Chemical Athlete

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Sonnen authorized use of testosterone therapy for upcoming fight against Anderson Silva.

May 21, 2012 - Not only will Chael Sonnen get his long-awaited rematch with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in Las Vegas at UFC 148 this July, he’ll also get to do it with the aid of synthetic testosterone, thanks to a ruling from the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday.

NSAC officials voted unanimously to grant Sonnen a therapeutic-use exemption (TUE) for the use of testosterone after Sonnen and his manager, Jeff Meyer, made their case in front of the commission. According to Dr. Timothy Trainor, who phoned into the meeting as medical consultant for the commission, Sonnen was "inaccurately" diagnosed with primary hypogonadism in 2008, but more likely suffers from secondary hypogonadism.

"The bottom line is, he still probably does have hypogonadism, but primary is not the correct diagnosis," said Trainor, who added that Sonnen’s current paperwork appeared to be in order, and that the fault for the original misdiagnosis lay with the fighter’s doctor, and not Sonnen himself.

Sonnen, who told commissioners that he’d "never heard of low testosterone" before a doctor informed him that he might be suffering from the condition after a physical exam prior to a WEC fight against Brian Baker in Las Vegas in March of 2008, said he has been using injections of the hormone ever since.

"I got sick probably about three times a month for my whole life, but I didn’t know that was weird," Sonnen said, adding that he had always attributed his repeated illnesses to the stresses of training, travel, and cutting weight.

Sonnen began undergoing testosterone treatments in 2008, he said, but as NSAC commissioner Pat Lundvall pointed out, he failed to disclose that fact in pre-fight medical questionaries on file with the state of Nevada. Sonnen could explain that, he said, and then proceeded to lay much of the blame on former manager and ex-UFC fighter Matt Lindland.

"What had happened was the manager that I had at the time alleged we were given approval from [NSAC Executive] Director [Keith] Kizer, with one condition: don’t bring it up again," Sonnen said. "He said that director Kizer had told him, ‘You’re cleared, you don’t need to mention this again.’ So we relied on that information, and roughly two years ago Director Kizer said, ‘Wait a minute, that’s not the conversation we had.’"

Lundvall countered by asking Sonnen if he was claiming that he’d been told to "lie on your form as to whether you’re taking this prescription," to which Sonnen responded that he "wouldn’t use those words."

"I certainly wouldn’t use the word ‘lie,’" he said. "My manager did say it was cleared through Director Kizer, and Director Kizer’s statement to him was, ‘Don’t bring it up again.’ I do not contend that that conversation happened. I contend that I was told that it happened."

Kizer has repeatedly denied ever having any such conversation with Lindland, and did so again in his comments following Sonnen’s testimony on Monday.

When asked by Lundvall whether he had "any qualms" about signing his name to a form that he knew to be omitting information on his testosterone treatments, Sonnen replied simply: "No."

Still, when it came to rule on his TUE application the NSAC commissioners praised Sonnen’s honesty and forthrightness, and even asked if he would be willing to "assist the commission from time to time in an advisory capacity to Mr. Kizer," which Sonnen said he would. According to Meyer, Sonnen also applied for exemptions in Illinois and Texas before recent fights, and though he received no written approval, "he was given a license, which we took as an implicit grant of the TUE," Meyer said.

Sonnen will now be allowed to continue taking what he described as bi-weekly injections of testosterone before his scheduled bout with Silva on July 7, though he will be subject to increased testing, including testing on the day following the fight. He must still test within the pre-set range of allowable testosterone levels in Nevada.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Man caught smuggling steroids into Turkey

Some 540 ampoules of Testosterone and Nandrolone Decanoate have been seized at the Lesovo customs checkpoint, the press office of the National Customs Agency announced. The smuggled steroids were found in the hand luggage of a 30-year-old Bulgarian national, hidden in shoe boxes. The man tried to smuggle the ampoules from Turkey. He was crossing the border on foot. The man said he had to deliver a package to friends. He was imposed a fine over customs rules violation.

College athlete busted for selling steroids to teammates.

