Lance Armstrong’s doping case manifests that anti-doping policies are weak

Lance Armstrong was denying taking doping products for years. Although he was accused of taking forbidden medications numerous times, he continued to claim that he never applied forbidden medicines. Even when the USADA proved that the cyclist doped, he cheated about doping. But ultimately, Lance Armstrong decided to admit to taking EPO, testosterone and blood transfusions.
Although many athletes administered performance-enhancing drugs and avoided detection successfully, there was something unusual in the doping case of Lance Armstrong. Lance Armstrong achieved great success in sports. He won Tour de France races 7 consecutive times. He won also certain other awards. The American cyclist got worldwide success. Although he submitted to numerous drug tests, he never tested positive for any banned preparation.
Undoubtedly, Lance Armstrong is not the only athlete who has doped. Sportspersons have taken banned preparations during past years. They continue to administer anabolic steroids and other related drugs today. And professional sportspersons will apply them in future. Intake of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs is spread in professional sports. Almost every athlete takes banned medicines. While certain athletes test positive for prohibited medicines and receive suspensions, others avoid detection.
As for the attitude to Lance Armstrong’s doping, it’s mainly negative. Many persons got significant anger, when the legendary cyclist admitted to taking EPO, the steroid testosterone and blood transfusions. Many persons believed in him. They thought that the legendary American cyclist was “clean”. That’s why their disappointment was essential.
And what do you think about “clean” sports? Anti-doping officers should ponder over this issue. While anti-doping officers state that they have sophisticated tests to combat doping in sports, numerous athletes use anabolic steroids and/or other related preparations and avoid detection.
While Lance Armstrong has admitted to applying prohibited preparations, anti-doping agencies should realize that their programs are weak.

It’s needed to legalize steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in professional sports

Przemyslaw Saleta’s attitude to Lance Armstrong’s deception differs from that of thousands individuals. The polish boxer doesn’t condemn the American cyclist. Przemyslaw Saleta notices that Lance Armstrong has acted like almost each professional sportsman. The 7-time Tour de France winner has applied forbidden products and cheated about his doping. It’s not surprising. Almost each sportsperson applied anabolic steroids and other related medications.
While numerous athletes that administer forbidden medicines are caught by anti-doping agencies and sentenced to suspensions, Lance Armstrong has never tested positive for any prohibited drug. He could avoid detection, despites of having been subjected to many drug tests. Undoubtedly, Lance Armstrong is not the only sportsperson that has avoided detection successfully. Let take Chinese sportspersons as an example! They are sponsored by the state. The state provides money enough to get such drugs which are undetectable. So, many Chinese athletes take doping products without being detected. It becomes obvious that athletes that have much money may take doping products and remain undetectable. Lance Armstrong tuned out to be only one of such sportspersons.
Przemyslaw Saleta has an uncommon proposal. He thinks that steroids and other related medications should be legalized in professional sports. According to this sportsman, anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs are not dangerous for health, if they are taken by adults that possess sufficient information about ways to consume them appropriately. Przemyslaw Saleta claims that application of anabolic steroids and other related preparations by sportspeople should be monitored by specialists. So, sportspersons are likely to avoid severe side effects.
Furthermore, Przemyslaw Saleta considers that anabolic steroids and other related medications are indispensible in such sports, as cycling. Cycling is a sport where sportspersons should endure too extreme conditions while training and competing. Thus, steroids and other doping products help cyclists to keep health in better conditions. Cycling in itself is dangerous without anabolic steroids and other related medicines.
But Przemyslaw Saleta underlines that steroids and other related medications should be prohibited in amateur sports. Furthermore, young sportspersons must not be also permitted to take these medicines because they may cause essential harm in them. Teenagers must not apply such medications because they may get grave side results.
Nonetheless, Przemyslaw Saleta notices that it is wrong to suppose that anabolic steroids and other doping products represent the key to success. According to him, success is a result of hard working.

