Two teenagers who tested positive for banned anabolic steroids at Craven Ruby Week in June 2011 have been sentenced by the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport.
An independent anti-doping tribunal imposed two year bans on both teenagers after they tested positive for the anabolic steroids, Nandrolone and Methandienone.
From Health24.com:
Galant says that the Craven Week positive drug tests were not a complete surprise as recent research and intelligence information continues to indicate a high prevalence of doping behaviours among teenagers in schools. “Doping in schools is not exclusive to rugby or to scholar athletes,” he says. “A large number of teenagers are participating in doping activities predominantly for the aesthetic appeal of a bigger and more muscular body.”
While generally statistics reflect a 100% increase in doping offences, Galant says that doping in schools was now beyond serious. “With the widespread availability and use of sports supplements that contain banned substances like anabolic steroids, pro hormones and stimulants, it is no longer just a doping problem but a public health issue,” he adds.
“The Institute has sent correspondence to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to seek clarity on the South African approach to in-school testing so that we can proceed without falling foul of international sport regulations,” said SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport’s CEO, Khalid Galant.
Posted on April 25th, 2012 by admin |
Six samples contained either anabolic steroids or a diuretic in the 60th All India Police Athletics Championship held at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi last month.
Results from the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) had revealed that six samples had stanozolol, nandrolone, methandienone (steroids), or the diuretic furosemide, as per the National Anti Doping Agency.
From Timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
“In percentage terms, this is 11, which is much higher than the national average of four,” NADA director general Rahul Bhatnagar said. “These athletes get into the force through sports quota. We have written to the authorities regarding the prevalence of doping in sportspersons belonging to their force and requested them to take effective measures to curb this menace.”
Stanozolol and methandienone have been in the news for the past few months after six of India’s women quartermilers tested positive for either steroid or a combination of both.
“In all 47 urine and 12 blood samples have been collected. The report of NDTL is awaited in respect of this 47 samples. Samples collected include wrestling (10), boxing (17), weightlifting (15), judo (3) and gymnastics (2). Blood samples were collected in wrestling (3) and boxing (9),” Bhatnagar added.
The athletes involved belong to Punjab Police, BSF, ITBP, CRPF, and Odisha Police.
Posted on April 24th, 2012 by admin |
The former Tiger, Justin Charles, has disclosed that he continued to play even after making a confession about his steroid use to the AFL.
Charles was banned for sixteen weeks in 1997 after he tested positive to anabolic steroids.
From Heraldsun.com.au:
Asked if continued to play even after confessing the drug use – after the first positive test but before a second result was found, Charles said: “You haven’t breached until the second test … (but) that could possibly be true.”
Charles said he didn’t initially tell anyone at Richmond that he was in strife.
“No (I didn’t consult anyone at Richmond) and if I had, probably the disaster would have been averted,” he said.
“Now, the support that the players have, everything that has happened since that incident, the players are a lot better supported and so on one level that incident has helped make things better for the players.”
Charles took the banned drug, boldenone, in the 1997 pre-season six times over four weeks while injured.
Posted on April 21st, 2012 by admin |
A doctor from Adelaide has suspended from cycling for two years after testing positive for anabolic steroids.
Steve Sabine, who had harbored ambitions of cycling for Australia, tested positive in an in-competition test conducted on Sabine in April, 2009 at the South Australian Criterium Championships by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.
From Theaustralian.com.au:
Sabine, who is listed as a general doctor at Adelaide’s Surgical Obesity Clinic, had also tested positive to prednisone and prednisolone which are both glucocorticosteroids and are banned in competition when administered orally, which he admitted to.
The cyclist waived his right to a hearing and accepted the maximum two-year ban.
Sabine began his racing career with the Adelaide cycle club, before joining the South Australian Vets club after the state titles a year ago.
The sample of Sabine tested positive for testosterone, whichis categorized as an anabolic steroid and is banned both in and out of competition.
Posted on April 17th, 2012 by admin |
A former Barrington man will be facing multiple drug charges after police found trash bags filled with marijuana and pills near a Hall Road residence last year.
Andrew Clement was indicted last month on four felony charges of acts prohibited.
From Fosters.com:
The house searched by police last April was situated close to a lake, and a K9 search revealed several trash bags washed up on shore close to where Clement had emerged from in the woods.
Inside the trash bags were more than 8.25 pounds of marijuana, over 2,200 pills, and needles and vials of anabolic steroids, according to the affidavit.
After a search warrant police also seized various pills, marijuana, a grinder, a glass bong, a smoking bowl, and rolling papers from the Hall Road residence.
Although a search warrant has been issued for Clement’s arrest last week, after he did not appear for his arraignment at the Strafford County Superior Court, Clement’s motion to vacate the warrant was granted, after Clement explained he ran out of gas on the way to court.
