Austrian Legislation Will Criminalize the Possession of Anabolic Steroids
April 19th, 2008
Following the revelation of an international doping scandal centered in Austria, the Austrian government has announced legislation that will criminalize mere possession of anabolic steroid and/or other performance enhancing drugs. Previously, there was no punishment for possession of steroids (â???Austria to tighten anti-doping law,â??? April 18).
Legislation to tighten Austriaâ??????s anti-doping laws by criminalising possession of performance-enhancing substances are to be unveiled this summer, the government announced on Friday.According to proposals to be unveiled in early July, it will be a criminal offence to be found in possession of doping substances above a certain quantity, said Roland Achatz, spokesperson for sports secretary Reinhold Lopatka.
It also appears that Greece is prepared to criminalize steroid possession as well as a major steroid scandal involving the Greek Weightlifting Team unfolds (â???Greece to target doping cheats,â??? April 19).
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis pledged yesterday to tighten the countryâ??????s anti-doping laws in a bid to stamp out illegal substance abuse among athletes.
â???A special committee was formedâ???¦ to consider more stringent administrative and criminal sanctions against those who use, provide and market banned substances,â??? Karamanlis told Parliament.
The â?????internationalization of steroid lawâ??? predicted by Philip Sweitzer is becoming a reality.
The internationalized, fascistic nature of current steroid law enforcement policy thus emerges. Hegemony is its stated goal, that U.S. policy must be tantamount to international policy: all nations must conform to the legal standard of the United States. We must all think alikeâ???¦ The â?????internationalizationâ??? of steroid law, however, is also troubling for its politicization and heavy-handed reliance on dishonest notions of morality, cheating, and â?????protecting our children,â??? rather than scienceâ???¦
A full analysis of the internationalization of steroid law by Sweitzer can be found in â?????AAS Across the Atlantic: The â?????Americanizationâ??? and Politicization of International Steroid Lawâ??? (appearing on MESO-Rx this month).
MESO-Rx Blog
April 19th, 2008
Following the revelation of an international doping scandal centered in Austria, the Austrian government has announced legislation that will criminalize mere possession of anabolic steroid and/or other performance enhancing drugs. Previously, there was no punishment for possession of steroids (â???Austria to tighten anti-doping law,â??? April 18).
Legislation to tighten Austriaâ??????s anti-doping laws by criminalising possession of performance-enhancing substances are to be unveiled this summer, the government announced on Friday.According to proposals to be unveiled in early July, it will be a criminal offence to be found in possession of doping substances above a certain quantity, said Roland Achatz, spokesperson for sports secretary Reinhold Lopatka.
It also appears that Greece is prepared to criminalize steroid possession as well as a major steroid scandal involving the Greek Weightlifting Team unfolds (â???Greece to target doping cheats,â??? April 19).
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis pledged yesterday to tighten the countryâ??????s anti-doping laws in a bid to stamp out illegal substance abuse among athletes.
â???A special committee was formedâ???¦ to consider more stringent administrative and criminal sanctions against those who use, provide and market banned substances,â??? Karamanlis told Parliament.
The â?????internationalization of steroid lawâ??? predicted by Philip Sweitzer is becoming a reality.
The internationalized, fascistic nature of current steroid law enforcement policy thus emerges. Hegemony is its stated goal, that U.S. policy must be tantamount to international policy: all nations must conform to the legal standard of the United States. We must all think alikeâ???¦ The â?????internationalizationâ??? of steroid law, however, is also troubling for its politicization and heavy-handed reliance on dishonest notions of morality, cheating, and â?????protecting our children,â??? rather than scienceâ???¦
A full analysis of the internationalization of steroid law by Sweitzer can be found in â?????AAS Across the Atlantic: The â?????Americanizationâ??? and Politicization of International Steroid Lawâ??? (appearing on MESO-Rx this month).
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