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  • Anabolic Control Act 2012 – Dangerous Bill For Legal Steroids

    If you haven’t heard, the Anabolic Control Act of 2010 has been revived and is now the Anabolic Control Act of 2012. This dangerous piece of legislation could threaten all illegal and legal prohormone products. Legal health promoting supplements that happen to be steroidal do a great value to society and to people in general (over 21). It seems every year, congress tries to ban even more andro supplements.

    The anabolic control act is going to make steroid products like h-drol, epistane and all others illegal, which is great, but it also is going to restrict even legal supplements, like ATD that aren’t even anabolic or androgenic! This means that the Anabolic Control Act can ban things that aren’t even anabolic or androgenic. These natural health promoting supplements do an amazing amount of public good.

    July 26, 2012 Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2012 Introduced; Would Bulk Up Federal Anabolic Steroid Controls

    Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sheldon Whitehorse (D-RI) introduced legislation on July 25, 2012, that would amend the definition of “anabolic steroid” under the Federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA&rdquo and expressly add twenty-seven additional anabolic steroids to schedule III. The proposed “Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2012” (S. 3431) (“2012 Act&rdquo would significantly increase Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA&rdquo control over drugs and substances that meet anabolic steroid criteria. If enacted, the 2012 Act would be the third major federal legislative action impacting anabolic steroids since 1990. Congress passed the Anabolic Steroid Control Acts of 1990 and 2004 that placed certain anabolic steroids into schedule III of the CSA, expanding DEA’s authority to regulate such substances.

    Passage of the 2012 Act would similarly add twenty-seven anabolic steroids, their salts and esters, to schedule III of the CSA. Placement of anabolic steroids in schedule III subjects manufacturers, distributors, dispensers such as pharmacies and physicians, importers, exporters, and anyone in possession of the scheduled anabolic steroids to the applicable provisions of the CSA and its implementing regulations that establish registration, recordkeeping/reporting and security requirements as well as administrative, civil and criminal sanctions.

    The 2012 Act would expand the definition of anabolic steroids to include a drug or hormonal substance (other than estrogens, progestins, corticosteroids and dehydroepiandrosterone) “derived from, or has a chemical structure substantially similar to” anabolic steroids listed under the CSA if: the drug or substance has been created or manufactured with the intent of producing a drug or other substance that promotes muscle growth or causes a pharmacological effect similar to that of testosterone; or the drug or substance has been, or is intended to be marketed or otherwise promoted in a manner suggesting that consumption will promote muscle growth or any pharmacological effect similar to that of testosterone. The 2012 Act would exclude herbs and other botanicals, “a concentrate, metabolite, or extract of, or a constituent isolated directly from” herbs or botanicals that are dietary ingredients for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

    The 2012 Act would also authorize DEA to issue a temporary order for up to two years (that could be extended six additional months) adding a drug or other substance to the list of anabolic steroids in schedule III if it finds that the drug or substance satisfies the Act’s criteria as an anabolic steroid. Adding the drug or substance to the list of anabolic steroids “will assist in preventing the unlawful importation, manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of such drug or other substance.” The Act would also consider a drug or other substance not temporarily or permanently listed as an anabolic steroid in any criminal, civil or administrative proceeding arising under the CSA that satisfies the anabolic steroid criteria. This could occur if, for example, such product was promoted for muscle growth. The Act would also require anabolic steroids and products containing anabolic steroids to bear a label identifying such contents. Lastly, the Act would also subject violators to specific civil and/or criminal penalties including up to $500,000 per violation and imprisonment of up to ten years.

    DEA Deputy Assistant Administrator Joseph Rannazzisi, stated in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, “[t]he use of anabolic steroids or dietary supplements that contain anabolic steroids or designer steroids, in high doses that boost, alter or derive from testosterone may trigger numerous adverse health effects in the human body including liver toxicity, baldness, uncontrolled rage and heart attacks.”

    The Council for Responsible Nutrition and American Herbal Products Association have issued statements endorsing the measure (here and here).

    The 2012 Act has been referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

    http://www.fdalawblog.net/fda_law_bl...roid-cont.html
    RonnyT
    Senior Member
    Last edited by RonnyT; 09-06-2012, 02:55 PM.

  • #2
    I think that fits with the ban on DMAA I'm very curious how long it will take before products like creatine will be banned..

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    • #3
      They cant ban creatine, Can they? who knows..............
      There are no stupid questions just stupid answers, Please dont be asked to be spoon fed though

      if you are new to the board, please take a minute to read the rules...CLICK HERE

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      • #4
        It has anabolic effects thus why not? They once banned alcoholic beverages.