It has been alleged that the 30-year-old was in possession of schedule IV drug clonazepam, schedule III anabolic steroid methandrostenolone, more than five pounds of marijuana, and schedule IV drug diazepam a year ago. The new arraignment date for Clement was set for April 18 at the Strafford County Superior Court.
Posted on April 15th, 2012 by admin |
A Clinton Township patrolman has been arrested for possession of anabolic steroids, according to Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony Kearns.
Officer Christopher Weaver was charged by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, specifically Methandrostenolone, an anabolic steroid.
From Newjerseyhills.com:
Kearns said the arrest followed a two-month investigation involving Weaver, who is also reportedly a competitive powerlifter.
The Clinton Township Police Department has suspended the patrolman from active duty pending the review of the complaint filed by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office, said Kearns.
According to the prosecutor, probable cause was established by investigators that led to the discovery of the Schedule III drug possessed by Weaver without a valid prescription issued by a physician.
“We are coordinating with the Clinton Township Police Department Internal Affairs personnel and continuing our investigation into this matter,” said Kearns. “It is a sad and difficult task when we investigate law enforcement officers, but it is for the greater good.”
Posted on April 13th, 2012 by admin |
Six police officers of the Gold Coast were found to be using anabolic steroids for no medical reason, according to an inquiry by the Crime and Misconduct Commission.
Some younger officers were using steroids, Superintendent Jim Keogh, the Gold Coast’s top cop, told the Operation Tesco inquiry.
From Heraldsun.com.au:
Today, counsel assisting the inquiry, John Allen, questioned Queensland Police Services human resources director Patricia Jones about steroid use among police.
He told the inquiry that six officers, most working in Surfers Paradise, were prescribed anabolic steroids by one doctor despite having no health problems.
Mr Allen said the officers wanted the steroids to counter tiredness, lethargy or because they ‘were just wanting to be bigger’.
The steroids would have been illegal if they were not given on prescription, Mr Allen said.
Mr Allen suggested, it might be ‘of concern’ that armed police might be using steroids.
Posted on April 12th, 2012 by admin |
Five sailors of the navy have been sacked for steroid abuse and other serious offences and five more face dismissal after a major investigation into drug trafficking at Sydney’s Garden Island base.
One of the accused sailors has also been convicted of drug-related offences while another has tested positive to anabolic steroids.
From Dailytelegraph.com.au:
A third tested positive for steroids and had been suspended without pay while he faced a number of criminal charges including assault.
The fourth sailor was sacked after repeated offences involving alcohol abuse were followed by a positive steroid test. The fifth returned a positive drug test for steroids and was immediately dismissed.
Steroid abuse is widespread in the military and investigators have been targeting physical training instructors who have been among the most common suppliers of anabolic steroids to troops and sailors.
All of the sailors had been dismissed, said Navy chief Vice-Admiral Russ Crane; the navy has a zero tolerance policy on illicit substances.
Posted on April 11th, 2012 by admin |
Heavyweight mixed martial artist Josh Barnett has been given a license to fight in California in the summer of 2009 by the California State Athletic Commission.
The former UFC heavyweight champion was denied the license previously after he tested positive for anabolic agents.
From Espn.go.com:
Barnett, a former UFC heavyweight champion, was originally denied after testing positive for anabolic agents leading up to a scheduled bout against Fedor Emelianenko in Anaheim, Calif.
Speaking in front of the commission at Monday’s special hearing, Barnett denied ever taking anabolic steroids. He claimed a positive test in Nevada in 2002 came as a result of tainted supplements.
“At the time drug testing was relatively new and the state of the supplement industry was a bit like the wild West,” Barnett said. “The supplements I took in 2002 were reclassified as anabolics in 2004, but at the time they were legal.”
He also said he did not use steroids prior to the Emelianenko fight, when the CSAC-issued urinalysis revealed Drostanolone metabolites in his system.
Barnett blamed the positive test in 2002 as a result of tainted supplements and said he never made the use of anabolic steroids.
Posted on April 9th, 2012 by admin |
Omar Ortiz, the former Mexican international soccer goalkeeper, has been arrested on suspicion of working for a gang of kidnappers.
In 2002, the goalkeeper played a single match for the Mexican national side and was suspended after testing positive for anabolic steroids in 2010.
From Telegraph.co.uk:
The gang, who said they belonged to a drug cartel, sought an average of 1 million pesos (£50,000) per victim, of which Ortiz received a cut of more than 100,000 pesos.
Sporting his trademark goatee beard, Ortiz looked impassive as masked soldiers paraded him and three other suspects in Nuevo Leon state capital Monterrey, a city that has increasingly come under attack by organized crime.
Ortiz’s gang is suspected of over 20 kidnappings, among them the 2011 abduction of the husband of Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi.
The 35-year-old goalie admitted helping to pick out two rich victims for the kidnappers.
Posted on April 8th, 2012 by admin |