College of Southern Idaho baseball player Billy-Bob Ward was arrested on felony charges for allegedly selling anabolic steroids to several of his Golden Eagle teammates. The 21-year-old Las Vegas native, just finished up his sophomore season at CSI. The arrest was the culmination of an Idaho State Police investigation, and resulted in three felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance. College of Southern Idaho Athletic Director Joel Bate was clearly shocked by the news. "We're obviously disappointed. We are embarrassed, but we are going to educate ourselves, and our staff. To educated our teams, to set up testing now that this is a reality that we never thought was a reality," said Bate. The College of Southern Idaho, like most junior college programs, does not require steroid testing, but does have a recreational drug test in place.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Testosterone the latest "lifestyle drug"

Testosterone replacement has long been prescribed for men who suffer from abnormally low levels of the male sex hormone, but overuse can lead to infertility and can even speed the growth of prostate cancer.

That hasn't stopped Michael Murray, a healthy 43-year-old home stager who works in New York and Chicago, from getting frequent testosterone injections to raise his energy level and give his bodybuilding regime a boost.

"Am I making a deal with the devil? A little bit, but I have to think about my quality of life," Murray explains. "It is like I'm in my 20s again."

In what may become one of the most sought-after lifestyle drugs since the introduction of Pfizer's Viagra 14 years ago, new testosterone drugs from Eli Lilly, Abbott Laboratories, and other drugmakers are hot. Prescriptions for testosterone replacement therapies have more than doubled since 2006 to 5.6 million last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Sales are expected to triple to $5 billion by 2017, forecasts Global Industry Analysts.
Decreasing with age

As many as 13.8 million men older than 45 in the United States have low levels of testosterone, according to a 2006 study in the International Journal of Clinical Practice. The male sex hormone begins to decline after age 30, and tends to drop about 1 percent each year. Lower-than-normal levels can lead to a loss of libido, a decrease in bone and muscle mass, and depression.

But taking the hormone holds risks. Testosterone can increase the growth of prostate tumors and cause blood clots and liver damage, says Edmund Sabanegh, chairman of urology at the Cleveland Clinic. Sabanegh has seen a rise in patients seeking a prescription for testosterone who don't need it medically but covet its lifestyle-enhancing effects.

Sabanegh also says he sees patients of other doctors taking testosterone to help with erectile dysfunction or low sex drive when they're trying to conceive a child. Yet testosterone treatments can make men infertile, a side effect doctors sometimes fail to consider, he says.

"There are a lot of really bad things that can happen" from misuse of testosterone, Sabanegh says.

Abbott spent $20.8 million on testosterone ads in 2011, according to researcher Nielsen. One TV ad opens with a silhouette of a man on the bench as his friends play basketball. The voice-over asks viewers if they have "lost their appetite for romance?" or are "feeling like a shadow of your former self?" The ads direct viewers to a website called IsItLowT.com. On the Abbott-sponsored website is an image of a troubled-looking man sitting on the edge of a bed, his back to a woman.

Abbott subsidizes insurance co-pays of patients who use its AndroGel testosterone drug, letting users pay as little as $10 a month out of pocket. Abbott spokesman Greg Miley says the company only promotes AndroGel for Food and Drug Administration-approved uses in men diagnosed with low levels of the hormone by a doctor.
'Treatable disease'

"Low testosterone is a chronic but treatable disease, and our marketing efforts around disease awareness are designed to raise awareness about this," Miley says.

Lilly began running TV, online, and print ads last year for its testosterone drug Axiron, which was approved by U.S. regulators in 2010 and is applied under the arm through a device similar to a deodorant stick. Lilly is offering a free 30-day supply of Axiron for new users. The ads are intended to "help educate men about low testosterone and encourage them to seek treatment," says Lilly spokeswoman Teresa Shewman.

While growing, sales of the drugs aren't on par with those of erectile dysfunction treatments. The U.S. market for testosterone replacement therapies was $1.6 billion in 2011, according to Bloomberg data. Sales of ED drugs were $5.3 billion, says IMS Health.

But new testosterone prescriptions are growing fast, and facilities are opening across the United States to meet the demand.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Scammers

