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found this online... its b.s. they are banning precursors, not that I use them, but many people do. whats next? caffeine??
Sensenbrenner: House Approves Legislation Cracking Down on Steroid Precursors
6/3/2004 1:37:00 PM
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To: National Desk
Contact: Jeff Lungren or Terry Shawn of the House Committee on the Judiciary, 202-225-2492, Web: **broken link removed**
WASHINGTON, June 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The House today by a 408- to-3 margin approved bipartisan legislation prohibiting over-the- counter sales of steroid precursors as well as the use of such substances without a prescription from a doctor. H.R. 3866, the "Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004," was introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.) and cosponsored by Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Reps. John Sweeney (R-N.Y.), Tom Osborne (R-Neb.), Howard Coble (R-N.C.), Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and others.
Chairman Sensenbrenner said, "The goal of this legislation is clear: we do not want these harmful substances around our gyms, baseball stadiums, football fields or our running tracks. We do not want our athletes to risk their health to win. We want the way American athletes treat their bodies to be a source of pride for our country, not a source of shame. We want our children to be able to look up to these athletes for their accomplishments."
Many precursor steroids are just as dangerous as steroids, but are not yet illegal, leaving the erroneous impression that these precursors are safe methods of enhancing athletic performance. This legislation will add these drugs to the controlled substance list, making it more difficult for adults and adolescents to obtain these harmful drugs.
Use of steroids among adolescents has significantly increased since the early 1990s with evidence suggesting that even middle school students have not been immune to the perils of steroid abuse. Consequences of long-time steroid use include heart attacks, strokes, liver tumors and cancer, high blood pressure, liver disorders, kidney tumors, jaundice and extreme mood swings. Other side effects found in women are male pattern baldness, cessation of menstrual cycle, and facial hair growth. Men can experience infertility and male breast development. Adolescents also are at risk of premature skeletal maturation and accelerated puberty changes which may result in stunted growth. H.R. 3866 now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Sensenbrenner: House Approves Legislation Cracking Down on Steroid Precursors
6/3/2004 1:37:00 PM
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To: National Desk
Contact: Jeff Lungren or Terry Shawn of the House Committee on the Judiciary, 202-225-2492, Web: **broken link removed**
WASHINGTON, June 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The House today by a 408- to-3 margin approved bipartisan legislation prohibiting over-the- counter sales of steroid precursors as well as the use of such substances without a prescription from a doctor. H.R. 3866, the "Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004," was introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.) and cosponsored by Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Reps. John Sweeney (R-N.Y.), Tom Osborne (R-Neb.), Howard Coble (R-N.C.), Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and others.
Chairman Sensenbrenner said, "The goal of this legislation is clear: we do not want these harmful substances around our gyms, baseball stadiums, football fields or our running tracks. We do not want our athletes to risk their health to win. We want the way American athletes treat their bodies to be a source of pride for our country, not a source of shame. We want our children to be able to look up to these athletes for their accomplishments."
Many precursor steroids are just as dangerous as steroids, but are not yet illegal, leaving the erroneous impression that these precursors are safe methods of enhancing athletic performance. This legislation will add these drugs to the controlled substance list, making it more difficult for adults and adolescents to obtain these harmful drugs.
Use of steroids among adolescents has significantly increased since the early 1990s with evidence suggesting that even middle school students have not been immune to the perils of steroid abuse. Consequences of long-time steroid use include heart attacks, strokes, liver tumors and cancer, high blood pressure, liver disorders, kidney tumors, jaundice and extreme mood swings. Other side effects found in women are male pattern baldness, cessation of menstrual cycle, and facial hair growth. Men can experience infertility and male breast development. Adolescents also are at risk of premature skeletal maturation and accelerated puberty changes which may result in stunted growth. H.R. 3866 now moves to the Senate for consideration.
