Januari 2001
CBS HealthWatch: Helping Teens Stay Away from Steroids:
"The urge to become bigger and faster can be irresistible to high school athletes. For Thomas L., a senior on the football team at a mid-sized high school in the northeastern United States, being 6' 2" and 220 pounds wasn't enough."
Yahoo! News: Report Finds Banned Steroid in Food Supplements: 30 januari
"Research into the spate of positive drug tests for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone suggests that contamination of legitimate food supplements may be responsible.
Tests on around 100 food supplements at the International Olympic Committee (IOC)-sanctioned laboratory in Cologne found substances on 16 occasions that would lead to adverse nandrolone findings."
The Star Ledger: Olympians navigate maze of a drug-sensitive world: 21 juni 2000
"The IOC's intention is honorable: Catching cheaters to ensure that Olympic medals are awarded on the basis of ability, not chemistry. But it leaves honest, clean athletes so paranoid that some hesitate to take even cold medicines, since many over-the-counter brands - Tylenol Cold and Sudafed, to name two - contain banned stimulants that the IOC considers performance-enhancing." (Via SportsJones)
The New Republic Online: Girlz II Men: 22 juni 2000
"Andreas Krieger could have testified without words. He could have stood there in the small, boxy Berlin courtroom in cowboy boots, jeans, and a black T-shirt and let everyone stare. In the trial of 74-year-old Manfred Ewald, the former head of East Germany's Olympic program, and Dr. Manfred Hoppner, the program's former medical director, Krieger's maleness was testimony enough." (Via SportsJones)
DenverPost.com: Turning a positive into a positive: 28 november 2000
"Tara Nott's borrowed cell phone was meant only for emergencies. Yet there she was, filming a promotional spot for NBC - a mock date with Olympic skier Jonny Moseley - when the phone rang.
"We were dancing in the streets, eating ice cream. You know, a crazy date," Nott said. Then the executive director of USA weightlifting, Jim Fox, dialed her number."
HealthCentral: Brain chemical may explain addiction to food, drugs: 23 januari
"People who become addicted to drugs and those who eat compulsively may experience similar changes in brain chemistry that keep them coming back for more, experts suggested here Tuesday."
Kulturministeriet: Hvidbog: Doping i Danmark:
"Hvidbogen er udarbejdet af et udvalg, som kulturministeren nedsatte den 1. februar 1999 med henblik på at skabe en samlet indsigt i baggrunden for, omfanget af og konsekvenserne af dopingmisbruget inden for idræt i Danmark."
IHT: Chilling New World: Sports and Genetics: 26 januari
"How Far Away Are Engineered Stars?"
Wired: Sports Threat: Gene Transferring: 25 januari
"In today's high-tech world of doping, the drug cheaters usually are a step ahead of the drug testers. This time, the testers are determined to seize the upper hand.
World doping experts and Olympic officials are joining forces with the scientific community to stay ahead in what many believe will be the next frontier in performance-enhancing genetic manipulation."
Britannica: Sports Illustrated: Over The Edge: 14 april 1997
"A scenario, from a 1995 poll of 198 sprinters, swimmers, powerlifters and other assorted athletes, most of them U.S. Olympians or aspiring Olympians: You are offered a banned performance-enhancing substance, with two guarantees: 1) You will not be caught. 2) You will win. Would you take the substance?
One hundred and ninety-five athletes said yes; three said no."
MSNBC: Olympic movement seeks to head off misuse of gene therapy: 26 januari
"In today’s high-tech world of doping, the drug cheaters usually are a step ahead of the drug testers. This time, the testers are determined to seize the upper hand."
SVD: Tio års kampanj mot rökning slag i luften: 25 januari
I en bekymrad kommentar i tidningen sägs att kunskapen om varför ungdomar egentligen börjar röka fortfarande är bristfällig. Misslyckandet sägs också vara en tankeställare både för förebyggande hälsoarbete i stort och för forskningen om detta. Uppenbarligen behövs nya tankar och idéer.
NetDoktor: Doping: 24 januari
"Mange af de ulovlige dopingstoffer, som man kan bestille over Internettet, er virkelig farlige. Derfor advarer læger og medicinalfirmaer mod, at man køber dem.