Drug manufacturers that violate laws should get criminal penalties

A lot of drug manufacturers violate laws. But only some of them are sanctioned properly. Thousands compounding pharmacies avoid serious sanctions successfully. But just when serious scandals are caused by illegal actions of pharmaceutical companies, they are sentenced to proper punishments. For example, everyone is aware of the meningitis outbreak that has spread across the country because of contaminated steroids produced by a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy. Undoubtedly, owners and officers of the company will be sanctioned properly. But when illegal actions of compounding pharmacies don’t result in such serious problems, they continue with their business successfully.
Journalists report about illicit actions connected with steroids, painkillers and other prescription medications daily. But you may notice that pharmaceutical companies get just light sentencing for illegal sale of anabolic steroids and other doping products. Thus, athletes and bodybuilders have free access to doping products. They purchase steroids and other related medicines from compounding centers and administer them for athletic needs. Furthermore, some pharmaceutical companies provide fake prescriptions for anabolic-androgenic steroids. Corrupt doctors supply customers of pharmacies with prescriptions which are given without required evaluation of customers’ personal conditions.
Pharmaceutical companies are responsible not only for illicit distribution of anabolic-androgenic steroids. Several pharmaceutical companies produce drugs in unsterile conditions. As a result, many persons get contaminated medicines and suffer from grave complications, administering  these products. Several persons even die from contamination resulted from administration of tainted preparations. As you are possibly informed, 39 individuals died because of fungal meningitis caused by contaminated methylprednisolone acetate injections.
The late contamination with fungal meningitis should influence on decisions of proper authorities. Criminal penalties should take place. Otherwise, health of thousands persons is in a serious danger. Prescription preparations must be sold just under real prescriptions. All drugs must be produced in sterile conditions. If compounding pharmacies don’t obey all laws, they must be sanctioned. They must not be allowed to continue with business, if they violate laws. Loss of licenses should be accompanied by other harsh penalties.

Steroids are responsible for Lance Armstrong’s testicular cancer

However the disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong has already lost his Tour de France titles and other awards, his doping scandal is still hotly disputed. A lot of indidivuals are still expressing their attitudes towards this case. Not only his possible usage of performance-enhancing drugs is discussed but certain individuals also speak about Lance Armstrong’s testicular cancer. Why has Lance Armstrong suffered from this health problem in his young years? What has caused this illness in him?
Whoopi Goldberg, a prominent American actress is also implicated in debates linked with Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal. While she has been chiefly implicated in debates related to marijuana and other related drugs, now she has chosen to join those that fight against anabolic steroids and other related preparations.
According to Whoopi Goldberg, Lance Armstrong has suffered from testicular cancer because of anabolic steroids. The actress suggests that anabolic-androgenic steroids are likely to cause cancer. She believes that these medicines may induce appearing and developing cancer. Whoopi Goldberg thinks that experts should inform people about possible links between steroids and cancer. The actress notes that specialists can find out whether steroids have sickened Lance Armstrong.
But what do other prominent individuals think about Lance Armstrong’s testicular cancer? Bob Weiner, a prominent political commentator, notes that anyone should be very careful while expressing suggestions that steroids are responsible for development of cancer. This person acknowledges that these preparations  are blamed for many unwanted results which are quite dangerous for users’ health and even life. But he notes that it is unusual to blame steroids for cancer. Such suggestions are serious. Bob Weiner thinks that this issue has nothing to do with anti-doping morality.
Nevertheless, Bob Weiner is ready to believe that Lance Armstrong’s testicular cancer has developed because of anabolic steroids. This illness normally doesn’t occur in young persons. Why then has Lance Armstrong experienced it? Since scientific literature supposes that links between cancer and steroid use may exist, Bob Weiner doesn’t deny statements of Whoopi Goldberg.
But as it has been already mentioned, this issue doesn’t belong to those of anti-doping programs. Anti-doping officials focus on morality and they don’t care about protection of sportspeople’s health.

