Alex Wilson, the chief executive of East Perth, has said that the WAFL club is not reconsidering using Ben Cousins as a mentor even after a second player in two years allegedly tested positive to drugs.

An unnamed senior player at East Perth has allegedly returned an A sample containing traces of cocaine and a banned steroid.

From Sportal.com.au:

If the player’s B sample also tests positive, then they could face a maximum two-year suspension from the WAFL tribunal, becoming the second East Perth player in as many years to be punished for drug offences after Dean Cadwallader was also banned for two seasons.

The incident has seen East Perth chief executive Alex Wilson forced to deny the club has a drug culture.

But eyebrows were raised when respected AFL identity Peter ‘Crackers’ Keenan mentioned on Sportal’s Mondayitis podcast that confessed drug addict Ben Cousins was being used by East Perth to mentor youngsters.

Wilson said there was no need to let Cousins go as he was doing an impressive job helping the Royals’ youngsters despite Cousins’ past and East Perth being at the centre of the drug accusation.

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The fate of a soldier who allegedly overdosed on drugs while stationed in Afghanistan now lies in the hands of the military prosecutor. The prosecutor is considering whether to lay charges against him.

Possession of a prohibited drug while serving outside Australia is punishable by up to two years in prison, according to the Defence disciplinary code.

From SMH.com.au:

Ten months after the commando was found unconscious in his quarters at the Australian base at Tarin Kowt, Defence has concluded its investigation and passed the results to the director of military prosecutions, Brigadier Lyn McDade.

A bottle of pills and a white powder, believed to be an opiate, were found alongside the soldier, who was rushed to an American military hospital in Germany. ”The decision whether or not to pursue charges is a matter which rests with the director of military prosecutions,” a Defence spokesman said.

”The DMP has requested further follow-up inquiries … These … need to be completed before any decision can be made.”

McDade has been on restricted duties in Australia during the investigation.

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Police corruption busters have nabbed a detective from the homicide squad for allegedly leaking secrets to organized crime gangs in return for drugs.

Detective senior constable has been suspended with pay and no charges have been laid at this stage, according to a spokesman of the Victoria Police.

From Heraldsun.com.au:

The detective had been under surveillance for months and was allegedly observed meeting organised crime figures.

He allegedly provided confidential information in return for steroids. He is believed to have used some and sold others.

OPI investigators this week searched the homicide squad office in St Kilda Rd and removed material belonging to the detective. Officers from the Ethical Standards Department assisted in the search and the arrest.

The case has sent shockwaves through the homicide squad.

OPI investigators are trying to discover if the alleged corrupt activities of the detective jeopardised any investigations.

They are concerned about what the detective might have been expected to do in return for getting drugs.

The detective has allegedly been trading secret information to the criminals who allegedly supplied him with steroids.

The detective senior constable was suspended after a probe of eight months into his activities by the Office of Police Integrity.

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Andy Parkinson, chief executive of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), recently said that lifetime Olympic bans are harming attempts to identify suppliers and root out drugs from sport.

Athletes are entitled to reduced bans if they provide evidence against those providing drugs, as per the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) guidelines.

From Heraldsun.com.au:

“The World Anti-Doping Code, agreed at an international level, encourages athletes to provide substantial assistance, which can be grounds for a reduction in the sanction period.

“If, as is the case with the eligibility rules of the IOC and here in the UK the BOA, we remove all incentives for athletes to share their stories and information with us, then we will continue to struggle to catch those who are supplying performance-enhancing substances and often operate on the edges of sport with relative impunity.”

Parkinson admitted any relaxation of IOC and BOA rules would be controversial but insisted it was necessary.

“It is clear that this is a hard message to get across and to agree on, largely because these eligibility rules are easy to defend, but if we cannot be seen to be working with all athletes, then what hope do we have in really getting to the heart of the doping problem and to those that traffic and supply,” he said.

The chief executive of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), in a column for the insidethegames website, wrote: “We have seen in the US and here in the UK how going beyond the anti-doping rules established by WADA creates confusion and impedes our role.

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A homicide squad detective has been nabbed by police corruption busters for allegedly leaking secrets to organized crime gangs in return for drugs.

Arrest of the detective senior constable followed an eight-month probe into his activities by the Office of Police Integrity; the detective senior constable was suspended this week.

From Heraldsun.com.au:

The detective had been under surveillance for months and was allegedly observed meeting organised crime figures.

He allegedly provided confidential information in return for steroids. He is believed to have used some and sold others.

OPI investigators this week searched the homicide squad office in St Kilda Rd and removed material belonging to the detective. Officers from the Ethical Standards Department assisted in the search and the arrest.

The case has sent shockwaves through the homicide squad.

OPI investigators are trying to discover if the alleged corrupt activities of the detective jeopardised any investigations.

They are concerned about what the detective might have been expected to do in return for getting drugs.

The detective has allegedly been trading secret information to the criminals who allegedly supplied him with steroids.

A Victoria Police spokesman said the detective senior constable has been suspended with pay and no charges have been laid at this stage.

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Gay men and lesbians have a tendency to put their health at risk by misusing drugs more than heterosexuals, according to a report by the Home Office.

The report by the UK Drug Policy claimed that drug services and programs are of little to no relevance to many in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-sexual (LGBT) groups.

From Guardian.co.uk:

The study, led by Professor Haleh Afshar, who is a member of the commission and a crossbench peer, finds:

■ Illicit drug use among LGBT groups is higher than among their heterosexual counterparts

■ LGBT people may also be at risk of misusing other drugs, such as steroids

■ Use of some types of drugs may be associated with risky behaviour, including exposure to HIV infection.

