A CBS 5 News investigation uncovers widespread steroid use among Valley firefighters and police officers.
Steroids are illegal and they can cause roid rages. Combine that with police officers and firefighters making life and death decisions and that could put you in danger. We call them in crisis. We call them heroes. Now some Valley firefighters and police officers are being called criminals, turning to steroids for an edge over dangers on the job.
"I think officers use it. They get away with it. There's no screening for it," says a former Valley police officer who asked to remain anonymous. “Whether it’s a family member of one of the officers or just someone on the street on a call that they respond to, someone is going to get hurt."
Doctor Allen Miles specializes in hormone treatment and says steroids abusers may lash out without warning.
CBS 5 News dug through records of police officers and firefighters suspected by colleagues of juicing on the job. We found write ups for excessive force and domestic violence. One Mesa firefighter was served with a protective order from his ex-wife. A police officer resigned six months ago and is ineligible for rehire after testing positive for and anabolic steroids.
http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?S=4461721&nav=DIH7
Mon, 06 Feb 2006 12:38:31 -0600
Steroids are illegal and they can cause roid rages. Combine that with police officers and firefighters making life and death decisions and that could put you in danger. We call them in crisis. We call them heroes. Now some Valley firefighters and police officers are being called criminals, turning to steroids for an edge over dangers on the job.
"I think officers use it. They get away with it. There's no screening for it," says a former Valley police officer who asked to remain anonymous. “Whether it’s a family member of one of the officers or just someone on the street on a call that they respond to, someone is going to get hurt."
Doctor Allen Miles specializes in hormone treatment and says steroids abusers may lash out without warning.
CBS 5 News dug through records of police officers and firefighters suspected by colleagues of juicing on the job. We found write ups for excessive force and domestic violence. One Mesa firefighter was served with a protective order from his ex-wife. A police officer resigned six months ago and is ineligible for rehire after testing positive for and anabolic steroids.
http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?S=4461721&nav=DIH7
Mon, 06 Feb 2006 12:38:31 -0600
