Frigo....

Eden

EPO not illegal, but rather controlled. In other words, its not like crack cocaine which is illegal to have no matter what, but EPO can be prescribed by a doctor for illness. If you have a prescription you can use it, if you don't then it is illegal. It's usually used by people who have cancer and are on chemo or otherwise have some problem producing enough red blood cells. It is of course quite unethical to use it (or prescribe it) for another purpose than a legitimate illness and can be dangerous to your health if used improperly. Too much can make your blood too thick to properly circulate.

Ted B

EPO is a prescription injection in the U.S.

The funny thing is that at least half the items one finds in a typical GNC cannot be sold over the counter in France.

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It is a matter of reading comprehension that you challenged by.

cheapie

thanks for the info! guess i'll stop taking it then.

GIFF07

Hence the reason I don't shop there or for any bodybuilding supplements at all. You don't know what is in those "supplements" to begin with (if the same company makes steroids there could be cross contamination), they are not regulated as tightly as food or medication.

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Ted B

Firms that manufacture steroids, EPO, and/or other products that are subjected to pharmaceutical standards are not typically in the food supplement business.

Supplement companies are 'blenders' that buy, mix, and repackage, and are regulated as food items. Whether they got the proportions correct is the largest potential source of error.

When in doubt, mix your own.

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It is a matter of reading comprehension that you challenged by.

dasnootz

I went into GNC to buy some supplements back in the day. When I realized that the guy selling me this was much less informed than I, I had second thoughts. "This is what you need.... but if you take that, you'll need these to keep your hands from shaking... and if you get those you'll need these to keep you regular."

Very scary that the guy telling me "what I need" may not even have a high school degree... let alone pharmaceutical degree.

Lonnie Utah

Umm, they caught his wife at the border, not him....

L

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Lonnie Utah

And I got yours. If they hadn't have caught her, they wouldn't have caught him, right? (I'm not being sarcastic.)

L

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Lonnie Utah

I dunno. If I were him, I'd be talking to my career counsler to see what else I might be able to do. I see an uplanned employment change in his future...

L

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