Cajun

If you are well read and dont abuse them they are nowhere near as bad as the general public would think. Just like anything else if you abuse it you will pay the price

i found it interesting that the wwwhatever it is issued a statement in the last couple of days saying steroids had nothing to do with it. how the hell do they know?!

In one of the articles they stated that they have been doing random drug testing and strengthened their policies in the past year or so.

Overall though, I think people are too quick to shout 'steroids' when they see someone with a well-built physique. I know lots of people that were in my gym that had a remarkable dedication to their diet and excercise and combined with their great genetics they got the results they were looking for.

You sound like someone else I know... only he was talking about cocaine.

Truth is, the majority of people DO abuse them and just because you think you aren't, it doesn't mean you're not. It's amazing what people can be convinced of.

i just find it kind of ironic that they announce it had nothing to do with it, and then stuff is all over the house.

folks will ALWAYS find a way to justify doing something they have no business doing.

the old standby being 'everybody does it'--usually spoken by a thief or someone who cheats.

Big difference between cocaine and steroids.

He passed the drug tests because he was on a prescription anabolic steroid.

Not really. Both are drugs and both are addictive.

yea cocaine makes men forget about breasts and steroids makes you grow them. Plus with steroids you can once again fit into garanimal and superman underwear.

Now this is freaky.....

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=3327310&page=1

That's scary... he probably sent a text to someone else. They'll figure out who the IP addy belongs to, I'm sure.

That is really creepy.

I really can't imagine what it will be like for his other two kids growing up. How do you ever understand something like this?

I find it depends on the person ,some it seems to bring out violent ways others it dosnt seem to affect them mentally at all, Just like all drugs i suppose:cool:

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It's always in this room before any of the news agencies get a hold of it and start distorting facts.

ATLANTA —

The personal doctor of Chris Benoit surrendered to federal agents in Atlanta Monday as investigators probe the deaths of the professional wrestler and his family, FOX affiliate WAGA reported.

Attorney Manny Aurora said his client, Dr. Phil Astin, will speak to the media when he leaves the federal court building. Aurora described this as a meeting and there is no word yet whether Astin is under arrest.

Aurora said Astin was preparing himself in case charges are filed against him.

Federal drug agents have taken over the investigation into whether Astin improperly prescribed testosterone and other drugs to Benoit before he killed his wife and son and committed suicide last month. State prosecutors and sheriff's officials are overseeing the death investigation.

Attorney Manny Arora said he was trying to speak with federal prosecutors about their investigation of Astin.

"It looks like we'll get some results as to arrest, bail, all of those issues today," Arora told The Associated Press. "It may be today, we're not 100 percent sure."

Arora said he had not specifically been told Astin will be charged with a federal crime but he noted that investigators have conducted two raids at Astin's west Georgia office since last week.

"It's just my impression based on the preliminary parts of the investigation being done," Arora said.

A spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta, Patrick Crosby, declined to say Monday whether federal prosecutors were planning any charges.

Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard told The AP on Monday he had no plans to file state charges in the case.

Authorities have said Benoit strangled his wife and 7-year-old son, placing Bibles next to their bodies, before hanging himself on the cable of a weight-machine in his home.

Among other things, investigators who conducted the two raids at Astin's office were looking for Benoit's medical records to see whether he had been prescribed steroids and, if so, whether that prescription was appropriate, according to a law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity because records in the case remain sealed.

Astin prescribed testosterone for Benoit, a longtime friend, in the past but has not said what, if any, medications he prescribed when Benoit visited his office June 22, the day authorities believe Benoit killed his wife.

Meanwhile, toxicology tests on Benoit's body have not yet been completed, Ballard said.

Anabolic steroids were found in Benoit's home, leading officials to wonder whether the drugs played a role in the killings. Some experts believe steroids can cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts known as "roid rage."

Ballard said finding a motive in the case remains elusive.

"I think it will always be undetermined as to 'Why?"' Ballard said. "I think it's because there can't be any satisfactory reason why you kill a 7-year-old."

ATLANTA — The personal doctor of pro wrestler Chris Benoit was charged Monday with improperly dispensing painkillers and other drugs.

The seven-count indictment said Dr. Phil Astin dispensed drugs including Percocet, Xanax, Lorcet and Vicoprofen between April 2004 and September 2005.

The recipients were identified in the indictment by the initials O.G. and M.J. Benoit's initials were not listed.

Astin was expected to make an initial court appearance Monday afternoon.

A criminal complaint was also filed, but was under seal. A law enforcement official close to the case, who spoke on condition of anonymity before the hearing, said the case involves steroids.

Astin pleaded not guilty and was being held in lieu of $125,000 bond. He will be under house arrest once he posts bond and must surrender his medical license, U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda Walker ordered.

Astin had written prescriptions for about 1 million doses of controlled substances over the past two years, including "significant quantities" of injectable testosterone cypionate, an anabolic steroid, according to the criminal complaint.

The complaint by Drug Enforcement Administration agent Anissa Jones said the amount of prescriptions was "excessive" for a medical office with a sole practitioner in a rural area like Carrollton, about 40 miles west of Atlanta.

Excessive??? Just maybe! One million doses...I wish I had stock in the pharma company that filled those prescriptions!

i don't think the word 'excessive' explains it well enough! that really is a ton more than excessive. shame it took this to expose him.