By Michael Baron, MLB.com:
On Saturday, Jenrry Mejia was suspended 80 games for using a steroid called stanozolol.
In the Daily News today, Teri Thompson breaks down what stanozolol is and why players are suddenly taking this steroid again.
“Stanozolol (also known by its brand name Winstrol) is a hard-core steroid, which stays in the system for more than a month if taken orally and up to three months if injected (the injectable form of the drug has been used by veterinarians, but it is no longer commercially available in the U.S. and so is not used routinely now in this country, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association),” Thompson writes.
For more on this steroid, including quotes from BALCO founder Victor Conte, check out the Daily News.
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