I, for one, don't think there is anything wrong with this article. I don't like the publicity, but the article was accurate about everything. It was factual and told the story exactly like it is. Even the claim about athletes is true. If you don't think these 'undetectable' steriods are not appealing to athletes and won't be abused, you are very mistaken.
I am amazed it took this long for this stuff to hit the news. Sure, it's cropped up before, but not in the mainstream press, and nobody has taken the time to name the drugs in question. I say congratulations to Amy Shipley for being the first to follow up on and write about what is currently available.
My girlfriend is an Account Executive for a large public relations firm. She and I have been discussing this topic ever since the ban took effect. I have to admit that I've been very tempted to write a summary piece on the current supplement market, or even a series of them, and have my girlfriend pitch them through her media network. I could really use the money. Unfortunately, I couldn't think of a way to do it without spoiling the market, so I didn't.
My only concern is over the response to this. I don't think it will be as big as the campagin against ephedra. But I'm hoping and praying that whatever they do to close this loophole will not be a hasty and rash decision. The supplement industry is big business and, although not as big as alocohol and/or tobacco, it's economic value isn't something the government wants to eliminate, (although I'm sure they'd love to divert it through big pharma). I don't think they will ban all supplements.