Misuse of steroids and other related drugs

Manufacturers of drugs are inclined to illegal operations. Numerous companies manufacture and sell fake products. As a result, users don’t acquire desired benefits. Furthermore, fake medications may cause serious unusual unwanted consequences in users. In addition to these illegal activities, drug manufacturers also distribute prescription medications illegally. Steroids, HGH, painkillers and other medicines are sold without any prescription. So, a lot of persons apply these products for non-therapeutic needs. Anabolic-androgenic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs are widely taken for bodybuilding goals. Sportspeople and bodybuilders get and administer these medicines in order to enhance muscles and add endurance. A lot of individuals want to be more muscular and combat tiredness during trainings and competitions. That’s why they choose to apply anabolic-androgenic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. Certain other individuals try to look more beautiful/handsome. Thus, they administer several prescription medicines for anti-aging purposes.
Steroids, HGH and other doping products are widely available at online drug stores. Several companies even hire corrupt doctors that supply users with proper prescriptions. These physicians provide prescriptions without required examination of clients and even without seeing them. Acquiring prescriptions, a lot of individuals purchase anabolic steroids and other related products and apply them for non-therapeutic goals.
However sale and application of steroids for non-therapeutic needs are prohibited under laws of numerous countries, a lot of companies avoid punishment successfully. While some pharmacies and persons are found guilty of illegal activities related to products, they are rarely punished appropriately. Furthermore, they continue to manufacture and sell steroids illegally.
Another problem linked with illegal manufacture and distribution of anabolic steroids and other related products is following: several companies produce medicines in unsterile conditions. So, individuals that use such drugs may be contaminated with several diseases. Sometimes contamination with a serious disease may be fatal for several consumers. The meningitis outbreak that has lately occurred in the USA is widely known around the world. 39 persons died because they got tainted steroid injections. So, proper officials should control manufacture of medications. If safety is not at the highest level, health of consumers is in a great danger.

NECC had to be punished earlier

In 2003 the FDA planned to shut down the New England Compounding Center (NECC) which last year caused the meningitis outbreak in certain states of America. The Massachusetts pharmacy produced tainted Methylprednisolone Acetate injections. Over 400 individuals who used the tainted steroid injections were sickened with fungal meningitis. This illness turned out to be tragic for 39 persons.
According to a recent report published by the House of Energy and Commerce Committee, the meningitis outbreak could have been prevented. The report revealed many cases connected with the Massachusetts pharmacy that should have been shut down by the FDA earlier.
The FDA stated in 2003 that the Massachusetts pharmacy should not have manufactured preparations till improving of the situation. But finally the FDA didn’t ban manufacture of medications at the NECC. Since the NECC was considered to be a pharmacy, it should have been ruled by Massachusetts officials. So, the FDA let Massachusetts colleagues to resolve the problem. As for Massachusetts officials, they didn’t ban manufacture of preparations at once. The NECC continued to manufacture drugs. Only Barry Cadden, the owner of the NECC, got reprimand.
Furthermore, the NECC was guilty of certain illicit operations. The company acted inappropriately under its license. Being a pharmacy, the NECC acted as a manufacturer and sent thousands doses of medicines to hospitals and individual patients.
In 2002 some individuals suffered from unusual negative results after they had used bethamethasone injections produced by the Massachusetts pharmacy.
Later some persons who administered methylprednisolone acetate injections produced by the NECC were contaminated with bacterial meningitis. Since these persons received complete recovery because of treatment with antibiotics, the case was forgotten. The NECC was not punished for the tainted drugs.
These and even some other cases manifest that the Massachusetts company should have punished earlier. The company should have been closed for its illegal and inappropriate actions. But the Compounding Center was never sentenced to any severe penalties. As a result, the pharmacy continued to manufacture drugs that were dangerous for consumers’ health. Ultimately, the meningitis outbreak caused by tainted injections of the Massachusetts pharmacy spread to several states and sickened many persons. If the company had been closed earlier, the contamination with deadly fungal meningitis would not have taken place.

