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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 07:51 PM
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"Strong at any cost" NJ cops and fightfighters use steroids
N.J. enacts safeguards in prescription plan to combat steroid abuse by police, firefighters




TRENTON — The state has taken its first concrete step to combat steroid abuse among law enforcement officers and firefighters, enacting new safeguards in the prescription benefits plan used by hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans.

Attorney General Paula Dow called the changes part of a multifaceted strategy that, when fully implemented, is likely to include more aggressive investigations, increased steroid testing of officers and tougher oversight of doctors.

Dow has marshaled top officials from across the state to address steroid use in the ranks, an issue brought to light in a series of Star-Ledger reports in December.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/nj_enacts_safeguards_in_prescr.html
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 07:55 PM
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1. I just LOVE the idea of the police with Roid Rage.......
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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 08:43 PM
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5. Steroids and cops: What could possibly go wrong?
Some things just aren't a good idea.
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nosmokes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 07:57 PM
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2. "when fully implemented, is likely to include more aggressive investigations"
heaven forbid they should fucking police themselves.
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 08:07 PM
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3. Do people have the ethical right to use violence to defend themselves against police officers
experiencing roid rage?

I think so, but I probably would not do so.
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 08:08 PM
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4. yet another reason to do away with the bullshit criminalization of steroid use
Under the care of a physician, anabolic steroids can have limited side effects.
When you make things like this illegal,they are obtained from the black market- with no oversight of their use and side effects.
as one who knows from experience... time for a re-think on this one.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 08:47 PM
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6. Oh come on.
Let DU have it's fun with the idea of cops losing their minds to "roid rage" on a small cycle of anabolics.
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 08:52 PM
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7. Barroid Bonds is now a cop? I wondered what he had been doing for the last
couple of years!
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WatsonT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 09:19 PM
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8. So cops are either ripped
or morbidly obese.

Interesting.
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 09:21 PM
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9. kr
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