Good evening. There may be a belief across the land that steroids are a problem only in professional athletics. Well, they are that. But so too are they a problem on college campuses, in high school locker rooms. They are even a problem with young girls.
ABC’s Pierre Thomas has learned that federal authorities conducted an unprecedented investigation, raiding 56 secret labs around the country, seizing 11 million doses of the performance- enhancing drug, and getting thousands of names of users. And Pierre joins us tonight from Washington. Pierre.
Charlie, that DEA investigation was the biggest in history, and it has turned uphard evidence that steroid abuse may be much worse than we ever knew. ABC News has learned that when investigators raided underground labs producing steroids by the barrel, they uncovered the names of 30 to 40 thousand potential customers identified through e-mails and credit card purchases.
Dealers utilized underground websites, chat rooms, and message boards to market the steroids. Sales were made online, and then steroids were mailed to the homes of buyers. Who were the customers? -- Athletes at every level - professional, college, high school. You have a lot of weekend warriors, a lot of body builders, I think you have a lot of high school girls who are taking steroids now to look better, to get more tone.
Authorities say the goal of steroid users is often simple - gain a competitive advantage. Don Hooton says his son Taylor began using illegal steroids after a coach said he needed to get bigger and stronger to excel at baseball. The steroids led to depression, causing Taylor to commit suicide. Worry is already spreading over who is on the list of users.
The NCAA and major professional sports leagues have contacted the DEA, but the agency says there are restrictions on turning over the identity of users because of ongoing investigations. The question tonight is how far should the DEA go with all the names. Should they arrest teenagers who are using? But for now, the primary focus is on taking down dealers. And Charlie, this investigation shows it is a multi-million- dollar black market industry. Pierre…uh…Pierre Thomas, reporting from Washington tonight. Thank You.
athletics : [ 보통 복수 취급 ] ( 각종의 ) 운동 경기 , 스포츠 , [ 보 통 단수 취급 ] 체육 실기 , 체육 이론 * athletic : <체격이> 스포츠맨다운, 강건한, 경기의, 체육의 unprecedented : 전례가 없는 (opp. precedented) raid : 급습 , 기습 , 공 습 (=air raid), ( 경찰의 ) 현장 급습 , 불시 단속 , 급습 [ 공습 ] 하다 , < 경 찰이 > 불시 단속하다 / by the military or police officers * bust : ( 현행범으로 ) 체포하다 , < 경찰이 > 급습하다 , 현장을 덮치 다 , 체포 , ( 경찰의 ) 습격 / by police officers lab : 실험실, 연구실[소], (어학) 실습실, (약품 등의) 제조소, (경찰 의) 과학 수사 연구소(crime laboratory), 실험실(용)의, 실험에 관한 dose : ( 약의 1 회분 ) 복용량 , ( 약의 ) 한 첩 , ( 비유적 ) 쓴 약 , 약 이 되는 것 , ( 충고 따위의 ) 한마디 ex. take medicine in small doses 조금씩 약을 복용하다 / ex. a lethal[a fatal] dose 치사량 * dose of : an amount of something bad that happens to you ex. I've just had a nasty dose of flu. ex. Local people were exposed to high doses of radiation. performance : 달성, 성과, 성적, 실적, 연기, 연주 enhance : < 질 능력 등을 > 높이다 , 강화하다 , 향상시키다 DEA : (법무부의) 마약 단속국(Drug Enforcement Administrtion) turn up : 1. ( 소리 따위를 ) 높이다 ex. Can you turn the volume up a bit? 2. 