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        • #5
          Save us all -
          There are no stupid questions just stupid answers, Please dont be asked to be spoon fed though

          if you are new to the board, please take a minute to read the rules...CLICK HERE

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          • #6
            http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s3431

            Their is only 1 way to keep ur Freedoms + Liberty = FIGHT

            (copy + paste+ email or print out + mail to ur Rep)

            Dear Senator/Representative __________,

            It is with great enthusiasm that I urge you to oppose with all your vested power as a member of Congress the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA) and work to repeal the Anabolic Steroid Control Acts of 1990 and 2004. As you may be well aware, these acts of Congress made anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), designer steroids (DS), and many anabolic prohormones (PH) to be listed as Schedule III drugs in concordance with the Controlled Substances Act.

            You may in fact be aware that steroids and derivative compounds are commonly and regularly used under physician supervision in medicine for treating a variety of illnesses. Corticosteroids, though they have no anabolic properties, are closely related to anabolic steroids, and are frequently used in medicine to treat inflammatory disorders, pain, autoimmune diseases, and more. Anabolic steroids used by bodybuilders and athletes as performance enhancing drugs are also commonly used in medicine to treat burn patients, patients with chronic illnesses, patients suffering from cachexia (pathologic weight loss) such as AIDS and cancer patients, hormone replacement therapy in middle aged and elderly men, fertility and sex drive issues in men AND women, and even to help prevent and reverse anemia in a variety of disease states. There is even potential and current research with Testosterone Enanthoate, a very effective anabolic steroid, to be used commercially as the first FDA approved male contraceptive. There is also tremendous potential of AAS and testosterone derivatives as well as human growth hormone and derivative compounds to be used as an adjunct or sole treatment for obesity by promoting fat loss.

            Under physician supervision, these substances have been safely used by bodybuilders and athletes as performance enhancing substances for decades before they were listed as Schedule III drugs by Congress in 1990. When used properly under a physician's care, many men and for that matter women wishing to enhance their physical strength and appearance could do so safely and with great results.

            The Designer Steroid Control Act and its preceding Steroid Control Acts are yet another example of an overreaching government invading the lives of American citizens by telling them what they can and cannot put into their own bodies. It is an example of members of Congress putting on a white coat to practice medicine when they have no training or authority to do so.

            It is especially interesting to note that when Congress first passed the Steroid Control Act of 1990, the American Medical Association, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse all opposed Congress placing anabolic steroids on the list of Schedule III drugs with narcotics, hallucinogenics, and LSD (D-lysergic acid). This is because all four of these organizations agree that there is not physical or psychological dependence associated with these drugs.

            Congressman/Senator _______, it has been estimated that approximately 6 million individuals in the US alone regularly use AAS for cosmetic purposes. These individuals are typically hardworking, successful members of society, usually male, in their 20s to 40s who simply wish to use AAS to improve their physiques and feel more confident about themselves. By exercising their God given rights to decide what is best for them, they risk being fined and jailed by our government because of these unjust and overreaching laws.

            As a citizen of the United States and the State of __________ I urge you, Congressman/Senator __________, to stand up for our personal liberties and for our freedom to OPPOSE the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act and to submit legislation to REPEAL the Steroid Control Acts of 1990 and 2004.

            Thank you Congressman/Senator __________.

            Sincerely,
            [Your Real Name]


            http://votesmart.org/
            ODB
            Senior Member
            Last edited by ODB; 09-08-2012, 10:26 PM.
            "GYM + JUICE"

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            • #7
              Hey ODB wouldn't printing this and mailing it put one at risk for "further examination" by LE ???

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              • #8
                No..most LE could careless about AAS. There is nothing in there that incriminates you.
                Not enough to do anything with.
                LE have better things to do than chasing ghosts.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by 1tuffcookie View Post
                  Hey ODB wouldn't printing this and mailing it put one at risk for "further examination" by LE ???
                  Not IMO this is a political opinion shared with ur Rep or Senator.
                  I have many, many, many friends in LE and they would like nothing better than to be able to take AAS legally.

                  Potsmokers have been fighting for their rights for years with reasonable success. We need to unite and Fight also - their are more and more medical studies and TRT/HRT patients benefiting from AAS use every day.
                  "GYM + JUICE"

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by ODB View Post
                    Not IMO this is a political opinion shared with ur Rep or Senator.
                    I have many, many, many friends in LE and they would like nothing better than to be able to take AAS legally.

                    Potsmokers have been fighting for their rights for years with reasonable success. We need to unite and Fight also - their are more and more medical studies and TRT/HRT patients benefiting from AAS use every day.
                    Then count me in....

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                    • #11
                      u can also go here + express ur opinion which is then sent to your Senators+Reps;
                      http://votesmart.org/

                      - I have already received a standard response from my Rep
                      ODB
                      Senior Member
                      Last edited by ODB; 09-11-2012, 07:25 PM.
                      "GYM + JUICE"

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