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Tale of steroid woes: Coming from a would-be pro player
On November - 10 - 2009
Jareem Gunter, a college baseball player with dreams of making it big in the world of professional sports, communicated to the Congress on this Tuesday that his dreams were crushed after he discovered that was used by him as a safe and legal dietary supplement brought liver failure.
From TimesUnion.com:
“A key principle of the (’94) law is that supplements were not subject to pre-market approval, since the cost and time alone required to see a product through FDA approval would sound the death knell for this industry,” Hatch said. As for products that contain steroids, he said, “Simply put, under current law, these products are not allowed to be marketed.”
Michael Levy, director of the FDA’s division of new drugs and labeling compliance, told the panel his agency has a limited ability to keep dietary supplements with steroids from being marketed.
“FDA generally cannot identify violative products before they enter the marketplace,” Levy said. “After products enter the market, we must undertake a painstaking investigative and analytical process” to show the products violate the law.
Daniel Fabricant, interim executive director and CEO of the Natural Products Association, which represents retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of health foods and dietary supplements, said, “The barriers to enforcement are simple: money, manpower and will.”
Like many stories in the past, the story of Jareem is equally disturbing. But one thing that cannot be possibly denied is the fact that steroid users often neglect the usefulness of qualified medical advice before consuming steroids and supplements. Steroid abuse is fatal and steroid users need to realize this fact.
Would-be Professional Player speaks about tale of steroid woes
On October - 9 - 2009
Jareem Gunter, a college baseball player with dreams of making it big in the world of professional sports, told Congress this Tuesday that his dreams were shattered after he discovered that what was considered by him as a safe and legal dietary supplement resulted in liver failure.
From TimesUnion.com:
“A key principle of the (’94) law is that supplements were not subject to pre-market approval, since the cost and time alone required to see a product through FDA approval would sound the death knell for this industry,” Hatch said. As for products that contain steroids, he said, “Simply put, under current law, these products are not allowed to be marketed.”
Michael Levy, director of the FDA’s division of new drugs and labeling compliance, told the panel his agency has a limited ability to keep dietary supplements with steroids from being marketed.
“FDA generally cannot identify violative products before they enter the marketplace,” Levy said. “After products enter the market, we must undertake a painstaking investigative and analytical process” to show the products violate the law.
Daniel Fabricant, interim executive director and CEO of the Natural Products Association, which represents retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of health foods and dietary supplements, said, “The barriers to enforcement are simple: money, manpower and will.”
It is really sad to know about one more possibly new episode of steroidabuse. One thing that people tend to forget while using steroids or supplements is the fact that both of them need to be used as per qualified medical advice and as per the instructions. Steroid abuse can only lead to side effects like what Jareem faced.
Rodriguez proud of the fact that he came clean
On September - 14 - 2009
Alex Rodriguez has come clean about his use of performance enhancing drugs during his press conference. Alex said that he preferred to sleep after delivering one of the most memorable home runs of his entire career to end a 15-inning marathon on the Friday night and did not saw David Ortiz’s news conference Saturday.
From TimesUnion.com:
While Ortiz denied ever using steroids and blamed his positive test in 2003 on over-the-counter supplements, A-Rod came clean about his use of PEDs during his press conference, a decision that unburdened the three-time AL MVP.
“I’m so proud of the way things came out,” Rodriguez said. “I took a lot of things off my chest, and since that press conference, I feel like a new man. I feel like I’ve been embraced by not only the city of New York, but my teammates, my coaches and my manager. I feel liberated by the way I came out and did things.”
The fact that A-Rod disappeared for a month during spring training to rehab his surgically repaired hip also helped him move past the steroid controversy, his month in Colorado serving as what he called “a blessing in disguise. It gave me a chance to refocus, rethink things and basically take a time out from all the white noise I created for myself over the last year and a half.”
It is surprising to note here that Rodriguez has remained free from all types of controversies this season, from the steroid controversy to his public relationship with Madonna to his pending divorce, to put an end to all the drama after his steroid admission during the spring training times.