갑자기 나타나다 , ( 우연히 ) 발견되다 ( to be found, especially by accident, after being lost or not known about ) ex. The documents finally turned up in an office. 3. 발견하다 [transitive] (to find something lost, hidden, or unknown by looking for it) ex. The police haven't turned up anything new, have they? hard : [only before noun] hard facts are certain and can be proved * hard evidence : 확실한 증거 ex. We need some hard evidence to support our claim. abuse : 남용 , 악용 , 오용 , 학대 , 욕설 , 독설 , ~ 을 남용 [ 악용 , 오용 ] 하다 , 학대하다 , ~ 을 욕하다 / the use of something in a bad, dishonest, or harmful way * abusive : 입버릇 사나운 , 욕설을 퍼붓는 , 학대하는 , 남용 [ 오용 , 악용 ] 하는 ex. abusive language 욕지거리 * abuse of power/privilege/position: This is clearly an abuse of executive power. * open to abuse (=capable of being abused): All polling methods are potentially open to abuse. 악용될 소지가 있다 . underground : 지하의 , 비밀의 , 지하 조직의 ex. an underground parking lot 지하 주차장 ex. an underground movement 지하 운동 barrel : ( 중배가 불룩한 ) 통 , 배럴 ( 의 양 ), 총신 , 포신 , < 자 동차를 > 질주시키다 , 무서운 속도로 달리다 ex. The dump truck barreled down[along] the highway. 덤프 트럭이 고속 도로를 질주하였다 * lock, stock, and barrel : 전부 , 모두다 / * pork barrel ( 인기를 끌기위한 정부의 ) 지방 개발 보조금 , 지방 개발 사업 ex. He was critical of these new, expensive job programs as just a form of pork barrel. ex. The President needs to find a way to block these wasteful pork- barrel projects coming from Congress. uncover : ~ 의 덮개 [ 뚜껑 ] 를 열다 , 모자를 벗다 , ~ 을 폭로하 다 , 적발하다 (to find out about something that has been hidden or kept secret) utilize : 이용하다 message board : 자유게시판 따위 weekend warrior : 주말 전 사/ 1. 특히 주말에 강한 운동을 하는 사람 2. 주말에 어김없이 술판벌리는 사람 ex.Hey, did you see Bob? Yes, Bob is a regular weekend warrior. tone : 음 , 음조 , 어 조 , 논조 , 분위기 / the general character of a place or event / the firmness or healthy quality of your body, muscles, or skin * muscle/skin tone: The patient's general muscle tone is good. ex. The positive tone of the evening had changed completely. * set the tone (for something): ~ 의 분위기를 정하다 ex. The opening remarks set the tone for the rest of the interview. * strike a different tone 다른 어조를 띠다 competitive : 경쟁의 , 경쟁적인 , 경쟁에 의한 , < 제품가격이 > 경쟁력있는 ex. competitive edge 경쟁력 , 경쟁적 우위 / ex. We offer a wide range of goods at very competitive prices. ex. a highly competitive society 고도의 경쟁 사회 ex. I'm a very competitive person and I was determined not be beaten. excel : ~ 을 능가하다 , ~ 보다 낫다 vi. 빼어나다 , 탁월하다 depression : 억압 , 의기 소침 , 우울 ( 증 ), 불경기 , 불황 NCAA : National Collegiate Athletic Association 미국 대학 체육 협회 restriction : 제한 , 한정 , 제약 * restrict : 제한하다 , 한정하다 turn over : 넘겨주다 identity : 신원 , 정체 , 독자성 , 정체성 (the qualities that make someone or something what they are and different from other people) ex. He had managed to conceal his real identity. 자신의 신원을 감출 수 있었다 . ex. You have to let the children develop a sense of their own identity. 자 기 정체성을 형성하도록 해야 한다 . * identity crisis 정체성 위기 : ex. Lorna went through a bit of an identity crisis after her divorce. ongoing : 진행중의 (still happening or being done) ex. an ongoing discussion/investigation/study take down : ~ 을 내리다 , ~ 를 헐다 , ~ 을 적어 놓 다 / to hit or shoot someone so that they fall down ex. Alberg took the portrait down from the wall. ex. The army took down the barricades erected by the Indians. ex. The police took down our addresses and phone numbers