The idea has been knocked down before, more than once, but New Jersey lawmakers are at it again - attempting to make all high school athletes eligible for random steroid testing.
An Arizona man pleaded guilty Friday in the brutal death more than a decade ago of a police informant who revealed details of a botched heist of nearly $1 million in steroids from a FedEx truck outside a Phoenix pharmacy.
Steroid testing among student-athletes has been allowed for years in New Jersey, but legislation advancing in Trenton would make the process perfectly legal for years to come.
Unless you've been living under a rock, you have probably heard about Major League Baseball's (MLB) steroid and performance enhancing drug scandal. On Monday, 13 players were suspended and the Yankees' Alex Rodriquez is the only one appealing.
Even if you're not a big baseball fan, you've probably heard that former National League MVP Ryan Braun has been suspended for the rest of the season in connection with the MLB's probe into performance enhancing drugs (PEDS). Many feel the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez is next.
A contaminated batch of injectable steroids is already responsible for 91 cases of a non-contagious meningitis nationwide, however it doesn't mean you should be in fear when you see your physician reach for the syringe.