GHB

Sylvester Stallone isn’t too worried about the drug charges against him in Australia. He was detained when 46 bottles of human growth hormone were found in his luggage that were undeclared. These are considered to be performance enhancing drugs like steroids in Australia. The worst that could happen is that Stallone would have to pay $96,000. The interesting part of the story is: what was he doing with these drugs? It seems Stallone’s mom Jackie encouraged Sly to start taking GHB twenty years ago to keep him young. Originally the meds were used to make short children grow taller. We don’t know if Sly got taller, but the drugs are also described as “feel-good” drugs or “the fountain of youth.” They became very popular in the 80’s with wealthy people who wanted to retain their vigor and youthful appearance. The pricey drugs are supposed to build muscle and keep weight down, increase skin elasticity and boost energy. Sounds good, but doctors clash on whether the drugs are safe, so their legality varies. We’re told that people who take them are afraid to stop because they might suddenly get fat, lose muscle tone and energy, and have aging sagging skin – all leading to depression! So the jury is still out on these drugs, but Sly seems to believe in them!