New Proposed Legislature on hGH...

[projekt]

I got this off of Chuck Schumer's website...
This particularly affects NY members.



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2007

Schumer, Albany DA: This Week's Nationwide Steroid Busts Expose Gaping Hole In Feds Ability To Prosecute Trafficking Of Human Growth Hormone And Anabolic Steroids

Human Growth Hormone has Replaced Steroids as Performance Enhancing Drug of Choice, Internet Allows Illegal Pharmacies To Sell them Nationwide; Feds' Hands are Tied With No Federal Law Barring Unlawful Sale of Prescriptions

Schumer, Albany County D.A. Soares Announce Bill to Make Growth Hormone a Controlled Substance, Criminalize Bad Faith Sale of Prescriptions

This week, federal and local authorities exposed a multi-state ring involved in the sale of possibly millions of dollars of steroids and human growth hormone over the internet. Today, Senator Schumer, standing with Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares, revealed that the federal government's hands are tied in the criminal prosecution of these cases. Schumer today unveiled legislation that would give the federal government the authority to criminally prosecute the bad-faith sale of prescriptions. The legislation would also add human growth hormone to the list of "Schedule III" controlled substances. This would tighten restrictions on when human growth hormone can be lawfully dispensed. It also would allow for much tougher penalties for illegal trafficking.

"This week's raids have confirmed some of our worst fears about steroids and human growth hormone- buying either of these substances on the internet has become as simple as ordering a book online," Schumer said. "With just a few clicks of the mouse anyone, including high school athletes, can find access to these poisonous, dangerous substances, and adding insult to injury, the Feds don't have the power to prosecute these cases. With unfettered access and no real punishment, there certainly is no compelling reason for unscrupulous pharmacies and users to stop."

"The arrests this week were made possible through the hard work of the Office of the Albany County District Attorney and partnerships with the Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement and several remarkable Florida law enforcement agencies. This is a good "first step" towards getting HGH and other prescription drugs off our streets in Albany County and out of the hands of our children," DA Soares stated today. "The legislation posed by Senator Schumer today is crucial to preventing the illegal sale and distribution of harmful substances by giving Federal Authorities the ability to actively prosecute these criminals."

On Tuesday, the Albany County District Attorney's office, led by David Soares executed numerous warrants in a multi-state case concerning steroids human growth hormone and hydrocodone. At the center of this case are fraudulent doctors selling prescriptions to fraudulent pharmacies for these drugs. The Pharmacies take the orders -- often over the internet -- and fax the doctors the requests for the prescriptions. The doctors then typically fax the prescriptions back for a fee, all without doctor and patient ever meeting.

One of the most popular drugs is Human Growth Hormone (HGH) which is popular with athletes looking to increase physical size and performance. Human growth hormone exists naturally in the body, and can be used to lawfully treat a handful of extremely serious conditions such as dwarfism and chronic wasting disease. However, because human growth hormone is hard to detect in drug tests, and can boost physical size and performance, it is popular with athletes. Human growth hormone poses potentially serious dangers, especially to young people. Designating human growth hormone as a Schedule III controlled substance allows federal regulation of the substance and is a formal, federal recognition that (1) it carries some potential for abuse; (2) it has, under some circumstances, lawful, medical purposes; and (3) abuse of the substance could moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. Also, the unlawful sale, distribution, or manufacture of a Schedule III substance carries penalties of up to five years imprisonment, and fines of up to $250,000 for an individual, or $1,000,000 for a company.

"Performance enhancing drugs have always been of concern to me. But as a United States Senator, and as a parent, I am much more concerned with the high school sophomore who is looking to bulk up for wrestling or to get faster for a track meet. HGH has a legitimate use for a very narrow group of patients, but like most drugs, when it is misused it can have disastrous results," Schumer said.

Additionally, while the practice of selling prescriptions is illegal under New York law, it is not currently a federal crime. Schumer's legislation would fill this gap, by criminalizing the unlawful sale of a prescription for a controlled substance, targeting doctors who "sell" prescriptions to pharmacies. Under Schumer's new legislation, a doctor will sell a prescription "unlawfully" when he or she does so other than in good faith in the course of his or her professional practice.

"No more will fraudulent doctors be allowed to sell prescriptions to fraudulent pharmacies over the internet and across state lines, to 'patients' they've never even met," Schumer said. "This law serves two purposes: to crack down on fraud, and to make sure that a serious, potentially harmful substance is regulated and administered only under the proper circumstances."


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[chest6]

"Poisonous, dangerous chemicals"

Poisonous huh? Would doctors prescribe poison?

[dhriscerr]

So we don't have those drugs that give everyone the perfect body they want, atleast we have 3000 calorie value meals at Mc Donalds Eat up, AMERICA, then wonder why your fat?? And buy your hoodia, and hydroxycut and take it by the bottle full, while you do your 6 minute abs and your ab rollers, and total gyms and blame it on genetics, and heredity! We need to figure out how to make injectable's not expire so we can stock pile huge ammounts for the rest of our lives and not worry about a short age.