Chapter[ IX. The Threat Posed By Internet Sales of Steroids and Human Growth
Hormone ]
Section[ Introduction ]
IX. The Threat Posed By Internet Sales of Steroids and Human Growth Hormone
As serious as Kirk Radomski’s illegal distribution network was before it was shut
down by federal agents, the threat to baseball posed by illegal sales of performance enhancing
substances over the internet is greater. In a series of press reports this year, a number of current
and former major league players have been implicated in the purchase over the internet of
steroids or human growth hormone from illegal purveyors of performance enhancing substances.
Undoubtedly, others not yet known also have used the internet to obtain illegal performance
enhancing substances.