Posted on 01/06/2024 6:46:20 PM PST by nickcarraway
The NYPD is cracking down on “flex offenders” – warning workout warriors on the force that they could be fired if they take what they believe is a legal, over-the-counter muscle-building supplement that leads to a failed drug test, The Post has learned.
Cops “are responsible for anything ingested, injected or introduced into their bodies,” declares the directive fired off on Dec. 26 to all members with the subject line, “Possession or ingestion of anabolic steroids, human growth hormone and nutritional supplements.”
The memo doesn’t list any specific brand or ingredient, only noting supplements may include “prohibited, banned, or illegal substances” that may lead to “a drug test failure.” The operations order comes after an unknown number of police officers who tested positive for banned substances, such as anabolic steroids, blamed weight-lifting supplements, a law enforcement source said.
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Lyle Alzado died of lymphoma of the brain.
There is no known causal link between steroids and this cancer.
In my experience, having been a gym rat my entire life, is that steroids simply make the person bigger.
If he (or she) was a dick with an inferiority complex (which are both traits that lead to steroid use), he (or she) is large and strong dick with an inferiority complex.
But the steroids are not causal to the issue.
I know plenty of nice guys who use steroids abd they are just really big nice guys. The kind of guy who helps you move a piano.
BTT
Losers blame lots of things for their bad behavior.
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