"De fleste dopingstoffer på nettet bliver ikke produceret af respekterede og kontrollerede firmaer. Der findes en lang række undergrundsfirmaer, og de skal tjene penge. Så er det jo klart, at de tilsætter så meget billigt stads som muligt, akkurat som det kendes i narkotikaverdenen", siger læge Rasmus Damsgaard fra Anti Doping Danmark."
Jyllands-Posten: Stigende misbrug af kosttilskud: 25 januari
"Midt i mellem vitaminpiller og dopingmidler findes der er en lang række lovlige gråzone-produkter. Et af dem er kreatin, og det er et populært middel blandt unge mennesker. Men Anti Doping Danmark fraråder brugen af det."
JAMA: Pediatricians urged to offer HIV testing to adolescents: 19 januari
"The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that pediatricians offer HIV testing and counseling to adolescent patients, according to a new policy statement. In particular, the authors note, adolescents should be taught:
- The dangers associated with substance abuse and sharing of drug injection equipment, including equipment used in administration of anabolic steroids."
latimes.com: Hormone Gel May Make Steroid's Misuse Easier: 5 juni 2000
"Some bodybuilders, athletes and men simply seeking improved libidos have long used testosterone to boost their performance, but a new gel raises the possibility of greater misuse of the steroid."
SportServer: Olympic drug testers seek upper hand in gene therapy: 25 januari
"World doping experts and Olympic officials are joining forces with the scientific community to stay ahead in what many believe will be the next frontier in performance-enhancement - genetic manipulation."
SydneyGames: Drugs race: 23 juni 2000
"The much-vaunted race to provide a viable test for the drug EPO in time for the Sydney Olympics has hit a hurdle following the publication of test results from a major Australia study. The study, which has just been published in the scientific journal Haematologica, is the result of extensive research by scientists at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and the Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory at Pymble." (Via SportsJones)
MSNBC: Is testosterone a potion for manliness?: 7 maj 2000
"What makes us who we are? Genetics, upbringing, education, and doctors might add, hormones. Hormones shape behavior more than we might realize. Now, the hormone most closely associated with men and their sex drive is about to come on the market in an easy-to-use gel form. But who really needs it? And is it safe?"
WebMD: Could Your Kid Be Taking Steroids?: 22 januari
"That temper tantrum your teenage athlete is throwing might not be caused by the frustration of too much schoolwork or the violence he sees daily in television and movies. He may not even be upset over losing a big game.
The real culprit could be anabolic steroids, once associated primarily with full-fledged bodybuilders but now taken by many teenagers to improve their bodies or enhance their performance in sports."
National Institute on Drug Abuse: NIDA Announces Multimedia Public Education Initiative Aimed at Reversing Rise in Use of Anabolic Steroids by Teens: 14 april 2000
"In December 1999 when our Monitoring the Future survey showed that anabolic steroid use by 8th and 10th graders had increased, and that the perceived risk about steroids had declined among 12th graders, we knew we had to take steps to reverse this trend before it gained momentum," explained Dr. Alan I. Leshner, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). (Via MetaMuscle)
The Inquirer: 2 arrested in a record steroid haul: 19 januari
"Federal law enforcement officials said yesterday that they had seized more than 3.25 million anabolic steroid pills in what they described as the single largest seizure of the drug in U.S. history."
The Salt Lake Tribune: Games No-Doping Plan Needs Help from Business: 19 januari
"The man who heads the World Anti-Doping Agency wants the private sector to take a more active role in eradicating drugs from Olympic sports. Dick Pound, a Montreal lawyer and vice president of the International Olympic Committee, said part of WADA's strategy will be to enlist the help of Games sponsors to spread its anti-doping message and to lean on pharmaceutical companies to develop reliable tests for banned substances."
DN: Labb nobbade smittat prov: 21 januari
"För att undvika risken att personal smittas är Statens kriminaltekniska laboratorium (SKL) restriktiv med att utföra prover på bland annat insmugglade dopningsmedel från öst."
Romania Today: Weightlifting-Banned Romanian Explains Dope Test 'Trick': 20 januari
"Romanian weightlifter Traian Ciharean, who this week alleged the urine sample leading to his ban from last year's Sydney Olympics came from someone else, has given a fuller account of his claims."
