous opinions linked with testosterone replacement therapy didn’t have any scientific basis. These misconceptions have kept many individuals from the medical care.
The CEO of State Pharmaceuticals mentioned that Dough Barron was guilty in one mistake: he had become the innocent victim of other persons’ ignorance.
The terms of the agreement between the company State Pharmaceuticals and the sportsman Dough Baron were not made public. It was just mentioned that the golfer Dough Baron would teach public about hypogonadism and testosterone replacement therapy.

Even the director general of the WADA displays personal ignorance related to forbidden medications

It seems that the director general of the WADA David Howman thinks that Clenbuterol is an anabolic steroid. He believes that illegal heroin doesn’t bring so much money as anabolic steroids that are legal, if they are purchased and used according to health care providers’ prescriptions. Howman is also shocked by the affirmation that steroids are used in order to enhance growth of livestock.
David Howman  proclaims that use of steroids for growth of livestock is quite obvious due to contaminated beef in China. He notices that the WADA has written to the Chinese minister who has to answer what really happens in the food industry of this country.
The director general of the WADA says about Clenbuterol as about an anabolic steroid. The director general of the WADA notes that Chinese beef contains steroids. This man thinks mistakenly like many other individuals believe that all medicines that have performance-enhancing effects are anabolic steroids. It displays ignorance of these individuals. They have to understand that not only anabolic steroids are included in the list of forbidden drugs. There are drugs which have performance-enhancing effects but they are not steroids.
Since David Howman is the director general of the World ADA, he must show significantly better knowledge related to banned drugs. He must understand the difference between such preparations as Clenbuterol and anabolic steroids.
This person confirms that steroid smuggling is much more profitable than heroin smuggling because steroids are legal in certain cases but heroin is illegal under any circumstances. Furthermore, anabolic steroids are legal in certain countries.
Howman  notices that prohibited products are dangerous for youth, elite sportspersons and any person who buys and takes them not for legal needs.

In fact, it is clear why law enforcements don’t want to impose the drug tax law in Louisiana

A drug tax has to be paid in the state of Louisiana for sales of steroids. This  rule exists in this state for the past 20 years. So, Todd Matherne, a steroid dealer had to pay 52 million dollars because he sold many steroids with the labels of the “Zencall Labs”.  This steroid dealer was sentenced to 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 prison, he learned this law. As a result, this man filed a lawsuit against the State of Louisiana, noticing that it was too cruel to enforce him to pay 52 million of dollars. This steroid dealer claimed that it had been an unusual and even too cruel decision. This man said that his rights were violated.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue didn’t fight against this steroid dealer in the court. It was decided to achieve agreement in this case. So, 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, said 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 certain laws try to criminal twice the same crime, they may be lifted.
Williams claimed that this law couldn’t work well because it might exclude criminal prosecution. This specialist in drug prosecution from Louisiana pointed out that the drug tax law was not being used because a criminal case could be lost in exchange just for taxes.
There is also another reason that may explain why law enforcements don’t intend 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 steroids are sold by dose units, it is indicated to pay 400 dollars for 10 dose units.
As for Todd Matherne, he was a steroid dealer of the huge underground lab called “Zencall Labs”. The Louisiana State Police busted “Zencall labs” in 2005. Over 10, 000 tablets and 300 capsules of Stanozolol, over 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, more than 700 vials of injectable anabolic steroids and some pounds of raw steroid powder were also found there.

Interactive games are unlikely to create the perception among children that a steroid user is “fake”

The anti-steroid campaign “Don’t Be An Asterisk” was organized to provide people with knowledge about intake of steroids, about risks connected with performance-enhancing drugs within and outsides sports in order to promote discontinuing using these medicines.
 But this campaign was neglected during certain period of 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 change the name from the “Don’t Be an Asterisk” to the “Play Asterisk Free”.
The new website for “Play Asterisk Free” has links and leads to the initial “Don’t Be Asterisk” that has remained uncharged for over 2 years. This site promotes the visitors to visit another new page which 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”. So, the popular social media will promote spreading the messages of the campaign.
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 players don’t avoid the asterisks, they become much more muscular.
However the game has been thought out to educate children that steroids are dangerous, the results are turned to be opposite. Children find it funny to fail avoiding asterisks and to observe how muscles of the interactive soccer players become significantly increased. However this game is still available on the website, it is unlikely that it can teach children that steroids must not be taken.
The chief purpose of this anti-steroid campaign is to teach children that a consumer of steroids isn’t a fair person; he\she is “fake”, a “joke” and a “poser”.

How did knowledge about steroid use in baseball affect Jose Canseco’s life?

Jose Canseco who has called himself as a “godfather of steroids” in baseball writes his third book. The author avoids discussing anabolic steroids and other drugs that have performance-enhancing effects. The writer desires to focus on his own experience. The book with the title “The truth hurts” will describe how the writer’s revelations about administration of steroids in baseball corrupted his life. Jose Canseco is going to mention that he has been affected both professionally and financially because of the truth.
Jose Canseco’s first book is entitled as “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big”. It is the bestseller. The author named certain baseball players that administrated steroids. Names of such players, as Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Jason Giambi were mentioned in the book. So, Jose Canseco made public steroid users in baseball. Furthermore, as a result, some of these accused sportspersons admitted that they applied forbidden medications. Later, as a celebration of this aspect, Jose published another book which had the title “Vindicated”. Jose Canseco mentioned also names of other baseball players that administrated steroids. Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens were named by the author.
Certain individuals suppose that the third book of this writer will fail. It will not reach the same popularity as previous books, according to them. These persons say that the author will be probably surprised but connections between truth about steroids and his professional life will not attract readers.
But it is unclear whether the suppositions of these persons who claim that the third book of this writer will fail will be turned to be true. The author has been entertaining many individuals, when he fought against Danny Bonaduce in a celebrity boxing match in 2009. Earlier he 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 numerous people.
It is known that Jose Canseco used anabolic steroids and his natural testosterone production became reduced. Thus, he suffered from such unexpected effects of steroids, as reduced libido and depression.
This person also wanted to contraband HCG across the Mexican border. He did it for self-administration to be treated from low testosterone level. Thus, he had legal troubles related to steroids.
Recently this person entertained numerous 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 achieve celebrity.