Legal Muscle: Anabolics in America (Paperback)

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Review

"It's never easy to challenge ignorance and bias, LEGAL MUSCLE does just that, presenting research-based arguments to debunk the myths. -- Jack Darkes, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and psychological researcher

"LEGAL MUSCLE is awesome! It's not just the 'hardcore' guide to the law -- it's the hardcore guide to LIFE!" -- Dave Palumbo, world-class competitive bodybuilder

No one knows more about the legal aspects of anabolic steroids than Rick Collins…" , -- Nick Evans, MD, orthopedic surgeon and MuscleMag columnist

Rick Collins is a Godsend for any bodybuilder who ventures into the legal minefield of current anabolics regulation!" -- Shawn Perine, Publisher, Iron Age

The contents make all other steroid books superfluous. ... It needs to be read by all people, especially politicians and physicians." -- Sidney Gendin, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, Philosophy of Law, Eastern Michigan University

Product Description

What's inside? At well over 400 pages, EVERYTHING anyone could ever want to know about steroids and the law! Read the true details of recent anabolic steroid investigations, arrests and prosecutions from all across America. Chapter topics include...

Ordering steroids via the Internet; mail deliveries and seizure notices; importing steroids at the border; Fourth Amendment privacy protections; automobile stops and searches; Miranda rights; the psychology of police interrogation (the secrets about why the overwhelming majority of suspects [84% in a 1994 survey] waive their Constitutional rights -- a potentially devastating mistake!); teenagers and steroids; soldiers and steroids; and much, much more!

Twenty-five chapters and four appendices! With detailed accounts of case after case culled from Rick's own extensive steroid files. It's all in here: real world stories about everything from simple personal possession to major trafficking. Discover how anabolics work, what the medical literature really says about them, and how the media have presented "less than the truth." Read how steroids came to become controlled substances (shocking!) and how they are treated today under federal statutes and sentencing guidelines (including the first-ever reference table to apply steroid quantities to the federal guidelines). LEGAL MUSCLE even covers the anabolic laws and sentencing ranges of all fifty states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico – a veritable treasure trove never before available anywhere – not even to lawyers!!!

Bridging the gap between the legal world and the muscle world, it's mandatory reading for defense lawyers and prosecutors, and for police officers and federal law enforcement agents, judges, and, of course, those who stand accused. Nobody -- absolutely NOBODY-- should be inside a courtroom on an anabolic steroid case without LEGAL MUSCLE!

GET THE REVOLUTIONARY BOOK THAT EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT!

JOIN "TEAM LEGAL MUSCLE" TODAY!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 430 pages
• Publisher: Legal Muscle Publishing (December 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972638407
• ISBN-13: 978-0972638401
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #435,533 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DON'T READ THIS BOOK, June 11, 2003

By	Roid Warrior (New York City, USA) - See all my reviews

...unless you can handle the truth! This is the ground-breaking, pioneer, authoritative treatise on anabolic-androgenic steroids and the law in the United States.

Thoroughly researched and well-written in laymans' terms, this book is written by accomplished former prosecutor and current New York criminal defense attorney and prolific author, Richard (Rick) D. Collins, Esq. Rick is an expert in the handling of controlled substance cases, particularly those involving anabolics, and has carved-out a niche for himself where he has advised counsel on cases in federal and state courts from New York to California and nearly everywhere in between. In addition to being a courtroom virtuoso, Rick writes extensively on the subject.

Rick Collins, attorney, accomplished bodybuilder and actor who has appeared on HBO TVs mob-hit THE SOPRANOS, is a name known to readers of Muscular Development magazine where he in on the advisory board and also pens a monthly column discussing anabolics and legal issues. From reading LEGAL MUSCLE, it's obvious that Rick is passionate about his work and has strong feelings against the scheduling and present penalties for the mere possession of anabolic-androgenic steroids by the recreational bodybuilder. Unbeknownst to many, myself included, LEGAL MUSCLE blows the lid off the real reason why anabolics have been demonized. If you think it's the alleged health consequences, think again. Moreover, contrary to what the mainstream media would have one believe, teens and professional athletes are NOT the ones who are being prosecuted. Further, Rick dedicates well-documented, end-noted chapters to the pharmacology and physiological effects and most importantly, debunks the hyperbolic myths of the asserted pernicious health effects. In and of themselves, these chapters could compose a handbook which is an excellent read for parents, teachers and athletic coaches at all levels.

After the introductory chapters, which provide background for the neophyte to anabolics, Rick delves in the heart of the matter including: federal statutes (the laws of the fifty states, DC and Puerto are all reproduced in part in one of the appendices), federal sentencing guidelines, and an overview of how a case proceeds through the criminal judice system. Additional chapters discuss legal theories such as reasonable suspicion, probable cause and proof beyond a reasonable doubt; all of which dovetails into searches, warrants and the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution. More specifically, based upon the multitude of steroid cases Rick has handled over the years, there are chapters discussing the most common ways in which law enforcement develop their investigations and ultimately make an arrest through confidential informants, controlled deliveries, cyber-sleuthing, and interrogation. The quality of these chapters is that the the lessons learned are not unique to anabolics, but rather, are translatable into virtually any other criminal matter on the docket, ie., assault, DWI, possession of narcotics, etc.

While the book can certainly be read cover to cover, it can also serve as an authoritative treatise. One can simply open the book to a section or chapter and refer to that given issue. There are helpful charts and a first-of-its-kind glossary of anabolics and ancillary medications which includes their legal status.

I have added a copy of LEGAL MUSCLE to my home library. Considering the amount of time and knowledge that Rick has dedicated to LEGAL MUSCLE, it's an excellent investment.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What the government won't tell you about steroids!, May 3, 2003

By	Chris H. (Joplin, Missouri) - See all my reviews

This books is excellent reading. Thinking about steroids or know someone who is? Before you make a decision know your rights under the law. More importantly, know the TRUTH about steroid use by average everyday citizens. Author Rick Collins blows the lid off the media image of illegal steroid use and explains in clear and concise language what your legal rights are under Federal and State statutes. Don't make a move without knowing the law and how to protect yourself. Highly recommended. I can't say enough good about this book!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What you need to know about hipocrisy in America, October 15, 2004

By	ctgblue (East Coast USA) - See all my reviews

If you are, or are thinking of, using anabolics (including prohormones soon), you need to read this book.
The more you read, the more angry you become at the persecution of responsible adults, whose only vice seems to be a desire to improve their physique.
This book gives you a list of steroid related laws for all 50 states as well as a lot of "horror stories" about average citizens caught up in the "anti-steroid mania" of some rural law enforcement agencies. IE, the guy who has smaller than a personal amount of some oral steroid who is suddenly seen as a BIG DEALER by Bubba Podunk deputy sheriff. Then spends countless dollars and loses almost everything trying to convince some small town judge that he is not the same as some Columbian Cartel Drug Lord (yes, some are really that bad)
When 1/2 of health care costs in America are being caused by obesity related illnesses, why is the government going after fitness enthusiasts?? Because they're different, because they're not 50lbs overweight and don't sit around at lunch with a triple cheeseburger, large fries, 3 glasses of beer, and a pack of cigarettes???? I just don't get it at all, but this book will wake you up.
You think the 'prohormone ban' is the end of it. No way buddy, some of these guys are so ignorant, they want it all.
Read, learn, and get angry.