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Off Wing Opinion


February 02, 2005

On The Steroids Beat . . .


From this morning's New York Daily News:

When Canadian customs officials stopped a vehicle crossing from Sweetgrass, Mont., to Coutts, Alberta in December 2003, they had no idea what vials of an oily, clear substance were.

But after government scientists started examining the liquid, and then got together with colleagues from the World Anti-Doping Agency seven months later, they realized they had discovered a second "designer" steroid, a drug manufactured specifically to boost athletic performance and avoid detection.

But unlike THG, the drug that rocked track and field, the NFL and Major League Baseball, "DMT" might have been discovered before anyone had a chance to use it.

Folks, I've got my doubts about steroids and their use in professional sports. But why is it I'm getting the feeling that this might be turning into the public policy equivalent of a greased pig?

More thoughts sometime next week or so.



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if nothing else, they should find a new name for this drug. "DMT" is already taken.

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