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Fred from New Zealand

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Fred was in his mid-20s when a car accident on a busy Auckland road left him with serious injuries that would require months of rehabilitation.

In the months after the accident, his weight dropped from 82kg to 60kg.

Working out at his local gym in an attempt to get back in shape, he noticed how massive a lot of the people using the weights room seemed to be.… Continue Reading…

China continues to be the primary supplier of anabolic steroids to the US market

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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer inspecting packages shipped from overseas. Seizures of steroids from China are increasing.

Shipments coming from China may look like an assortment of small colored bottles that looked like bath oil samples.  Until inspectors look more closely and find some labeled “methandrostenolone,” or other names of anabolic steroids used body builders.… Continue Reading…

Kris McKenzie: Suicide after using steroids

Kris McKenzie's family say the loving, lovable 20-year-old became a different person after he began using steroids.

Kris McKenzie’s family say the loving, lovable 20-year-old became a different person after he began using steroids.

Kris McKenzie loved his puppy, Oden. One day, inexplicably, Kris flew into a rage, grabbed Oden and threw him into a wall.

The brutal act was totally out of character for a 20-year-old described by his family as a “happy-go-lucky kid”.… Continue Reading…

Are “Bachelor” contestants using steroids?

Watching this season of The Bachelorette starring Desiree Hartsock, you may have noticed that some of the men are sporting some pretty awesome physiques. During the premiere episode, Zak Waddell got out of the limo shirtless and Desiree couldn’t help but stare at his nicely defined six-pack and big, muscular arms.… Continue Reading…

Steroids ‘Put Teenage Bodybuilders At Risk’

Supplements containing steroids may be putting “naive” young men in danger, experts warn.

By Emma Birchley, Sky News Correspondent

The pressure to look like sculpted sportsmen and movie stars is being blamed for why teenage boys are taking anabolic steroids and dubious boydbuilding supplements despite the risk to their health.

Using such steroids is not illegal in the UK, but selling them is.… Continue Reading…

Perception vs. reality: Steroids and the people who use them

Perception vs. reality: Steroids and the people who use them

by Lorenzo Patrickand Arshon Howard

Despite conventional wisdom, many steroid users aren’t professional athletes or bodybuilders. On average, they are around 30 years old, white, male and a non-athlete. 

Anabolic steroids are attractive to professional athletes and bodybuilders because they increase aggressiveness and competitiveness, which are desirable traits in sports, but at what cost?

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Use of steroids is increasing among teenagers

Bill Kashatus

Rob Garibaldi, an All-American outfielder at Petaluma’s Casa Grande High School, set his sights on a big league career. But at just 5’ 11” and 130 pounds, he was told by coaches, trainers and pro scouts that he needed to “get bigger.”

When nutritional supplements and weight-training failed to produce the desired results, Garibaldi, at age 19, turned to anabolic steroids.… Continue Reading…

Dramatic increase in steroid use in Queensland

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Queensland syringe exchange programs say they are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of clients using steroids, especially on the Gold Coast.

Statistics show steroid use is on the rise nationally, with the latest Australian Crime Commission (ACC) data showing the highest number of steroid seizures and arrests on record.… Continue Reading…

Malaysia now linked to steroids trafficking

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — US President Barack Obama has designated a worldwide steroids trafficking operation that is partly managed in Malaysia under Washington DC’s Kingpin Statute, which targets large-scale drug traffickers including the notorious Tijuana cartel in Mexico, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported.

The move comes in the wake of Liberty Reserve, a global currency exchanger registered in Costa Rica that was indicted last week for running a US$6 billion (RM18.6 billion) money-laundering operation said to be the world’s largest, and which also involved unlicensed money exchangers based in Malaysia as Bukit Aman has acknowledged.… Continue Reading…

Dramatic increase in steroid use in Australia

Queensland syringe exchange programs say they are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of clients using steroids, especially on the Gold Coast.

Statistics show steroid use is on the rise nationally, with the latest Australian Crime Commission (ACC) data showing the highest number of steroid seizures and arrests on record.… Continue Reading…