Congress to look at Ephedra/Pro Hormones

boing · Feb 20, 2003

Driving to work, listening to sports talk radio, and on comes Congressman John Sweeny (R) New York touting his new bill to have congress regulate both Ephedra and pro hormones onto the controlled substances act, so that it would require a physican to prescribe.

Can anyone say "here we go again", hopefully the supplement industry can stand up for itself and stop this in its tracks

Some of his arguments on Ephedra are 80 to 100 deaths since 1993 and (I think) 1400 other hospitalizations - No not to minimize this but does anyone have a guess how many million pills are taken across the US every day!

Maybe it is time for a letter writing campaign because
Listening to him raised my BP more than my Labrada Charge and 41 mins on the bike this AM!!!!

Boing "the English Bulldog"

MikeS · Feb 20, 2003

Thats asshole Sweeney-from, of all places, NY where 9-11 disaster occurred. He is the on (and Osbourne from NB) who introduced the pro-hormone bill, now he is jumping on the anti-ephedra bandwagon. Get a life!
You think he'd concentrate his efforts toward 'real' problems. Id like to see how many people died from asprin last year.

Steak Helmet · Feb 20, 2003

Also the old CORNHSKERS coach is a congress man and he is against all that stuff too...GOD what is his name??

OSBOURNE...YES
Anyways I wastched a speach he gave about Ephedra and Pro Hormones...I was not convinced he really knew what to do???

Steak

BrooklynJuice · Feb 21, 2003

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stackdizzy · Feb 21, 2003

Osbourne that pussy!! I am surprised he doesn't have fucking stock in the shit! With all the crap his players use to take under him ass!! As for all this I don't inderstand? How many people does tylenol kill a year????? The stats have to be close to eph! Then we aren't going to mention cigs and vodka! That stuff is okay I guess!!! Fuck em and I never take eph but I see no reason why one should make it illegal!!

stackdizzy · Feb 21, 2003

As for tom wanting to ban prohormones why?? Do you know how much shit his players used to take?? I could even name names and quantity's! I live about 35 min away from lincoln Ne! This is such bullshit !