In 1988, after Carl Lewis was awarded the gold medal in the 100M dash when Ben Johnson tested positive for steroids, (I believe it was) Lewis stated that he was not really that surprised because he just didn't think that it was humanly possible to run the 100m in 9.79 (Johnson's winning time).
In the past 3 years, 2 american’s have euqaled or surpassed that time.
In today’s Houston Chronicle there is a tiny article (which is a true disappointment considering the magnitude of the accusations) that reads as follows:
According to Terry Madden, the chief executive of the US anti-doping agency: "What we have unconverted appears to be intentional doping of the worst sort (...) this is a conspiracy involving chemists, coaches and certain athletes using what they developed to be undetectable designer steroids to defraud their fellow competitors and the American and world public"
The drug in question is known as THG and though no athletes were named, it appears that several prominent athletes are a party to this.
I also know for a FACT, that some elite swimmers know of the drug, and believe it is undetectable.
*** This is in no way intimating that any specific athlete has or is using the substance.
This is a terribly shallow argument, that our government is protecting domestic tranquility by making us get prescriptions. If that were the case, what in the world were they protecting by making mecidations for yeast infections for women or allergy medications available only by prescription?
Are you actually willing to state that prescriptions protect us? Take a walk down the aisle at Wal Mart pharmacy. Almost every medicine you see was at one time available by prescription only and it was done this way to protect the patent on the drug for 7 years, not to protect the consumers.
I have yet to understand why I had to go to the doctor for 20 years to get allergy medication that I can now get at Wal Mart off the shelf. Oh, I know why, it was so I could spend $50 for a 2 minute doctor visit, $20 for a prescription and spend half a day wasted in an office and pharmacy line.
Some meds should be controlled, others not but domestic tranquility is sort of a a stretch on this one.
This is a terribly shallow argument, that our government is protecting domestic tranquility by making us get prescriptions. If that were the case, what in the world were they protecting by making mecidations for yeast infections for women or allergy medications available only by prescription?
Are you actually willing to state that prescriptions protect us? Take a walk down the aisle at Wal Mart pharmacy. Almost every medicine you see was at one time available by prescription only and it was done this way to protect the patent on the drug for 7 years, not to protect the consumers.
I have yet to understand why I had to go to the doctor for 20 years to get allergy medication that I can now get at Wal Mart off the shelf. Oh, I know why, it was so I could spend $50 for a 2 minute doctor visit, $20 for a prescription and spend half a day wasted in an office and pharmacy line.
Some meds should be controlled, others not but domestic tranquility is sort of a a stretch on this one.