Tennessee health officials acted definitely

The meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated epidural steroid injections could have been avoided. But since the FDA didn’t use its authority for this purpose appropriately, more than 500 persons were contaminated with this disease and 39 recipients of the steroids died.
Tennessee officials showed competence under such circumstances. They were praised by legislators for their definite actions.
It was announced that many individuals that had been given steroid injections manufactured by the NECC experienced complications. When Tennessee health officials found out about this situation, they enforced all health facilities to stop utilizing medicines manufactured by the compounding center from Massachusetts. Moreover, they informed immediately about contamination health officials of other states. Actions of Tennessee health officials were quick and decisive. They acted with no doubts and did everything in order to prevent further contamination and improve help those that were already contaminated with meningitis.
If Tennessee health officials hadn’t acted so rapidly and competently, more individuals would have been contaminated with fungal meningitis and more deaths would have been.
As for the FDA, it appeared to be incompetent. It didn’t use its power immediately in order to improve the situation. Then it tried to justify its negligence, saying that its authority was not cleared and established enough to influence on such large-scale pharmacies, as the NECC. But the FDA’s excuse was not accepted.
Tennessee health officials merit acquiring a gold medal for their actions.
However some individuals consider that they could avoid contamination, warnings about risks continue to exist. A lot of persons are still at the hospital. Others are visited by health officials. If any side symptoms occur at injection sites of those who have introduced the tainted steroids, they must contact health care providers immediately.

Manny Pacquiao helps Filipinos to advance

Each Filipino knows and loves the professional fighter Manny Pacquiao. This fighter represents own country successfully. Thus, Filipinos admire of him. This sportsman is devoted to his fighting career. Manny Pacquiao is claimed to be a national sports hero and an international star. The boxer is known around the world.
It is necessary to notice that Filipinos love Manny Pacquiao not only for his success in fighting. While certain Filipinos acknowledge that they are not interested in boxing at all, they notice that they love Manny Pacquiao. It’s not surprisingly. Manny Pacquiao is a very loving and generous person. Some individuals note that he is humble and proud at the same time. While he proudly represents his country during fights, he serves other individuals. Do you know that Manny Pacquiao is a politician? This person is a public servant. It is interesting to note that he doesn’t expect others to serve him. He wants to serve and help others.
Manny Pacquiao has distressful experience. His life has not been always easy. This individual has experienced many difficulties like other Filipinos. His father has left the family, when Manny Pacquiao has been little. So, Manny Pacquiao has not had an easy life. He has experienced poverty. He knows how Filipinos live and what they feel. That’s why being a civil servant, Manny Pacquiao puts efforts in order to improve his people’s life.
The fighter is also a religious individual. He studies the Bible daily. His deeds display that he believes in God.
 There is just one thing that causes controversy. Manny Pacquiao is suspected of steroid use. Numerous persons consider that physical changes in this fighter point at steroid use. But Manny Pacquiao says that he has never applied steroids. His strength coach Ariza says that the fighter has success because of new training methods elaborated by him. Ariza notices that he is a scientist who has elaborated new training regimen that has been adopted by Manny Pacquiao successfully.
Manny Pacquiao notes that he succeeds because of God’s help and workouts. He specifies that he is not bothered by steroid accusations because he knows that he has never applied any illegal preparations. Manny Pacquiao also reminds about the downfall of Lance Armstrong. He claims that he doesn’t want to have success with the help of banned substances because such methods can ruin his good reputation.

Contamination with meningitis resulted in testing NECC

It is widely reported about the meningitis outbreak that has happened in several states of America. Contaminated Methylprednisolone Acetate injections led to fungal meningitis in over 500 persons. The contamination turned out to be tragic for 39 individuals: they died. The majority of deaths occurred in Tennessee.
It was said that contaminated steroid injections had been manufactured by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) which is based in Massachusetts. The FDA tested the pharmacy in order to define what resulted in contamination and see the situation at the NECC. It was confirmed by the FDA that the contaminated steroid injections were indeed manufactured by this company.
According to the Associated Press, the FDA claimed that it was obvious that manufacture of medicines was unsterile at the NECC. The FDA said that leaking water and uncontrolled temperature were just some problems at the compounding center. The equipment utilized for preparing of solution for injections was unsterile.
Furthermore, the FDA stated that there were some other contaminants. Certain bacterial contaminants were discovered at the NECC. Although these contaminants were not real pathogens, they were capable to result in infection too. These bacterial contaminants were found in such steroids, as Betamethasone and Triamcinolone. There were not any situations reported about contamination resulted from application of these preparations. But it was stated that these drugs were also capable to lead to contamination. However the bacterial contaminants were anywhere in the environment, they had not to be in drugs. This fact pointed at unsterile conditions at the NECC and confirmed that the Methylprednisolone Acetate injections turned out to be contaminated with fungal meningitis because they were prepared in improper conditions.
The situation made it clear that new rules on compounding pharmacies should be implemented. Contamination should be avoided. Otherwise, public health is in danger in the USA.

