Athletes at Navy failed drug tests

GreatAmerican
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:08:15 +0000

Performance-enhancing drug used by players at academy was steroid, anti-doping experts say

Published in today’s BS:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-te.md.athletes16nov16,0,3864686.story?coll=bal-home-headlines



Two anti-doping experts disputed yesterday Navy football coach Paul Johnson’s assertion that two of his players who used the banned performance- enhancing drug androstenediol early last year “weren’t popping steroids.”

Federal law defines the drug, popularly known as “andro,” as an anabolic steroid. When taken, it combines with naturally occurring substances in the body to produce an artificially high level of testosterone, which increases muscle mass and decreases body fat…