The report quotes findings from the British Crime Survey which estimate that 10% of heterosexuals took drugs last year, compared with 33% of gay or bisexual people. Explanations vary as to why these groups appear to be heavier drug users than heterosexuals. Tris Reid-Smith, editor-in-chief of the Pink Paper, which is working with the Home Office to publicise the report’s findings, said: “Nobody can know and we’re just guessing. Relatively little research has been done on this subject.”Reid-Smith acknowledged that gay people are often “neophiliacs”. “We tend to be early adopters of technology; maybe we are early adopters of other things too,” he said.

It was suggested that there is an urgent need to rethink how addiction agencies and doctors support minority groups and social networking sites can be used to alter drug-use behavior among the groups.

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Jim Cornette, veteran commentator, promoter and booker for TNA, aired his sentiments over the condition of wrestling by saying that wrestlers are forced into drugs. This remark has come as a serious blow to reports in the past that Vince McMahon did not support the use of steroids.

Cornette also remarked that Vince McMahon is promoting larger-than-life stars in WWE and the wrestlers are supporting his ideology by using steroids to keep a high-profile job in the wrestling business.

From Pwtorch.com:

Cornette views Andrew “Test” Martin as an example of a wrestler being re-hired because he has a certain look and not for any additional talent he could bring to the table. Cornette says Martin probably felt the need to look a certain way, which required use of steroids.

“As far as Test goes, it’s a tragedy that a guy is 33 years old and is gone because he got involved in professional wrestling,” Cornette said recently on the Who’s Slamming Who podcast. “In the old days, everybody was a cowboy and if they did drugs, they did it for recreation because they were making too much money. That’s almost easier to take, to me, than guys feeling like they have to do drugs to keep a job or they have to do drugs because their bodies are so broken down from the style that they get addicted to them.”

Cornette says the combination of hardcore wrestling and fewer jobs in wrestling have made it difficult for wrestlers to stay away from an addictive lifestyle. Moves don’t mean as much, so wrestlers have to use weapons that lead to pain pill addiction. Fewer jobs are available with only one major player, so wrestlers have to look a certain way to get major-league work.

Cornette further remarked that there seems to be no coming back for the good for wrestlers particularly when they have shorter life-spans in the business and in life.

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Eighty percent of poker players around the world reported using drugs and other products to enhance their performance in poker, as per a study by the Nova Southeastern University that was recently presented at a national conference.

Kevin Clauson, Pharm.D., an associate professor at NSU’s College of Pharmacy, who was the principle investigator in the study, said these drugs help poker players to stay awake longer and concentrate better to stay close to a competitive advantage.

From Newswise.com:

Poker players are using drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, Valium, and other prescription medications, as well as substances including caffeine, energy drinks and guarana to get an edge over their opponents.

“The use these substances could allow poker players to stay awake longer, as well as focus and concentrate better, which would be a competitive advantage,” said Kevin Clauson, Pharm.D., an associate professor at NSU’s College of Pharmacy, who was the principle investigator in the study. “Stamina is important for any poker player because tournament poker and cash games can go on for many hours.”

Using these substances can be harmful for poker players, Clauson said. Depending on the type of substance, he pointed out; there will likely be short-term and long-term side effects.

The NSU researchers initially interviewed players in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker and then surveyed online players from across the globe.

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According to recent findings published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, drug users are very much informed about side effects and health complications associated with the drugs they use. It was remarked that these users perceive alcohol and tobacco to be two of the most dangerous substances, a fact that was highlighted by a survey by UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London researchers.

From Sciencedaily.com:

“The reported prevalence of use of each substance also suggests that the classification of drugs has little bearing on the choice of whether to use substances or not. For example ecstasy, a Class A substance, was the fourth most regularly used psychoactive drug, according to our survey.

“We also asked drug users about their perceived benefits of taking psychoactive substances, as this is clearly important in a person’s decision of whether to take a drug or not. Psychoactive substances LSD, cannabis and ecstasy were consistently rated as having the highest short and long-term benefits. These findings add to the debate on the validity of the current classification of drugs in the UK.

The twenty substances surveyed in the 2009 study were alcohol, alkyl nitrates, amphetamines, anabolic steroids, cocaine, crack, ecstasy, GHB, heroin, LSD, ketamine, khat, 4-MTA, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, buprenorphine, cannabis, methylphenidate, solvents, street methadone and tobacco.

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According to a new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, college athletes using performance enhancing drugs run a greater risk of abusing alcohol and other recreational drugs than those not making a use of them. It was also highlighted that these troubled athletes also run a higher risk of failing tests, getting into fights, and missing classes.

It was remarked by study co-author Dr. Robert J. Pandina, director of the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey, that these athletes are not only abusing recreational drugs and alcohol but are also suffering from health complications.

From Sciencedaily.com:

In their study, the researchers, led by Dr. Jennifer F. Buckman, assistant research professor at the Center of Alcohol Studies, found that nearly one third of the athletes acknowledged using a performance-enhancing substance in the past year. The list included banned substances like steroids, creatine, “Andro,” stimulants and weight-loss aids.

As a group, athletes who used performance-enhancing substances reported higher rates of drug and alcohol use. Seventy percent said they had used marijuana and one third admitted to cocaine use, versus 22 percent and 3 percent of athletes who did not use performance enhancers. They also had higher rates of smoking, binge drinking and prescription-drug misuse.

The results also hint at some reasons for the elevated rates of drug and alcohol use. Athletes who used performance enhancers were more likely than nonusers to be natural sensation seekers — a desire to have new and varied experiences — but they were also more likely to say they used drugs or alcohol specifically to cope with stress and anxiety.

Pandina was of the view that athletes make use of performance enhancing drugs after seeing the “utilitarian value” of using recreational drugs but may end up falling stressed.

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