Barry Larkin educates young persons about dangers related to steroids

Barry Larkin, a retired baseball player, notices about his negative attitude towards athletes that have ever taken anabolic steroids and/or other banned medications. He considers that such baseball players that have ever been linked to performance-enhancing drugs must not be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. To be elected for the Hall of Fame is the highest honor which is gotten by baseball players. Barry Larkin has been introduced in the Hall of Fame last year. He thinks that dopers should not acquire the highest honor. They should understand that they have made a serious mistake, when they have made a decision to apply anabolic steroids and/or other related remedies. Their decision points that they should be kept out of this club forever.
Barry Larkin belongs to the most successful baseball players. He has gotten several awards, while playing baseball professionally.
Barry Larkin also notices about Pete Rose who is kept out of the Baseball Hall of Fame. This player has gambled on baseball games. That’s why he has been banned from professional baseball for the entire life. Thus, he doesn’t have any chance to be introduced to the Hall of Fame. Barry Larkin notices that those that have ever used forbidden medications should get similar ban. They must not be introduced into the Hall of Fame.
Barry Larkin has played during the steroid era. He doesn’t intend to demonize those that have played with and against him. He doesn’t make hasty conclusions about other baseball players. Barry Larkin thinks that no any sportsman should be blamed, if his guilt has not been proven. He is considered to be innocent until it will be evident that he has really administered anabolic steroids and/or other related medicines.
Barry Larkin also participates in teaching young athletes about dangers linked with intake of anabolic steroids. He has formed a charity foundation that has been called after his name. So, the former successful baseball player puts great efforts to make baseball clean. He convinces young sportspersons not to take anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. Barry Larkin wants to see baseball drug-free.

Anderson Silva and George St-Pierre don’t want to face one another

The UFC president Dana White continues to state that the fight between Anderson Silva and George St-Pierre will take place. However Anderson Silva has noticed that he is not interested in the fight, the UFC president doesn’t cease to hope. The UFC president guarantees that the fight between these men will occur before Anderson Silva ends his athletic career.
Anderson Silva will also face Jon Jones. But now Jon Jones trains in order to face Chael Sonnen. The fight is scheduled to take place in April this year.
Since Anderson Silva and St-Pierre don’t express any dislike to each other, fans want more eagerly to watch the fight between Anderson Silva and Jon Jones.
During interviews both Anderson Silva and George St-Pierre have argued that they don’t desire to face one another. Despites of their words, the UFC president claims that he is aware of the real situation. He notices that while Anderson Silva and George St-Pierre say that they don’t desire to face each other in the ring, it isn’t true. Dana White says that totally opposite statements are pronounced behind the scenes. Moreover, Anderson Silva never refuses proposals of fans. The fighter always does what he is expected to do.
Dana White praises Anderson Silva. He claims that this fighter possesses amazing abilities. Anderson Silva has displayed his brilliant performance many times.
It is interesting to notice that Anderson Silva has defeated Stephan Bonnar who has administered steroids.
Saying about the fight against Anderson Silva, Stephan Bonnar claimed that his opponent showed great skills. He added that Anderson Silva defeated him wholly. He felt as if he hadn’t won any fight. So, Stephan Bonnar lost the fight, despites of his intake of banned preparations.
The UFC president doesn’t discontinue praising Anderson Silva. Dana White is sure that the fighter evaluates his abilities properly and he knows that he can win any match. That’s why Anderson Silva is ready to face any fighter anytime.