Jyllands-Posten: Flere og flere unge mænd bruger doping: 21 januari
"Brugen af anabole steroider og andre ulovlige dopingstoffer er steget blandt unge mænd. Hvert tiende opkald til telefonrådgivningen Dopinglinien stammer fra unge, der allerede sidder med ulovlige dopingmidler. De vil blot vide, om nål eller pille er bedst."
Jyllands-Posten: Medicinens underverden: 21 januari
"De dyrker styrketræning og bruger anabole steroider. De er ikke sportsudøvere, men helt almindelige unge mænd, der bare gerne vil have en maskulin og muskuløs krop. Idrætssociolog Lisbeth Wahrén har undersøgt baggrunden for det første stik."
Aftonbladet: Hormoner kan ge BSE-smitta: 22 januari
"Tiotusentals svenska idrottsmän och kroppsbyggare, som de senaste 15-20 åren sprutat i sig insmugglade hormonpreparat, riskerar att få galna kosjukan. En sensationell forskarrapport visar att 139 personer hittills smittats via infekterat tillväxthormon."
NetDoktor: SKL vägrar analysera olagligt tillväxthormon: 22 januari
"Statens kriminaltekniska laboratorium vägrar att analysera av tullen beslagtagna dopningsprov då dessa kan innehålla smittämnen av den mänskliga varianten av galna ko-sjukan."
Ivanhoe.com: Addictive and Lethal Effects of GHB-Related Supplements: 15 januari
"Researchers are finding gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)-related supplements may be just as risky as GHB itself. As the abuse of these supplements rises, researchers believe these risks should be known."
Aftonbladet: Therese Alshammar chockad efter tränarens dopningsanklagelser: 18 januari
"Therese Alshammar ville inte skriva på ett anti-dopningsavtal – och bröt med tränaren Dirk Lange. Anklagelsen kommer från Lange, och chockar hela simvärlden. Inklusive ”Tessan”. – Jag har goda skäl att gå vidare till rätten med det här, säger hon."
New York Times: Consequences: Athletes, Andro and Trouble in the Urine: 28 november 2000
"Athletes who take the sports supplement androstenedione, commonly known as andro, might want to pay attention to one new finding: the substance can make them fail urine tests for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone."
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Christian Science Monitor: Tolerance of sports doping on trial in France: 6 november 2000
"Cyclists' rankings mean nothing anymore," exploded Daniel Delegove, the judge presiding over the trial of France's biggest cycling hero, Richard Virenque, after hearing compelling evidence of the widespread use of banned substances. "These are not racers, they are pedaling test tubes."
Sportscience: Anabolic steroids: side effects:
"Anabolic steroids (AS) are effective in enhancing athletic performance. The trade off, however, is the occurrence of adverse side effects which can jeopardize health. Since AS have effects on several organ systems, a myriad of side effects can be found."
Dagsavisen: Horn innkalt til dopinghøring: 9 januari
"Politikerne på Stortinget har fått nok av striden i norsk idrett om doping og kosttilskudd. Nå må kulturminister Ellen Horn inn til høring om toppidretten."
The New England Journal of Medicine: Adverse Events, Including Death, Associated with the Use of 1,4-Butanediol: 11 januari
"1,4-Butanediol is an industrial solvent that, when ingested, is converted to (gamma)-hydroxybutyrate, a drug of abuse with depressant effects, primarily on the central nervous system."
CNN: Banned dietary supplement still causing deaths, study says: 11 januari
Golfonline: Finchem says no need for study on performance-enhancing drugs: 9 januari
"Most drugs are used to help increase strength, size, and aerobic capacity. Golf has too many champions who are anything but bodybuilders - Paul Runyan, Craig Stadler, even Mark O'Meara, who won two majors at age 41."
U.S. Newswire: ATLAS Program Qualifies for 2002 Olympics: 10 januari
"Following 10 years of research and testing, the national award-winning ATLAS (Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids) program starts full implementation in Salt Lake City, site of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The program represents a new and innovative approach to preventing male teenage substance abuse and will be implemented in three large city high schools."
NYPost: U.S. boys cave in to steroids' allure: 16 augusti 2000
"Nearly 40 percent of American boys 12 and over have experimented with or plan to use anabolic steroids or supplements to pump up their bodies and boost their athletic performance, a new study found."