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Sunday, May 6, 2012

Steroid kingpin pleads guilty to 12 counts

The Batavia Township man who authorities say was the kingpin of a steroid distribution ring pleaded guilty Monday to 12 felony counts in Warren County Common Pleas Court.
Ronald Herbort, 45, pled guilty to five counts of fourth degree felony trafficking in drugs, four counts of second degree felony trafficking in drugs, two counts of second degree felony possession of drugs and one count of first degree felony engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
Prosecutors dropped four counts of possession of drugs and three counts of trafficking in drugs, all felonies. Andy Sievers, an assistant Warren County prosecutor, said the charges were dropped because of Herbort’s cooperation and assistance.
Herbort will be sentenced June 18.
Last November authorities announced they had busted the network that included at least 24 people. The investigation started in January 2010 when authorities received two separate complaints about steroid abuse at the Lebanon YMCA. No steroids were sold inside the YMCA.
Authorities have said the ring operated with Herbort buying products from a Tennessee lab that imported steroid powder from China, mixing it with olive oil and packaging it in vials for distribution. Customers were charged $85 to $125 per vial. Each vial cost $25 to produce.
Herbort’s alleged No. 2 man was 37-year-old Matthew Geraci, formerly of Sycamore Township.
Geraci allegedly took orders for steroids via text messaging and stocked the supply in 18 lockers at a Blue Ash office complex. Each locker was assigned to a distributor-customer. Locker holders would retrieve the steroids, leave payment, lock the locker and notify Geraci via text message.
Geraci is scheduled for a jury trial in June on 30 felony counts of trafficking in drugs, possession of drugs and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
Another key player in the ring was Geraci’s former fiancée – 28-year-old Jessica Howard, formerly of Sycamore Township. She is serving a 5-year sentence after a jury in March convicted her on two counts of trafficking in drugs and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, all felonies.

West Bend man indicted for selling bodybuilder drugs

A West Bend man was indicted in federal court this week on allegations of illegally selling over the Internet prescription bodybuilding substances and products meant to offset their side effects.
Shontay Dessart, 44, faces 23 counts of adulteration or misbranding of a drug, under federal food and drug law. Under federal sentencing guidelines he would likely face months, not years, in prison if convicted.
The counts stem from a raid conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration along with other agencies of Dessart's home in Reedsville in 2008.
Dessart is accused of importing drugs from China commonly used by bodybuilders and then selling them over the Internet, according to the indictment. He also was selling drugs meant to counteract the erectile dysfunction resulting from the drugs, it said. They included "spray-on" Viagra.
Dessart's attorney, Christopher Bailey, said Thursday he recently took the case and declined to comment.
The investigation started when a shipment to Dessart from China was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. At the time of the raid, Dessart owned and operated EDS Research Supplies Inc.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Jacobs said such misbranding cases are unusual and are meant to ensure public safety from unsafe drugs.
Dessart is scheduled to appear in federal court in Green Bay next month.

Steroids at center of drug case involving Mutrie

GREENLAND — When six agents of the New Hampshire Attorney General's Drug Task Force attempted a raid on the Post Road home of Cullen Mutrie on April 12, they were there in search of evidence he and his former girlfriend Brittany Tibbetts were dealing prescription painkillers.

Court documents indicated authorities believed Mutrie and Tibbetts were dealing "upward of 500 oxycodone pills every few days."

The officers were unable to make arrests as the bust went bad, Mutrie shot and wounded four officers and killed Police Chief Michael Maloney before killing Tibbetts and then himself.

Nearly two years before that failed raid, police found evidence of a different kind of drug in Mutrie's home: steroids. The role steroids played in the shooting, and whether Mutrie exhibited so-called "roid rage" that night, will likely never be known.

A 'juiced' guy

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, a police dispatcher put out a description of Mutrie as a "very large 'juiced' guy; very muscular." According to police reports, Mutrie was 6 feet 3 inches tall, 275 pounds.

Associate Attorney General Jane Young said she does not yet have information confirming whether steroids were found in Mutrie's body. Toxicology tests are ongoing as the investigation continues.

According to an affidavit filed in court by Greenland officer Wayne Young, during a July 24, 2010, search for firearms at Mutrie's house resulting from an emergency restraining order granted to an ex-girlfriend, investigators discovered a trove of controlled anabolic steroids in a coffee table. "I lifted the top of the coffee table and I immediately noticed a silver scale and a plastic bag which contained several vials. All the vials were in a liquid form except one which was powder. The labeling on the vials indicated that they were steroids," Young wrote.

Police sent the vials to the state crime lab and on Jan. 18, 2011, received the results. Tests showed the vials contained 3.5 grams of trenbolone acetate; 8.46 grams of nandrolone decanoate; 8.79 grams of four types of testosterone; 6.35 grams of boldenone undecylenate; 8.6 grams of stanozolol; and quantities of other steroids.

Police initially charged Mutrie with nine counts of possession of controlled/narcotic drugs. A judge failed to find probable cause for two of the charges and a grand jury later indicted Mutrie on four counts of steroid possession. Those charges were pending the night of the shooting.

