Chris Benoit NOT on Steroids

Jul 17, 2:42 PM EDT

Steroids Found in Pro Wrestler's Body

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) -- Investigators said Tuesday they had found steroids and other drugs in the body of pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and young son last month before hanging himself.

Also found in Benoit were the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the painkiller hydrocodone, according to a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI said Benoit tested negative for blood alcohol.

Carlos D wrote:

He was apparently taking testosterone for impotence.

right... (wink, wink). And why would a man his age be impotent. One of the known side effects of steroids is impotence.

Ever wonder why you don't see Raphael Palmero doing viagra commericals anymore?

http://www.tsn.ca/headlines/news_story/?ID=213842

DECATUR, Ga. (AP-CP) - Canadian pro wrestler Chris Benoit had a steroid and other drugs in his system when he killed his wife and young son last month and hanged himself in the family's home, investigators said Tuesday.

Benoit's body contained 10 times the normal level of testosterone, as well as the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the painkiller hydrocodone, authorities said.

The testosterone, a synthetic version of the primary male sex hormone, is considered an anabolic steroid. The state's top medical examiner said it appeared to have been injected shortly before Benoit died.

Dr. Kris Sperry said there was no evidence of any other steroids in the wrestler's body, and nothing to show that steroids played a role in the death of Nancy and Daniel Benoit. He also said the boy appeared to have been sedated when he was asphyxiated, and Benoit's wife had a "therapeutic" level of sedatives in her body.

Sperry said there is no consensus that the use of testosterone can contribute to paranoia, depression and violent outbursts known as "roid rage."

"This a question that basically no one knows the answer to," Sperry said. "There is conflicting scientific data as to whether or not testosterone creates mental disorders or leads to outbursts of rage," he said. "There's data that suggests it and other data that refute it."

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Benoit tested negative for alcohol.

The Montreal-born Benoit held several titles during his career, including the WWE world heavyweight championship.

At five-foot-11 and 220 pounds, Benoit was often described as a rabid wolverine in the ring. "The Canadian Crippler" had a chiselled physique and was known for his superior technical skills.

Authorities have said Benoit, 40, killed his wife and seven-year-old son, placed Bibles next to their bodies and then hanged himself on the cable of a weight machine. After the slayings, prescription anabolic steroids were found in the family's home, raising questions about whether the drugs played a role in the killings.

Benoit's wife, Nancy, tested positive for Xanax, hydrocodone and the painkiller hydromorphone. Daniel Benoit had Xanax in his system, authorities said.

The GBI said it could not perform tests for steroids or human growth hormones on the boy because of a lack of urine.

Federal authorities have charged Benoit's personal physician, Dr. Phil Astin, with improperly prescribing painkillers and other drugs to two patients other than Benoit. He has pleaded not guilty.

Investigators have also raided Astin's office several times since the deaths, seizing prescription records and other documents.

Before he was charged, Astin told the AP he prescribed testosterone for Benoit, a longtime friend, in the past. He would not say what, if any, medications he prescribed when Benoit visited his office June 22, the day authorities believe Benoit killed his wife.

World Wrestling Entertainment last screened Benoit for steroids in April. It said the results released Tuesday were proof Benoit did not test positive for illegal substances.

"All it means is that scientifically, it's now known that sometime between April 10 and when he died, he had treatment with testosterone," said Jerry McDevitt, a WWE lawyer. "That's all it establishes

the guy was on testosterone, considered an anabolic steroid even tho yes, it naturally occurs in the human body. when your testosterone level is 10 TIMES higher than what it should be, there's a problem, and it's not for "treatment" purposes anymore.

Carlos D wrote:

I'm not saying the guy never took steroids ever,he's a wrestler so obviously he did but the point is that none were found in him here and none were found in him a few months ago when he was tested by WWE.

And if wrestlinnwsworld isn't credible enough,try CNN which says 'The investigators found no other drugs, including steroids, in Benoit's body.'
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/17/wrestler.murder/index.html?iref=newssearch

did u not just read the ESPN article?

Carlos D wrote:

'The investigators found no other drugs, including steroids, in Benoit's body.'

no other drugs BESIDES the testoterone, xanax and oxy.
stop taking things out of context!

And there is, in fact, considerable research on links between high testosterone levels and aggression. They did research on the Raiders back in the '70s.

I don't suspect that the steroids played a role in Benoit killing his family and himself.

I suspect he was clinically depressed and that depression is the source for the tragedy.

Carlos D wrote:

He was apparently taking testosterone for impotence.

Nobody besides him or his doctor that prescribe it to him would know that.