Now after all these years, I'm thinking Ms. Mary was drug and alcohol-free, and living life as sober as she could with her hubby. But today's reports across the country, shocked the heck out of one of her biggest fans...ME!
Allegedly, several entertainers have been named with being in connection with an ongoing steriod investigation in Albany, New York. A local Albany newspaper reported that Mary, on occasion, has received human growth hormones called Jentropin and Oxandrolone (an anabolic steriod) sent to her Beverly Hills hotel.
According to Wikipedia,
"The drug was prescribed for a number of medical disorders causing involuntary weight loss, in order to promote muscle regrowth. It had also been shown to be partially successful in treating cases of osteoporosis. However, in part due to bad publicity from its abuses by bodybuilders, Oxandrolone was discontinued by Searle Laboratories in 1989. It was picked up by Bio-Technology General Corporation, now Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. who, following successful clinical trials in 1995, released it under the tradename Oxandrin.
It was approved for orphan drug status by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in treating alcoholic hepatitis, Turner's syndrome, and weight loss caused by HIV. In addition, the drug has shown positive results in treating anaemia and hereditary angioedema. In a randomized, double-blind study, patients with 40% total body surface area burns were selected to receive standard burn care plus Oxandrolone, or without Oxandrolone. Those treated with Oxandrolone showed improve body composition, preserved muscle mass and reduced hospital stay time. [2] Other studies however have shown links between prolonged use of the drug and problems of liver toxicity similar to those found with other 17α-alkylated steroids. Even in small dosages, many users reported gastro-intestinal problems such as bloating, nausea, skin rash and itching (hives), black, tarry stools or light-colored stools, depression, unusual bleeding, unusual swelling, yellowing of the eyes or skin, and diarrhoea."
Alongside Ms. Blige, rapper 50 cent and producer Timbaland have also been linked to this case.
Mary's spokesperson denounced the reports and states, "Mary has never taken any performance enhancing illegal steriods."
Ok now Mary, please don't go backsliding on me now. It is a well-known fact that people do get addicted to pill medications.
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