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Strategies & Market Trends : Fascist Oligarchs Attack Cute Cuddly Canadians

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From: maceng22/11/2005 3:24:41 AM
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The Canadians are at it again...

opps, the guy was coming in from the good 'ol USA..

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newscientist.com

Second 'designer' steroid identified
12 February 2005
Katharine Davis
Magazine issue 2486
A substance seized by Canadian customs is revealed to be a very cleverly designed anabolic steroid, designed to evade all known tests
A SUSPICIOUS oily substance seized a year ago by Canadian customs has turned out to be an anabolic steroid, cleverly designed to evade dope tests on any athlete who might take it.

The World Anti-Doping Agency, which analysed the substance, is alarmed by its sophistication. "This can't be made in your kitchen or garage," says Olivier Rabin, the science director at WADA. "This requires a facility and knowledge about chemistry.

The sample was seized in December 2003 from 31-year-old Canadian athlete Derek Dueck as he crossed the border from the US. It contains an anabolic steroid called desoxy-methyl-testosterone (DMT). It is the second designer steroid to make headlines. In 2003 a handful of athletes including sprinters Kelli White and Dwain Chambers were banned from competition after testing positive for a steroid called THG. Victor Conte, head of California-based company the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, was charged with supplying the drug ...
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