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Norwich students investigated for steroids
By Cadence Mertz
Free Press Staff Writer
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating possible illegal steroid use at Norwich University in Northfield, according to an e-mail from college President Richard Schneider.
Schneider wrote in a campuswide e-mail that two Homeland Security agents informed him Monday of the investigation. The school will cooperate fully with authorities, Schneider wrote.
Schneider advised any Norwich students using anabolic steroids or growth hormones to see a doctor because of the risks connected to the illegal substances.
A spokesman at the private military college said school officials would have no further comment.
Amy Otten, a spokeswoman in the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, would not say why the Homeland Security Department might conduct a drug investigation. She could not confirm the existence of an investigation at Norwich.
The Homeland Security Department, which came into being this year, is a conglomeration of 22 former federal agencies, including the Customs Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Border Patrol, the Secret Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. It does not include the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Anabolic steroids are a controlled substance under federal law, in the same class as ketamine and some forms of codeine and lysergic acid, according to the DEA Web site. Using or possessing the drugs without a prescription is illegal. The National Collegiate Athletic Association also prohibits the use of steroids.
Steroids are sometimes used by bodybuilders and athletes to boost muscle growth and athletic performance, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The drug can be taken in pill form, injected or applied in a cream. Use of the drugs by teenage boys is increasing, according to the DEA.
Side effects of the drugs can include aggressive behavior, mood swings, diminished sex drive, acne and breast development, according to the DEA.
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/bfpnews/local/2000h.htm
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Norwich students investigated for steroids
By Cadence Mertz
Free Press Staff Writer
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating possible illegal steroid use at Norwich University in Northfield, according to an e-mail from college President Richard Schneider.
Schneider wrote in a campuswide e-mail that two Homeland Security agents informed him Monday of the investigation. The school will cooperate fully with authorities, Schneider wrote.
Schneider advised any Norwich students using anabolic steroids or growth hormones to see a doctor because of the risks connected to the illegal substances.
A spokesman at the private military college said school officials would have no further comment.
Amy Otten, a spokeswoman in the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, would not say why the Homeland Security Department might conduct a drug investigation. She could not confirm the existence of an investigation at Norwich.
The Homeland Security Department, which came into being this year, is a conglomeration of 22 former federal agencies, including the Customs Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Border Patrol, the Secret Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. It does not include the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Anabolic steroids are a controlled substance under federal law, in the same class as ketamine and some forms of codeine and lysergic acid, according to the DEA Web site. Using or possessing the drugs without a prescription is illegal. The National Collegiate Athletic Association also prohibits the use of steroids.
Steroids are sometimes used by bodybuilders and athletes to boost muscle growth and athletic performance, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The drug can be taken in pill form, injected or applied in a cream. Use of the drugs by teenage boys is increasing, according to the DEA.
Side effects of the drugs can include aggressive behavior, mood swings, diminished sex drive, acne and breast development, according to the DEA.
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/bfpnews/local/2000h.htm
this stuff really makes me worrie, i mean how much worse can it get? Its sad to say, but what we need is something to shake this country up to make them realize what is really important agenda.
