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[Definitie:] "An ergogenic aid is any substance or phenomenon that enhances performance."
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2 2 - 0 7 - 2 0 0 7 12 officers probed in steroid case
William Hermann
At least 12 Phoenix police officers are under investigation as part of a federal probe into the criminal use of anabolic steroids, a department commander said Saturday.
The use of the steroids, a controlled substance, for non-legitimate medical reasons is both a violation of department policy and the law.
The investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration apparently centers on Valley physicians who may be illegally dispensing or prescribing the anabolic steroids.
Some of the patients, including police officers, got swept up in it, according to Phoenix police Cmdr. Chris Crockett.
Crockett said that to his knowledge, the DEA probe has also turned up names of officers from other Valley police departments.
Crockett said that he's aware of one officer who just this week was placed on 40 hours' suspension from duty for using steroids. "That 40 hours was the recommendation of the Discipline Review Board, and Chief (Jack) Harris concurred," Crockett said.
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