"We were prosecuting Mutrie on the pending cases and he had agreed to plead guilty as a negotiated deal, but changed his mind at the last minute," said Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams.

Steroid science

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, most anabolic steroids are synthetic substances similar to the male sex hormone testosterone. They are either taken orally or injected. The drugs have legitimate medical uses but some users abuse them to build muscle and enhance performance.

Those who abuse steroids often do so by "stacking," or using two or more types of steroids at the same time. According to Steroid.com, users will take steroids in cycles, which increases the risk of harmful side effects. Users often stack other non-anabolic drugs into their program to help minimize negative side effects, the Web site states.

NIDA states there are numerous health risks associated with steroid abuse, some of which are irreversible. Steroids may cause liver damage, jaundice, fluid retention, high blood pressure and increases in "bad" cholesterol, among other effects.

John Miller, an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire, said the vast majority of steroid users are not professional athletes but "gym rats" bent on bulking up to superhuman proportions. Miller said there are some tell-tale signs that someone is using steroids. Users will often have large amounts of acne on their backs and, since the body converts excess testosterone into estrogen, males may experience the growth of breast tissue, temporary sterility, loss of libido and shrinking of testicles from "plums" into "raisins," Miller said.

Another well-known side effect is "roid rage," characterized by a very short temper, irrational behaviors, lack of patience and violence toward others, Miller said. He noted the cause of "roid rage" is unclear but those who exhibit it may be set off by the slightest irritations. When asked if "roid rage" could have been a factor that led to Mutrie opening fire on the task force members who beat down his door April 12, Miller said it was a "plausible" theory, but "it would be difficult to make a direct connection."

'Explosive behavior'

Court records show some who knew Mutrie feared his irrational and violent outbursts. Two former girlfriends filed restraining orders against him in the past decade. In one domestic violence petition filed by a ex-girlfriend in 2010, the woman wrote Mutrie grabbed her by the hair and right arm and slammed her head onto the hood of her car. "He was screaming at me while he held my head against my car. He said he would rip all my hair out if I didn't shut up and leave," she wrote.

Portsmouth attorney Stephen Jeffco previously filed documents in court suggesting any physical contact Mutrie had with his ex-girlfriend was "justified and reasonable" as Mutrie "physically stopped" her from keying his new car.

A different former girlfriend filed a domestic violence petition in 2003, stating Mutrie was "prone to jealous rages" and forcefully grabbed her, choked her, pulled her hair and intimidated and threatened her. She wrote she believed he had slashed two of her tires. "I am very scared of him because of our history and his explosive behavior and past history of violence," she wrote.

Others saw a softer side of Mutrie. Friend James Cook told the Portsmouth Herald shortly after the shooting that Mutrie was a man who was more likely to buy a rival a beer than pick a fight. "People will damn him as this gym jockey 'roid' head, but he was decent, intelligent, sincere," he said. Cook said he met Mutrie in a gym. Mutrie was known to frequent Genetix Fitness in Seabrook. A call to the gym for comment on Mutrie went unreturned.

'Cheap way out'

Craig Annis of Hampton Falls, owner of Vision Fitness and Vanguard Key Clubs, said Mutrie used to frequent one of his gyms about 10 years ago. He said the person Mutrie was then did not resemble the man he became. "He wasn't a very big kid," he recalled. "He wasn't angry, mean, whatever."

Annis said he believes Mutrie "somewhere along the line" went in a different direction when it came to weight training. He said patrons of his gym include "all-natural power lifters" and are not steroid users. He emphasized that body builders are not always steroid users. "Steroids is a cheap way out," he said. "It's the way to build your mass without really putting the work into it."

Annis said he believes steroid use stems from a psychological desire to be big and powerful. He said those who want an "intimidation factor," including bouncers, doormen and drug dealers, may turn to steroids to acquire an imposing frame.

"That's not the Cullen we remember," he said. "He always was a decent kid."

Under the radar

According to Miller, the UNH kinesiology professor, illegal steroid use is often detected when authorities notice a large quantity of unusual prescriptions coming from a physician. "It's not prescribed a lot," he said.

Many of the anabolic steroids used in the United States come from overseas or Mexico, where they are legal, he said. Some people steal steroids intended for animals from veterinarian's offices, he said.

