S.
2195, the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004, was signed by President
Bush on Friday, October 22. It is amazing that only 14 years earlier, in
1990, anabolic steroids were banned. In 90 days, around January 22, 2005,
selling andro, methyl-1-test, and other popular pro-hormones will be in
the same legal status as other drugs, like cocaine and heroin. (Yes, we
are living in the United States). It looks like besides the 18 new substances
listed, in expands the act to include all prohormones and prosteroid supplements.
(DHEA, estrogens and a few others were spared the act - for now). So buy
all that you can now, before it goes away, like ephedra did.
This bill, which was introduced
by Senators Joseph Biden (D-Del.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), provided for
the listing of steroid hormone precursors such as androstenedione ("andro")
under the Controlled Substances Act. Such action effectively prohibits
the marketing of these substances as dietary supplements by regulating
them as Schedule III controlled substances. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
(USADA) has called steroid precursors "the functional equivalent of steroids.
Congressman John Sweeney,
another sponsor of the bill has said “Today is a great victory for parents
of athletes everywhere,” said Sweeney. “No longer will these dangerous
products be marketed to our nation’s youth, many of who are unaware of
their harmful side effects. Starting today, we’ve made it a little easier
for parents in their continuing struggle to keep their children safe from
the dangers of illicit drugs.”
The legislation adds 18 substances
to the list of banned anabolic steroids. Here is the list of banned items:
- androstanediol--
- 3b,17b-dihydroxy-5a-androstane;
and
- 3a,17b-dihydroxy-5a-androstane;
- androstanedione (5a-androstan-3,17-dione);
- androstenediol--
- 1-androstenediol (3b,17b-dihydroxy-5a-androst-1-ene);
- 1-androstenediol (3a,17b-dihydroxy-5a-androst-1-ene);
- 4-androstenediol (3b,17b-dihydroxy-androst-4-ene);
and
- 5-androstenediol (3b,17b-dihydroxy-androst-5-ene);
- androstenedione--
- 1-androstenedione ([5a]-androst-1-en-3,17-dione);
- 4-androstenedione (androst-4-en-3,17-dione);
and
- 5-androstenedione (androst-5-en-3,17-dione);
- bolasterone (7a,17a-dimethyl-17b-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one);
- boldenone (17b-hydroxyandrost-1,4,-diene-3-one);
- calusterone (7b,17a-dimethyl-17b-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one);
- clostebol (4-chloro-17b-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one);
- dehydrochloromethyltestosterone
(4-chloro-17b-hydroxy-17a-methyl-androst-1,4-dien-3-one);
- 1-dihydrotestosterone (a.k.a.
`1-testosterone') (17b-hydroxy-5a-androst-1-en-3-one);
- 4-dihydrotestosterone (17b-hydroxy-androstan-3-one);
- drostanolone (17b-hydroxy-2a-methyl-5a-androstan-3-one);
- ethylestrenol (17a-ethyl-17b-hydroxyestr-4-ene);
- fluoxymesterone (9-fluoro-17a-methyl-11b,17b-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one);
- formebolone (2-formyl-17a-methyl-11a,17b-dihydroxyandrost-1,4-dien-3-one);
- furazabol (17a-methyl-17b-hydroxyandrostano[2,3-c]-furazan);
- 13a-ethyl-17a-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one;
- 4-hydroxytestosterone (4,17b-dihydroxy-androst-4-en-3-one);
- 4-hydroxy-19-nortestosterone
(4,17b-dihydroxy-estr-4-en-3-one);
- mestanolone (17a-methyl-17b-hydroxy-5a-androstan-3-one);
- mesterolone (1a-methyl-17b-hydroxy-[5a]-androstan-3-one);
- methandienone (17a-methyl-17b-hydroxyandrost-1,4-dien-3-one);
- methandriol (17a-methyl-3b,17b-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene);
- methenolone (1-methyl-17b-hydroxy-5a-androst-1-en-3-one);
- methyltestosterone (17a-methyl-17b-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one);
- mibolerone (7a,17a-dimethyl-17b-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one);
- 17a-methyl-*1-dihydrotestosterone
(17b-hydroxy-17a-methyl-5a-androst-1-en-3-one) (a.k.a. `17-a-methyl-1-testosterone');
- nandrolone (17b-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one);
- norandrostenediol--
- 19-nor-4-androstenediol (3b,
17b-dihydroxyestr-4-ene);
- 19-nor-4-androstenediol (3a,
17b-dihydroxyestr-4-ene);
- 19-nor-5-androstenediol (3b,
17b-dihydroxyestr-5-ene); and
- 19-nor-5-androstenediol (3a,
17b-dihydroxyestr-5-ene);
- norandrostenedione--
- 19-nor-4-androstenedione (estr-4-en-3,17-dione);
and
- 19-nor-5-androstenedione (estr-5-en-3,17-dione;
- norbolethone (13b,17a-diethyl-17b-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one);
- norclostebol (4-chloro-17b-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one);
- norethandrolone (17a-ethyl-17b-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one);
- oxandrolone (17a-methyl-17b-hydroxy-2-oxa-[5a]-androstan-3-one);
- oxymesterone (17a-methyl-4,17b-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one);
- oxymetholone (17a-methyl-2-hydroxymethylene-17b-hydroxy-[5a]-androstan-3-one);
- stanozolol (17a-methyl-17b-hydroxy-[5a]-androst-2-eno[3,2-c]-pyrazole);
- stenbolone (17b-hydroxy-2-methyl-[5a]-androst-1-en-3-one);
- testolactone (13-hydroxy-3-oxo-13,17-secoandrosta-1,4-dien-17-oic
acid lactone);
- testosterone (17b-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one);
- tetrahydrogestrinone (13b,17a-diethyl-17b-hydroxygon-4,9,11-trien-3-one);
- trenbolone (17b-hydroxyestr-4,9,11-trien-3-one);
and
- any salt, ester, or ether of
a drug or substance described in this paragraph
