Rose Jr. may be hustled off to jail
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Pete Rose Jr., the son of baseball’s all-time hits leader, pleaded guilty yesterday to charges that he distributed GBL, a drug sometimes sold as a steroid alternative, to his minor league teammates.
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Rose could be sentenced to 21 to 24 months in federal prison and fined up to $1 million under terms of his deal with prosecutors, Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul O’Brien said. Rose is free on his own recognizance until the Feb. 20 sentencing hearing.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration said Rose’s arrest was part of a larger investigation into a major GBL trafficking organization. Rose surrendered to authorities shortly before he entered his guilty plea.
The indictment said Rose admitted he received GBL from a person in Tennessee while a member of the Chattanooga Lookouts, the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.
He also said he supplied half the players on that team with the drug. Rose said his teammates would take GBL to “wind down” after games, DEA spokesman Rusty Payne said.
GBL is gamma-butyrolactone, which is a precursor to GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate ). GBL rapidly converts to GHB when ingested. It is commercially available as an industrial solvent and is used as an ingredient in cleaners, solvents, paint removers, and engine degreasers.
From an FDA drug profile:
Effects:
Psychological: At low doses, effects are similar to those seen with alcohol. Effects include relaxation, reduced inhibitions, euphoria, confusion, dizziness, drowsiness, sedation, inebriation, agitation, combativeness, and hallucinations.
Physiological: Nausea, vomiting, profuse sweating, somnolence, visual disturbances, nystagmus, loss of peripheral vision, short-term amnesia, uncontrolled shaking or seizures, bradycardia, hypothermia, suppression of gag reflex, respiratory depression, and transient or unarousable unconsciousness.
Side Effect Profile: Disorientation, sweating, vomiting, incontinence, apnea, severe ataxia, sinus bradycardia, twitching, seizure-like activity and hypothermia. In overdose, symptoms may include severe respiratory depression, mild acute respiratory acidosis, sinus bradycardia or sinus tachycardia, suppression of gag reflex, acute delirium, combativeness, unarousable unconsciousness, coma, and patients often need to be intubated. Deaths have been reported following overdose from GHB, GBL and 1,4-BD alone, and in combination with other drugs.
Full Version: Pete Rose, Jr. pleads guilty to drug charge
Pete Rose says son made 'small' mistake
CINCINNATI --Pete Rose said his son made a "small mistake," has taken responsibility for it and hopes to keep playing baseball.
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"I don't think Pete ran a red light or had a speeding ticket. That's the kind of kid he is," Rose Sr. said. "I wish people understood how small the mistake he made is."
CINCINNATI --Pete Rose said his son made a "small mistake," has taken responsibility for it and hopes to keep playing baseball.
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"I don't think Pete ran a red light or had a speeding ticket. That's the kind of kid he is," Rose Sr. said. "I wish people understood how small the mistake he made is."
Wow. Pete Sr seems to be about as clueless as ever.
This can not be good for Pete Jrs career. Why would he be distributing that stuff?
Also, I do not understand, is it a steroid alternative, or is it recreational?
This can not be good for Pete Jrs career. Why would he be distributing that stuff?
Also, I do not understand, is it a steroid alternative, or is it recreational?
QUOTE(WakefieldKnucklehead @ Nov 8 2005, 09:45 PM)
Also, I do not understand, is it a steroid alternative, or is it recreational?
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As Anni stated GLB is a precursor to GHB, which means that it turns into GHB once it is in the body. GHB is has been used in a number of ways. It is used as a date-rape drug, used as a euphoric recreational drug, and it is used as a performance enhancing drug.
GHB is actually a precursor to GABA (gamma-aminobutyrate), which you could actually buy at almost any health store until it was banned in the early 1990s. It was used as a performance enhancing drug as it would greatly increase growth hormones, however it wasn't particularly effective. The problem with GHB is that it also increased the amount of prolactin which would counter the effects of the growth hormones. There is some evidence that GHB would help reduce body fat, but this was not necessarily linked to muscle growth, but IIRC it had something to do with inconclusive studies that correlated the GHB to an increase in ATP molecules.
On a personal note: I had some friends who would take GHB before it was illegal. They told me it helped their muscles relax and they found the recovery time for their muscles were much shorter when they took GHB. Take that for what it's worth.
QUOTE(ghostoffoxx @ Nov 9 2005, 11:16 AM)
As Anni stated GLB is a precursor to GHB, which means that it turns into GHB once it is in the body. GHB is has been used in a number of ways. It is used as a date-rape drug, used as a euphoric recreational drug, and it is used as a performance enhancing drug.
GHB is actually a precursor to GABA (gamma-aminobutyrate), which you could actually buy at almost any health store until it was banned in the early 1990s. It was used as a performance enhancing drug as it would greatly increase growth hormones, however it wasn't particularly effective. The problem with GHB is that it also increased the amount of prolactin which would counter the effects of the growth hormones. There is some evidence that GHB would help reduce body fat, but this was not necessarily linked to muscle growth, but IIRC it had something to do with inconclusive studies that correlated the GHB to an increase in ATP molecules.
On a personal note: I had some friends who would take GHB before it was illegal. They told me it helped their muscles relax and they found the recovery time for their muscles were much shorter when they took GHB. Take that for what it's worth.
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GHB is actually a precursor to GABA (gamma-aminobutyrate), which you could actually buy at almost any health store until it was banned in the early 1990s. It was used as a performance enhancing drug as it would greatly increase growth hormones, however it wasn't particularly effective. The problem with GHB is that it also increased the amount of prolactin which would counter the effects of the growth hormones. There is some evidence that GHB would help reduce body fat, but this was not necessarily linked to muscle growth, but IIRC it had something to do with inconclusive studies that correlated the GHB to an increase in ATP molecules.
On a personal note: I had some friends who would take GHB before it was illegal. They told me it helped their muscles relax and they found the recovery time for their muscles were much shorter when they took GHB. Take that for what it's worth.
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Wow. Thanks for taking the time to provide such a detailed response GOF.
QUOTE(WakefieldKnucklehead @ Nov 9 2005, 04:52 PM)
Wow. Thanks for taking the time to provide such a detailed response GOF.
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No problem at all. Hey it was either that or actually do work. Which would you rather do?
QUOTE(WakefieldKnucklehead @ Nov 8 2005, 10:45 PM)
Wow. Pete Sr seems to be about as clueless as ever.
This can not be good for Pete Jrs career. Why would he be distributing that stuff?
Also, I do not understand, is it a steroid alternative, or is it recreational?
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This can not be good for Pete Jrs career. Why would he be distributing that stuff?
Also, I do not understand, is it a steroid alternative, or is it recreational?
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What career? Pete Jr. was living off Daddy's name. He was a marginal minor leaguer at best.
Now he's off to the Federal slammer, just like Pop.
Like father, like son.
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