posted June 29, 2000 09:25 AM            

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO BAN ALL ANDRO PRODUCTS!
We have it on good authority that the government is basically one step away from banning the sale of all andro and andro-derivative products. Barry McCaffrey, the nation?s top drug policy advisor, said in a speech that after valid testing is completed in the next few months, he feels ando will be classified as a steroid.

The government has been looking into the role andro products play in elevating hormone levels, and they are apparently coming to the conclusion that they do act as mild anabolic steroids.

Over the past 18 months, we?ve heard similar threats from time to time, but this seems to be by far the most serious. Right now I?d say it looks like at least a 75% chance that prohormones will be pulled off the shelves in the upcoming months. I?d say the action would come by September if I were a betting man . . . it may even be a lot sooner than that.

Unfortunately we can all moan about how corrupt and political the entire system is (a product like tobacco continues to be sold despite the overwhelming evidence of its detrimental effects), but the reality is that the FDA has made these decisions in the past with little or no warning. And this appears to be the case here.

We?ve never overly pushed prohormone supplementation, although we have recognized their usefulness for educated, responsible, adult bodybuilders.

If you use prohormones yourself, all you can do at this point is cross your fingers and stock up while you can.

posted June 29, 2000 01:43 PM            

Banning andro products, in my opinion, is only going to serve to increase the gear market. No complaints.

Dexter

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Strength and Honor.

posted June 29, 2000 02:07 PM            

Personally, I've suffered from the first one, and never made a single gain from it. I've read a few people who have attributed gains to Andro (including Dorian Yates), but in my opinion, IT'S A WASTE OF FUCKING MONEY.