Steroids Blamed for Suicide

[Coop77]

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5609901&page=1

KNXV: Suicide Note Warns of Steroid Use
Patient Deaths Trigger New Scrutiny of Phoenix Clinic
By JOSEPH RHEE

August 19, 2008—

The deaths of three patients have raised concerns about steroids allegedly sold by a Phoenix, Ariz. medical clinic, according to an investigation by ABC News affiliate KNXV-TV.

ABC15 in Phoenix reports that one of the patients left behind a suicide note reading, "Stop using steroids. They will destroy your life or anyone with you."

Phoenix-based R********* Medical Centers is currently under state and federal investigation for illegally prescribing steroids, according to the KNXV report. Documents obtained by ABC15 showed that the three dead patients were taking steroids given to them by R********* Medical Centers.

Brian Stubstad, who wrote the suicide note just before taking his life with a shotgun, had been a R********* Medical Centers patient for two years and was taking a powerful steroid not meant for human use, according to his medical chart obtained by ABC15.

Authorities are now investigating whether Stubstad's death, as well as those of the other two patients, are linked to steroids they allegedly received from R********* Medical Centers.

"We're looking to see if there is a causal relationship between the death and the treatment or therapy they were given," medical examiner Dr. Craig Runbeck told ABC15.

Although initial autopsy reports do not mention steroids, ABC15 reports that investigators plan to conduct additional tests.

Dr. Jeremy Bula, the owner of R********* Medical Centers denied steroids played a role in the patients' deaths.

"Patients die everywhere," said Bula. "They didn't die as a result of anabolic steroid use."

R********* Medical Centers clinic in Phoenix closed for business in the wake of an ABC15 hidden camera report in April that documented how easy it was to obtain steroids at the clinic. An undercover reporter was prescribed more than $2000 dollars worth of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone after simply telling a clinic doctor that he wanted to put on size.

ABC15 reports that the Phoenix clinic was hit by vandals this week, who scrawled "Killer Prescriptions Here" and "Suicide Clinic" on clinic windows.

[SMCengineer]

The steroids should be arrested for killing that guy with a shotgun.

[stallion_1]

dont u talk bad 'bout steroids

[CanonMan]

Brian Stubstad, who wrote the suicide note just before taking his life with a shotgun, had been a R********* Medical Centers patient for two years and was taking a powerful steroid not meant for human use, according to his medical chart obtained by ABC15.

I'm surprised they didn't mention what it was. Tren maybe?

[stallion_1]

damn 'tis cases like those that **** the rest of us

[Coop77]

The suicide note. kind of spooky

[warchild]

I'm surprised they didn't mention what it was. Tren maybe?

it was tren . he had a list of illegal substances he was on, but now steroids will take more heat for murdering more people.

[BIG-N-Brazil]

Yeah like it is not hard enough to get gear shit like this will get their attention again.

[AdamGH]

The suicide note. kind of spooky

it's "your" not "you" ;p

[DeputyLoneWolf]

To bad the idiot didn't OD on something before he wrote stupid note.

[OH REALLY]

who's to say int even real

[Panzerfaust]

I'm 100% positive they will point the finger at AAS.

I mean, god forbid you look into his mental health history and or drug abuse etc...

[Reed]

I'm 100% positive they will point the finger at AAS.

I mean, god forbid you look into his mental health history and or drug abuse etc...

Exactly, its messed up. Who knows what kinda of lifestyle these people lived. For all we know they could have gone off the steroids and become depressed due to no PCT or any protocols taken ahead of time. They could have been drunks, there are all sorts of things it could be. But death by steroids makes a better headline......