Steroid Abuse Causes Psychological Disorders
Steroid dependency caused several psychiatric disorders; this is what the new study has revealed. According to Professor Harrison G. Pope of Harvard Medical School, disorders relating to conduct and...
View ArticleDiamond “hints” Gosselaar was on steroids
In a surprising revelation, actor Dustin Diamond has “hinted” that his former “Saved by the Bell” co-star Mark-Paul Gosselaar made use of steroids for beefing up his physique during his stint on the...
View ArticlePrescription substance abuse in the USA exceeds 15 million, as per report
More Americans were abusing controlled prescription drugs than cocaine, inhalants, heroin, and hallucinogens as a combination between years 1992-2003 as per a recently released report. Joseph Califano,...
View ArticleArizona starts tracking users of prescription drugs
A centralized, state-managed database that can be accessed by doctors and pharmacists around Arizona, will be storing prescription information of legally sold drugs such as OxyContin, Vicodin, Ritalin,...
View ArticleAlderson addressed issue of steroid use in baseball
The Mets’ new general manager, Sandy Alderson, who presided over the Oakland Athletics and G.M. in the late 1980s, recently addressed the issue of steroid use in baseball. It is worthwhile to note that...
View ArticleSix-time champion jockey says drug abuse exists in horse racing
Kieren Fallon, the six-time champion jockey, reopened old wounds by saying that there is a drug abuse problem within horse racing and, more particularly, within the extensive racing community in...
View ArticleEx-Akron officer pleads guilty in steroids case
Shawn M. Boal, 38, a former Akron police sergeant, has pleaded guilty to charges of steroids possession. Boal was placed on probation for eighteen months and ordered to obtain drug treatment. Akron...
View ArticleFormer Officer Pleads Guilty
A former Akron police sergeant, Shawn M. Boal, 38, pleaded guilty to charges of possession of steroids. The former police sergeant was placed on probation for eighteen months and ordered to drug...
View ArticleSouth African schools start war against drug abuse
Hundreds of schools across South Africa have started subjecting pupils to drug and breathalyzer tests for curbing an alarming increase in drug abuse. The SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has...
View ArticlePrescription drug abuse on the rise
The adventurous bent for giving it all on the field may increase the risk of a player to abuse prescription drugs, according to specialists at a local summit of medical, coaching, and sports industry...
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