FDA’s authority was weakened

The fungal meningitis outbreak which began in September 2012 had serious impact upon America. Contaminated injectable steroids were produced by the New England Compounding Center (located in Massachusetts) and used by a lot of persons. As a result, over 400 individuals were contaminated with fungal meningitis in over 20 states. 39 persons contaminated with this illness died. 14 deaths were in Tennessee.
It became evident that it was necessary to do something in order to prevent such situations. Contamination must not occur in future. The FDA had to meet with representatives of all states in order to discuss this situation. Thus, recently a conference took place in order to discuss ways related to prevention of contamination in the future.
It was underlined during the meeting that new laws on compounding pharmacies should be introduced.
Representatives of several states said that they did appropriate job in their states and no any individual suffered from problems connected with contamination. Moreover, they underlined critically that they didn’t know what happened in other states.
As for the FDA, its authority over such cases is not established well. Federal court cases which were during past years depressed the authority of the FDA significantly. Moreover, some laws seem to be unclear.
Margaret Hamburg, the FDA Commissioner, expressed the proposal to improve the situation through the following modifications:
- to control training of state regulators;
- to induce sharing information between the FDA and states;
- to eliminate ambiguity from rules.

These proposals seem to be rational. Such changes must help to promote improving public health of Americans. Of course, if laws contain ambiguity, no any agreement will be reached. That’s why new rules should be introduced and existing rules should be modified.
The FDA hopes that state regulators will collaborate with it in order to prevent manufacturing and shipping contaminated preparations.

One hundred years later historians will discuss Lance Armstrong’s doping case

The year 2012 has gone away. Thinking about 2012, what will you notice about sports? Which names will you pronounce? Will you say about great baseball players? Will you talk about the dishonored American cyclist Lance Armstrong? Will you say about the Summer Olympics? Will you mention about concussions of football players? Will you note about suicides committed by some professional football players? What will you mention about Melky Cabrera?
Undoubtedly, anyone will remember the case connected with Lance Armstrong while speaking about sports of 2012. Every person will notice about the role of steroids in cycling and in other sports. Any person will note about possible negative effects of steroids taken for performance-enhancing effects. Any individual interested in sports will remember what reporters have written about anabolic steroids, lying in sports and many ways of athletes to succeed in professional sports.
Thinking about sports of 2012, you will probably comment the steroid era in baseball and integrity of this sport. You will also say about criminal actions of Jerry Sandusky and his coaching career at Penn State.
But let think what future generations will remember. What will historians notice one hundred years later? Will they focus on cases connected with James LeBron, Melky Cabrera and Jerry Sandusky? Will they talk over concussions of professional football players? However they will possibly remember these situations, the hottest debates will be related to Lance Armstrong’s steroid scandal. This is a case which will be never forgotten. A lot of individuals will remember achievements of Lance Armstrong in cycling and his further downfall. Undoubtedly, they will also note about his foundation Livestrong and influence of his disgraced reputation upon this organization. They will remember that intake of anabolic steroids resulted in loss of Tour de France titles, distancing from Livestrong and some other problems. The legendary cyclist will be always in the memory of the American society.

Voting for steroid users

Fans of baseball and many other persons seem to be perturbed by results of voting for the Hall of Fame. Several great players have not been elected for the Baseball Hall of Fame. It is quite naturally that you also ask why they have not been elected. Under guidelines of voting, those that have displayed amazing baseball abilities and contributed to their teams obviously should be elected. Undoubtedly, such baseball players, as Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire and some other sportspersons have manifested splendid abilities and achievements while playing professionally. Why aren’t they in the Baseball Hall of Fame?
A lot of voters state that they will never support those that have ever been linked to anabolic steroids and/or other related medicines. Dopers must be sanctioned. Future generations should realize that they will never actually succeed, if they take doping products.
What would you do, if you were a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America? Would you support consumers of steroids?
In fact, voters never possess complete information about admitted and suspected dopers. You can’t prove that Roger Clemens has really administered performance-enhancing drugs. A lot of persons have suspicions but there is no any proof. How may voters refuse to support him? Are they sure that he has used anabolic steroids and other forbidden drugs? –No, they aren’t. That’s why it is unfair to keep Roger Clemens out of the Baseball Hall of Fame just because of suspicions.
While some voters are ready to support suspected consumers of steroids, they claim that they will never vote for an admitted steroid user. However it seems to be right, let review the situation better! Have steroids played any essential role in success of certain baseball player? For example, if even Roger Clemens has taken doping products, it is possible to convince anyone that he has had great success not because of steroid use. Great accomplishment of this well-known baseball player have been shown before his alleged usage of steroids. According to some statements, Roger Clemens has administered steroids since 1998 and then in 2000 and 2001.  But the most brilliant achievements have been done by him before 1998. Thus, no one can claim that anabolic steroids have helped Roger Clemens to have such great success. That’s why he should be in the Hall of Fame.
Moreover, why are many individuals inclined to demonize only steroid users? Isn’t it the society that presses sportspeople to start taking anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs?

