British sprinter loses appeal
Wyberton’s Team GB sprinter Bernice Wilson has failed in her appeal against a four-year suspension after a positive drugs test in June 2011.
The 27-year-old sprinter broke into the British team last year and competed at the European Indoor Championships and tested positive for two anabolic steroids.
From Spaldingtoday.co.uk:
Wilson had blamed a contaminated sample for [...]
Police officer arrested for steroid possession
On Wednesday night, a four-year veteran of the Bridgeton Police Department (BPD) was arrested by members of his own department shortly after reporting for duty.
Members of the police department and Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office apprehended Robert W. Smith, 31, of Williamstown, on narcotics-related charges at around 10 p.m. that evening.
From NJ.com:
The charges [...]
Jail term for steroids sale
A former bodybuilder was jailed for a period of five years over the illegal importation of anabolic steroids.
Mark William Rainbow was sentenced in Auckland District Court after earlier admitting breaches of the Medicine Act 1981 including importing, possessing and supplying prescription and other medicines.
From Nzherald.co.nz:
Rainbow imported medicines from Thailand in May 2008 [...]
Presentation of steroid use program
The picture of professional athletes is worsening each day with use of drugs for building muscle mass and jumping to the top of their game by becoming bigger, stronger, and faster.
According to recent data, the use of anabolic steroids, other appearance and performance enhancing drugs (APEDs) has reached an alarming level among young people.
From Eagles.ozarks.edu:
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Hardy kicked out of rehab
Matt Hardy has been kicked out of the WWE-sponsored impatient drug rehab after he violated terms of the release agreement on drug charges in September, according to TMZ.
Hardy’s behavior made staff members at the rehab facility suspicious and he was asked to give a breathalyzer test, which he failed.
From Bleacherreport.com:
After he came [...]
New regulations implemented by CHRB
New regulations surrounding the use of the bronchodilator, clenbuterol, in Quarter Horse racing at Los Alamitos Race Course have been implemented by the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB).
These regulations went into effect on October 14 and were prompted by the growing use of the substance as a replacement for anabolic steroids.
From Thehorse.com:
Clenbuterol is a bronchodilator, [...]
Anabolic steroid issue strike World Kabaddi Cup
The World Kabaddi Cup made headlines for the wrong reasons in sports magazines for reports that 13 of its players tested positive for anabolic steroids and stimulants.
The anti-doping tests conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) were part of the pre-tournament drug testing of the players.
From Mirror.co.uk:
Groups lobbying for a clean and dope free [...]
Matt Hardy charged for drugs use
Former professional wrestler Matt Hardy has been charged with possession of steroids, according to the Moore County Sheriff’s Office.
The news comes just a few days after Hardy was charged with DWI for the second time in less than a month.
From Abclocal.go.com:
Moore County Sheriff Lane Carter said deputies searched a home on Boys Camp Road in [...]
Kansas business owner indicted
In an indictment, Federal prosecutors alleged that a Kansas business owner and a Maryland doctor illegally distributed more than $1.3 million worth of anabolic steroids.
Baltazar, who allegedly wrote the prescriptions, did not see the patients in person, as per court records.
From Kansascity.com:
Scott Lofquist, 51, of Fairway, and Rodney Baltazar, 48, of Elkton, Md., [...]
Blacktown man charged with drug possession
A Blacktown man was one of the give bikie gang members who were charged with a range of offences, including possession of illegal weapons, stolen government property, and supplying drugs.
The home of a 28-year-old man was raided by police that said he was a member of the Hells Angels gang on Wednesday afternoon.
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