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Rx for Trouble: Inside the Steroid Sting: SI's Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim, on the scene for the Florida raids, continue to report on the ongoing investigation that promises to rock sports

Date: March 6, 2007

Authors: Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim

QUOTE: ...investigators contend that the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center (PBRC) -- and dozens of so-called antiaging or wellness centers like it -- is a vital component in a massive illegal distribution network that enabled customers to place orders over the Internet for performance-enhancing drugs, including steroids and human growth hormone (HGH).

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Article MetaInformation:

Key People:

• Dr. Thomas Perls M.D.
• Gene Upshaw
• Dan Rooney
• Dr. Gary I. Wadler M.D.

Key Organizations:

• *Unknown
• American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
• American College of Endocrinology (ACE)
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• Major League Baseball (MLB)
• National Football League (NFL)
• National Football League Players Association (NFLPA)
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Control / Access / Permission
  • Risk Taking

• Health & Medicine
  • Alcohol/Drug/Substance Abuse: Societal Issues
  • Diseases (specific)
  • Drugs: Prescription/Non-Prescription
  • Mental Health / Mental Illness / Therapy
    • Addiction (substance abuse): Alcohol / Drugs / Overeating
  • Senior Citizen Issues: Health

• Recreation & Entertainment
  • Sports General
    • Sports (Professional)

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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