Steroid abuse a hit with most Aussie kids
Australian schools have been told to broaden their drug education programs after a major survey conducted in secondary schools 2.4 per cent of 12 to 17 year olds reporting to use of muscle enhancing injections.
Dr Matthew Dunn, a researcher at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), said this was a much [...]
Manju Wanniarachchi fails drug test
Manju Wanniarachchi, the gold medalist boxer from Sri Lanka, has tested positive for a banned substance during the Commonwealth Games, according to the CWG Federation.
Wanniarachchi tested positive for anabolic agent 19-Norandrosterone to become the fifth athlete to fail a drug test. The previous four four athletes were Nigerian trio of Samuel Okon, Damola Osayemi and [...]
Surf lifesaving athlete banned
Peter Atkins, the surf lifesaving athlete from Australia, has been banned from the sport for two years for using a banned substance.
The Currumbin Barbarians surf boat crew member was banned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after he tested positive for the steroid stanozolol in an in-competition test in March.
From Dailytelegraph.com.au:
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Custom officers caught man with steroids in underwear
A man from New Zealand trying to smuggle about 7000 illegal steroid tablets into Australia in his underwear was caught by customs officers at the Melbourne Airport.
The maximum penalty for the offence is a jail term of five years and/or a A$110,000 ($136,815) fine.
From NZherald.co.nz:
A New Zealand man has been caught trying to smuggle [...]
Doping tests should be scrapped for international sports
According to a research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, and steroid (testosterone) doping tests should be scrapped for international sporting events since they ignore ethnic disparities in hormonal activity.
A single indiscriminate threshold for picking up steroid abuse in international sport is no fit for the purpose, the research said.
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Not all natural medications can be termed safe
A Consumer Reports magazine has suggested that not all natural medications can be termed as safe.
It is worth noting here that a dozen of herbal supplements that are banned in Asia, Canada, and Europe are widely available in the United States.
From News-medical.net:
* Aristolochia, has received attention because of its alleged link to kidney damage [...]
Homicide squad detective suspended for leaking secrets
Police corruption busters have nabbed a homicide squad detective for allegedly leaking secrets to organized crime gangs in return for drugs.
The detective senior constable has been suspended with pay and no charges have been laid at this stage, according to a spokesman for the Victoria Police.
From Heraldsun.com.au:
The detective had been under surveillance for [...]
Girls use steroids not just for athletics
The use of steroids among female teens is for varying unhealthy choices like smoking and diet pills, according to a team of researchers from the Division of Health Promotion & Sports Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University.
As per a study published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal, female youth indulge [...]