Do steroid users have chance to be in Baseball Hall of Fame

Certain Hall of Famers allege that users of steroids must never be in their club. They affirm that such baseball players, as Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens should be kept out of the Baseball Hall of Fame. They are very pleased that these sportspersons didn’t receive needed percentage of voting to enter the Hall of Fame. According to them, it is fair. They believe that otherwise our kids will be in confusion. They will believe that they are permitted to use steroids and whatever they want and remain unpunished. So, it would be a bad example for future generations. Al Kaline, Goose Gossage and some others that belong to the Baseball Hall of Fame have this opinion. They even notice about cycling, as a good example to follow.
What happened actually in the world of cycling? The successful American cyclist was accused of using forbidden medicines. As a result, he was stripped of his 7 Tour de France titles and sentenced to life-time ban.
Thus, some Hall of Famers say that cycling is a good example for baseball. Baseball players who are found guilty of doping should be excluded from this sport wholly. Record books must not contain information about success of those that have been caught administering forbidden drugs. Those that have cheated should be punished properly.
Nevertheless, not every member of the Baseball Hall of Fame has this point of view. For example, Juan Marichal supports Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, etc. He affirms that these baseball players should be elected for the Hall of Fame. These players are stars in baseball. No one could prove that they have actually used doping products. Since there is no any proof, suspicions mean nothing.
Under rules connected with voting for the Hall of Fame, baseball players that have great skills and those that have contributed to their teams significantly should be enter the Hall of Fame.  Of course, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were great players. They made evident contributions to their teams. That’s why they should be in the Hall of Fame.

Freddie Roach accused Manuel Marquez of steroid use while having no proof

Any fan noted that the body of the American boxer Juan Manuel Marquez had been changed significantly. What led to such significant changes in the sportsman?
Since Juan Manuel Marquez is linked to the admitted steroid dealer Angel “Memo” Hernandez, a lot of persons think that the boxer’s muscles have been enhanced because of steroids and/or other related products. Angel “Memo” Hernandez is the strength coach of Juan Manuel Marquez. This individual was related to the BALCO scandal. As it was found out, this individual supplied many elite athletes with steroids and other related medicines. He presented information about several sportspersons who purchased prohibited substances from him.
Learning that Angel “Memo” Hernandez has been a steroid dealer, a lot of persons think that he provides performance-enhancing drugs to Juan Manuel Marquez. Certain suspicions and even accusations were pronounced by Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao’s trainer. Freddie Roach expressed the desire to subject the both boxers Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao to testing before the fight.
Actually, Freddie Roach’s suspicions were not based on any drug evidence. He focused only on enhanced muscles of Juan Manuel Marquez.
Later Freddie Roach affirmed that he didn’t mean anything serious. He said that he was just joking.
Angel “Memo” Hernandez made it clear that he was not only a coach. Since he is a scientist, he knows a lot of things. He knows the best methods to obtain muscle mass and add strength. Angel “Memo” Hernandez says that he knows the methods to do it legally. No any illegal preparation is included in his methods. But he doesn’t want to reveal the ways. The coach specifies that this is a secret.
When it comes to Juan Manuel Marquez, he said that he never used any forbidden drug. He said that it was not drugs that caused the evident changes in his physique. Furthermore, he added that weight was not the chief factor while fighting. According to Juan Manuel Marquez, a fighter should have intelligence, speed and strength in order to win.
Neither Juan Manuel Marquez, nor Manny Pacquiao was subjected to testing for forbidden medications before the match. Such tests are normally conducted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after matches.