Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004

Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004

The Controlled Substances Act covers steroid law in the United States. Below is a summary of how the act affects anabolic steroids.

First, all controlled substances in the United States fit into one of the five programs. Schedule I drugs are those that are considered to have a high potential for abuse and have no accepted medical uses in the US In addition, abuse can lead to serious physical and psychological dependence.

Schedule II drugs are those that have a high potential for abuse but have approved medical uses with extreme restrictions. Schedule III drugs are those that have the potential for abuse, but not as much as the previous two categories. They also have approved medical uses. Abuse can lead to moderate or low physical dependence and high psychological dependence. Schedule IV drugs have a low potential for abuse and have accepted medical uses in the US These drugs have limited physical and psychological dependence. The drugs on list V are similar to the drugs on list IV, but they have even less potential for abuse and less likelihood of dependence.

Anabolic steroids are considered Schedule III drugs according to federal law. However, each state is free to Schedule anabolic steroids as they choose or not schedule them at all, so it is important to check with your individual state in terms of where these drugs are on the schedule.

Federal law also makes it illegal for anyone to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance (i.e., an anabolic steroid) or a counterfeit controlled substance. The penalties for this range from jail sentences to fines and both.

The 108th Congress amended the Controlled Substances Act to include anabolic steroids and add information on steroids and steroid precursors. This amendment is sometimes called the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004.

The first thing this amendment did was insert a definition of anabolic steroids as follows: "The term 'anabolic steroid' means any drug or hormonal substance, chemically and pharmacologically related to testosterone (other than estrogens, progestogens, corticosteroids, and dehydroepiandrosterone ) ". Includes specific references to Androstenediol, Androstanedione, Ballsterone, Boldenone, Calusterone, Clostebol, Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone, Drostanolone, Ethylstrenol, Fluoxymesterone, Formebolone, Furazabol, Hydroxytestosterone, Mestanolone, Mesteronlone, Methandienolone, Nondroboylethrone norclostebol, norethandrolone, oxandrolone, oxymesterone, oxymetholone, stanozolol, stenbolone, testolactone, testosterone, tetrahydrogestrinone, and trenbolone.

This amendment to the Act also allows the federal government to review, review, and possibly amend the sentencing guidelines that pertain to this Act. Additionally, the amendment calls for grants to allow public and non-profit agencies to create and enact programs on the dangers of anabolic steroids in schools...