THOUSANDS OF COPS JUICED UP ON STEROIDS IS A NATIONAL DISGRACE!   The badge and a steroid-filled syringe -- it's not the typical image most have for the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs. But as more and more within law enforcement get nabbed in steroid investigations nationwide observers say that usage levels among police officers is out of control.The pace of investigations into steroid use in the police ranks has picked up in recent months: A former police officer in Canby, Ore., who allegedly took delivery of some steroids while on duty pleaded guilty in February to purchasing steroids. An officer in South Bend, Ind., pleaded no contest in March to selling steroids. A Cleveland police officer was sentenced to a year in prison and five years of supervised release in April after he was found guilty of illegally purchasing steroids. A dealer in Paw Paw, Mich., allegedly told authorities that he supplied "several police officers" with steroids, which led one Kalamazoo officer to resign in May. A lawyer for an 84-year-old Florida man who had his neck broken in September when he was thrown to the ground sought to get the Orlando police officer involved in the incident tested for steroids. The request was denied by the department, which claimed the test would violate the officer's rights.
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