MARADMINS : 011/05
R 070800Z JAN 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 011/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MR//
SUBJ/CHANGE TO THE ANABOLIC STEROID CONTROL ACT OF 1990//
POC/CRUZ MARTINEZ/GS-12/MRO/-/EMAIL:CRUZ.MARTINEZ@USMC.MIL
/TEL:(703) 784-9526//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER PUBLIC LAW 108-358, THE PURPOSE OF THIS
MARADMIN IS TO INFORM ALCON OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE ANABOLIC STEROID
CONTROL ACT OF 1990. THE NEW ANABOLIC STEROID CONTROL ACT OF 2004
AMENDS THE DEFINITION OF "ANABOLIC STEROID" TO INCLUDE
TETRAHYDROGESTRINONE (THG), ANDROSTENEDIONE, AND SPECIFIC RELATED
CHEMICALS USED TO PROMOTE MUSCLE GROWTH. SPECIFICALLY,
ANDROSTENEDIONE, OR ANY "ANDRO"-CONTAINING SUBSTANCE, A STEROID
PRECURSOR, WILL NOW BE LISTED AS A SCHEDULE 3 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
ARTICLE 112A, UCMJ, MAKES WRONGFUL USE, POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE,
DISTRIBUTION, IMPORT, OR INTRODUCTION ON AN INSTALLATION, VESSEL,
VEHICLE OR AIRCRAFT USED BY OR UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE ARMED
FORCES, OF ALL DRUGS ON SCHEDULES 1-5 ILLEGAL. THIS PROHIBITION IS
EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2005.
2. OVER THE COUNTER SALES OF ANABOLIC STEROIDS ON MARINE CORPS
INSTALLATIONS IS PROHIBITED.
3. COMMANDS HAVING INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED AS ABUSERS OF ANABOLIC
STEROIDS SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, AND IF APPROPRIATE, INITIATE
DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PROCESS FOR SEPARATION.//