The Future of Steroids in the Porn Industry

You may or may not know this gang, but one month ago, Watson, the manufacturer of a body building steroid marketed as Nadrolone Decanote (more commonly referred to as Deca) was pulled out of production.

This muscle builder is widely used by bodybuilders to enhance muscle size. The drug was originally developed for wasting syndrome and is often prescribed for HIV and AIDS patients and others to help combat muscle loss.

Watson reported that the raw materials needed to manufacture the drug were no longer available, when in fact, they still are. The truth of the matter (according to those who know these things) is this, Watson recently bought the rights to produce Oxandrolone, another steroid for building muscle. Ocandrolone costs 10x more than deca hence, Watson will make more money off those who need the drug, their insurance companies and all of us who pay to help cover the costs...

The average monthly supply of Oxandrolone will run the average consumer $900 - $1,300 a month compared to the average cost of deca at about $100 a month.

It makes sense to me that models we currently use in our industry will need to offset the increased costs of these drugs to continue to provide "quality eye candy" for us producer types that like the pumped bodybuilder look. Not something I'm looking forward to in the near future, specially if you've been reading up on my rants on gas!

Major problem is this, deca was very easy on the system and was metabolized through the kidneys. Oxandrolone on the other hand, is metabolized in the liver and can be very harmful to those who are already experiencing problems due to HIV meds and/or other factors.

Will we be seeing a decline in muscle men or will their daddies have to bear the costs and pass them along to the consumer....?

Wow Deca.. brings back memories of going to Rosarita for the night with professional bodybuilder friends, stopping by the local pharmacy, then going for huge lobster dinners and a drive home.

I think, even though it's more expensive, and dangerous, that people will continue to use the new product and the decline will be mild, if not completely unoticeable. Nobody ever said beauty was cheap :moneybags:

Do you think this will increase the price bodybuilding models charge for shoots?

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Originally Posted by Squirt

Do you think this will increase the price bodybuilding models charge for shoots?

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yes absolutely, that is my point

and that's all we need these days (along with the rising price of ...)

Ack.

Without offering my opinions on steroids, I wonder if the patent (if there ever was one) has expired on Deca, in which case somebody in the community might want to contact icpharma.com. I know that for a while, they were manufacturing steroids for bodybuilders. Not sure if they are still in that market or not... their website indicates nutraceuticals, but they might not want to be out front about it.

of course there are all kinds of alternatives

oxandrolone is not the only steroid on the market - this has been yet another example of drug companies thinking of nothing but making vast amounts of money without any concern for the outcome of the patients that really need the stuff

most important, oxandrolone and other alternatives to deca are all metabolized through the liver - with the amount of stress placed on the liver by this group of users (as a whole), we can expect to see an increased number of fatalities through the misuse of this class of steroids.... don't forget, these guys tend not to know when to stop and often don't get the type of monitoring they need from medical professionals.... a lot of dealing goes on in the gym by individuals who know nothing about anything except pushing roids and making cash

What I was suggesting was that if there is sufficient demand, someone might contact ICPharma, which is a manufacturer, and see if they might manufacture Deca, provided that the patent has expired.

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Originally Posted by gaybucks_chip

What I was suggesting was that if there is sufficient demand, someone might contact ICPharma, which is a manufacturer, and see if they might manufacture Deca, provided that the patent has expired.

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there is an advocacy group working on this problem - and, there are a couple of "compounding" pharmacies that can legal supply the medication - the drug is no longer being manufactured.

For more information on this matter and future updates, please visit http://savehivwastingmeds.blogspot.com/ or the main portal www.powerusa.org for the advocacy group. If you wish to help with the patient advocacy issue, there are sample letters in that blog that could be sent to Watson and Savient from your office or home.

As you know, we use bodybuilders and athlete models for our sites. I don't think the fact that Watson Pharm has decided to stop manufacturing Deca will effect the Bodybuilding population. As Nandrolone Decanoate is still manufactured by several other companies including Organon. I agree with you that it is a way to make more money on Watson's part, by selling the more expensive Oxandrolone. But most Bodybuilders are getting there drugs on the black market, allot of it is fake, some is real if you have a good connection, as there is still allot of it manufactured by big pharma in Europe and Asia. Finally most of the real steroids that bodybuilders are using today are being manufactured is small clandestine labs. As you know anyone with a degree in chemistry and the connection to the raw materials can make dozens of different kinds of anabolic steroids. This is how most bodybuilders are getting there stuff, and at fairly decent prices i am told. Yes you are taking your chances, and many of these small clandestine operations are selling fake product, so you need to experiment with many kinds and dealers until you get the real stuff. Personaly i think the whole thing is crazy, and not worth the risk. However Bodybuilders tend to overlook allot of these risks, in there quest for size and the perfect physique. Personally i have never really liked the extreme bodybuilders, the guy's who are 5'10 275lbs i have shot a few of them for jockbutt.com and markwolffvideo but lately we have been going for the more symetrical/muscle physique ie 5'10 200lbs These types of models seem to have a larger appeal. however we still throw in a few of the freaky guys, as they do have there fan base as well. In conclusion very few bodybuilders these days are getting there steroids via a doctor and therefore manufactured by a US pharma, they would love too, but there is very little of that product out there, so i would not worry about a shortage of muscle guy's if anything i think there is more stuff available to these guys now. Also the legal suppliments out there are much better and more powerful, and a guy can build a pretty decent physique just off that!

As I'm not a fan at all of that over-pumped look, I don't have much of an opinion in this, except to say that this sucks for the people who actually NEED the old drug for medical reasons.

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Originally Posted by XXXWriterDude

As I'm not a fan at all of that over-pumped look, I don't have much of an opinion in this, except to say that this sucks for the people who actually NEED the old drug for medical reasons.

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your absolutely right Ken - this does suck for all of those guys that do need this med and don't have the resources or know how available to them to obtain the drug