Police face steroid testing
From Times Wire Reports
The New York Police Department will soon begin randomly testing its 36,000 officers for steroid abuse in light of allegations that a criminal ring was supplying the drug to pumped-up officers.
Officials said the decision to test for anabolic steroids didn’t reflect a concern about widespread abuse in the department. Instead, they said, they wanted to drive home the point that using steroids without a prescription is illegal. The department already tests for other drug use.
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