"It's not like meth, made in a lab somewhere," he said. "It's made by a legitimate, reputable pharmaceutical company."

Miller said he does not believe steroids are a prevalent problem in the Granite State. "I'm not saying nobody's taking them, but not to the point that I'd be alarmed," he said.

Steroids are certainly not on the radar of law enforcement. Associate Attorney General Jane Young said she could count the number of steroid cases she prosecuted over a 15-year period on no more than two hands. Young said attorney general records from the past year show no steroid seizures or purchases by the Drug Task Force.

"I'm not seeing that we purchased it at all and certainly if we had, it's not with any frequency," she said.

Instead, the Drug Task Force continues to focus on the growing scourge of prescription painkillers. Young said overdose deaths from those drugs are surpassing motor vehicle accident deaths in the state. According to the state Department of Health and Human Services, 164 New Hampshire citizens died from a drug overdose death in 2009, compared to 130 traffic fatalities that year.

Young said she can recall some steroid cases that developed from intercepting suspicious packages at airports. Other cases may have resulted from executing search warrants on traffickers of other drugs who may have incidentally had steroids as well, she said. Young said drug dealing typically occurs in a "closed circle," hence the need for covert undercover operations. She said those who abuse steroids typically operate in an even tighter circle and infiltrating the "steroid culture" would be much more difficult.

Young said officers seized what may have been drugs from Mutrie's home following the shooting. She said white powder, green vegetative matter and medication are all undergoing tests at the state lab.

Cache of Steroids

Cullen Mutrie was awaiting trial on four felony charges alleging steroid possession when he shot and killed Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney and wounded four Drug Task Force officers. These are the steroids allegedly found in his possession during a 2010 search:

Trenbolone acetate: The "perfect steroid." Originally created for the purpose of beefing up livestock. Bodybuilders took notice of its effect and began using it to achieve massive gains in strength and size. Because the gains are of such a pure form, they are much easier to hold onto once use is discontinued compared to many other steroids that do not possess this trait to such a strong degree. Source: Steroids.org

Boldenone undecylenate: A veterinarian injectable steroid. Gives users slow but steady gains during a cycle. It is typically used with testosterone as it can cause sexual dysfunction. It is most commonly used in the veterinary field on horses, producing lean body weight and affecting appetite and general disposition. Oily skin, acne, increased aggression and hair loss are all possible with this compound. Source: Steroidology.com

Nandrolone decanoate: An injectable steroid and possibly the most popular compound of the last few decades. It produces large muscle gains, aiding with joint pain and improving the immune system. It must be taken with testosterone as the body's natural levels will drop. It can also cause water retention and acne. Doctors may prescribe it to manage anemia caused by kidney problems or other conditions. Source: Steroidology.com, Drugs.com

Stanozolol: A man-made steroid similar to the naturally occurring steroid testosterone. It is used in the treatment of hereditary angioedema, which causes episodes of swelling of the face, extremities, genitals, bowel wall and throat. In rare cases, serious and even fatal cases of liver problems have developed during treatment with stanozolol. As an anabolic steroid, it is commonly used for cutting cycles and may result in acne, difficulty sleeping, headaches or changes in sexual desire. Source: Drugs.com, Steroid.com, Emedicinehealth.com

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Manteca Steroid Bust

A probation search uncovered a steroid manufacturing operation in Manteca Tuesday.

Officer Jason Hensley with the Manteca Police Department said officers recovered more than two pounds of powdered steroids at a home on the 300 block of N. Lincoln Avenue as well as equipment for converting it to injectable liquid form and packing materials for sales and distribution.

More than 200 steroid liquid doses were taken into evidence.

In addition, officers found capsules of the body-building supplement Creatine and variations of Viagra and Cialis in capsules that appeared to have been produced in the residence, Hensley said. Viagra and Cialis have been used to counteract the effects of steroids in the body.

Hensley said the steroids and pharmaceutical products appeared to have been shipped from Hong Kong to Manteca.

Also recovered were an illegal rifle and sawed-off shotgun, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and almost $7,000 in cash, Hensley said.

Arrested on booking charges of the manufacture and possession of controlled substances was Christopher Weise, 38, of Manteca. Weise also faces charges of being a felon in possession of a firearms and ammunition.

Weise's roommate, David Brandow, 45, of Manteca, was also arrested on manufacture and possession of controlled substances charges.
Tracy police detectives and investigators with U.S. Postal Inspectors Office also took part in the bust.