Known as Chris Cyborg inside MMA circles, Brazilian fighter Christiane Justino Santos has not only been suspended but also fined $2500 after she did not pass drug test for steroids. Her license has been suspended and even her victory against fighter Hiroko Yamanaka on December 17 has been nullified. Expressing disbelief, a shocked Cyborg said she probably took the banned substance unknowingly from the dietary supplement she was taking. She added that the supplement was meant to reduce her weight for the bout. “It was never my intention to gain any unfair advantage over my rival”, said a dejected Cyborg, talking to reporters.
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Local governments in the state of Tennessee are excited as a new bill has been introduced in the assembly of the state that would take care of archaic drug laws. State government would have more control in dealing with matters concerning synthetic drugs called bath salts. These are synthetic drugs openly being sold in convenience stores and so called smoke shops throughout the state of Tennessee. Authorities in cities of the state believe they will have more power in dealing with these matters because of the proposed changes in the laws giving them more teeth.
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Ohio High School Board has been mulling the option of drug testing its students for long, and it was only last Monday that the board got an inkling of what the policy is going to look like. The Superintendent and the Principal were entrusted with the task and they came up with their version of the policy on Monday. Both the gentleman shared the view that though they do not see a drug issue in the High Schools in Ohio, they are aware of what is happening around their part of the world in general and needed to sound an alert for the students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. They also said that they wanted better informed students they needed to prepare for life after the campus where drug testing would be random and routine.
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Though there has been controversy over random drug testing of public employees, and even Governor Rick Scott had to take back his orders to start random drug testing when sued in a federal law court, Florida seems ready to become the first state where state employees will pass a drug test every three months. This became evident when the lawmakers of the state pushed ahead with a bill that would allow public companies to test employees for drugs on a quarterly basis. Jimmy Smith, who is a Republican senator and who proposed the bill, says that he intends to push through the bill so as to shake up the society that has reluctantly accepted drug abuse by its people. Surprisingly, we have a Republican in Jeff Clemens who is a vociferous opponent of the bill saying he does not like the idea as it would arm the public sector company with a weapon as it would fire the employee if he failed a drug test once.
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Prosecutors of Cook County are trying to revoke the bond of 24 year old man who was accused of killing a man in a fatal accident having been charged under DUI. Prosecutors are saying that Nicholas Sord not just violated the terms of release, he also failed a standard drug test where he tested positive for opiates. This was a test that was a precondition for his release on bail.
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Pennsylvania is one state in the country where the lawmakers have passed a resolution that makes it mandatory for welfare recipients in some categories to undergo drug testing. This has sparked controversy on how to pass a drug test among those who depend upon state assistance to survive as they are totally opposed to any drug testing to receive help. The law applies specifically to those who have been convicted of a drug offense that classifies as felony.
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In December, a random test was conducted on the inmates of Attica State Prison to check the use of a drug used for treatment of opiate addicts, and more than 50 inmates tested positive in that test. Now after a month, the authorities of the jail are saying that the urine testing equipment used in the test was faulty and hence the results stand nullified. A spokesman from the department of correctional facilities has issued a statement that prison superintendent found the testing equipment not properly calibrated with the synthetic urine prompting authorities to lift sanctions against 48 of the 57 found positive in the test with the record being expunged from their record.
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Mike Kogan, manager of Strikeforce’s lightweight champion King Mo, sent a list of all supplements and medicines taken by the fighter to the office of the Attorney General of Nevada in a bid to find the cause of testing positive for the anabolic steroids. The lawyer hopes to be called to appear before Nevada State Athletic Commission for an explanation. Muhammad Lawal alias King Mo has maintained innocence ever since he did not pass a drug test for the steroid Drostanolone. In an interview given to the website MMAjunkie.com, Mo said that cheating was not in his blood and he believed only in skills and game plan.
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There are many people that think that they should not be drug tested. They feel that it violates their rights and use synthetic urine or marijuana detox to protect their privacy in urine test. Now some people think it is alright if it is for a job. Well more and more we are seeing that the drug testing area is getting more popular. It use to be that you only got drug tested for certain job fields. Well now it is like everyone is wanting to drug test for different reasons.
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Many people wonder why normal civilians can be randomly drug tested in certain cases but not police officers. Many people feel that it is because they are the law. However, last year a judge gave permission to a police chief to have his officers tested for performance enhancing drugs. This also called for firefighters in this area who can pass drug test as well. Even though they are here to protect and help us does not mean that they are above the law and can do whatever they want to do.
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