The Journal: Student dies after collapsing in gym:
"A superfit university student has died after collapsing as she worked out in her college gym. A fellow student ran for help after Claire Burton-Page, 24, lost consciousness in the fitness room at St John's College, Durham University, where she regularly trained." (Via GymTrack News)
abcnews.com: Sipping Solvents for Fun: 10 januari
"Sipping industrial solvents may not be everyone's idea of a good time, but apparently the practice is on the rise, as a calorie-and-hangover-free-alcohol substitute gains favor at parties around the country."
Science News: Excreted Drugs: Something Looks Fishy: 17 juni
"Doctors recommend drinking plenty of water to replenish lost fluids and wash away wastes. Just where do the excreted wastes go? At least a few, including hormones and heart drugs, end up in streams—and eventually someone else's drinking water, a new study finds."
Science News: Common pollutants undermine masculinity: 3 april 1999
"Some widespread pesticides and chemicals in plastics can induce reproductive impairment in males, according to seven new animal studies. These compounds wreak their havoc by blocking the action of male sex hormones as they program sexual development."
Yahoo! News: Beefy Male Centerfolds Mirror Muscle Obsession: 10 januari
"The average male centerfold model in Playgirl magazine has beefed up his biceps and developed a body shield of rippling muscle, a recent study reports.
This transformation is troubling and may reflect increased use of anabolic steroids in order to attain what society views as an ideal male body, Dr. Richard Leit, a psychologist who conducted the study while a doctoral candidate at American University in Washington, DC, told Reuters Health."
Science News: Some river pollution spawns body-altering steroids: 6 januari
"Howell's group reports finding trace contamination of the lower Fenholloway with androstenedione. The Fenholloway's andro doesn't come out of any bottle but arises from the biotransformation of pollutants.
It also represents the first environmental androgen - a pollutant that functions like a male sex hormone - ever discovered in nature, says John A. McLachlan, a toxicologist who pioneered studies on environmental hormones."
Los Angeles Times: Researchers Warn That Chemical Muscle Builder Can Be Deadly: 11 januari
"Nutritional supplements containing the industrial solvent 1,4-butanediol are both addictive and deadly, according to Minnesota researchers. The chemical is currently viewed as a "safe" alternative to gamma-hydroxybutyrate, a purported aid to muscle building and weight loss that has been banned because of its dangers."
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Aktuelt: Doping-fangster slår alle rekorder: 2 december
"Tolderne i Kastrup Lufthavn har beslaglagt næsten tre gange så mange dopingpiller og ampuller i år som i 1999.
Lederen af København Politis narkoafdeling, Erik Bjørn, siger, at doping ligger langt nede på politiets prioriteringsliste. Hvis der ikke er tale om organiseret kriminalitet, er det ikke noget, politiet ofrer kræfter på."
BBC News: Tamoxifen heart disease link ruled out: 2 januari
"Women taking the cancer prevention drug tamoxifen are at no more risk of developing heart disease, researchers find."
Run4Fun: Nettet skyld i doping-boom: 4 januari
"Mængden af beslaglagte dopingmidler i Kastrup Lufthavn slog alle rekorder i fjor. Og det er internettets skyld, vurderer Toldvæsenet."
post-gazette.com: Former college athlete to stand trial: 29 december
"Knapp, a 6-foot, 310-pound cinderblock of a man, became so enraged during a traffic stop that he pinned a police officer to the street near the heart of campus and started choking him.
Defense lawyer Thomas Ceraso of Greensburg readily agreed that Knapp was carrying the anabolic steroids, often used by bodybuilders. One variety found in a duffel bag in Knapp's Volvo was marked "implant for feedlot heifers."
Experts say that users are sometimes given to emotional eruptions dubbed "steroid rage," and Ceraso suggested that during the trial, he might blame them for Knapp's explosion.
"It could well be a defense," he said after the hearing."
DrugNews: Rekordmånga tullbeslag förra året: 4 januari
"Förra året gjorde tullen rekordmånga beslag av narkotika och dopingmedel. Samtidigt ökade beslagsmängden av tobak- och spritsmuggling till 44,6 miljoner cigaretter och 605 000 liter sprit."
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