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ABC's lead story was Pierre Thomas' (subscription required) Exclusive on September's DEA raids of 56 laboratories which seized 11m doses of performance enhancing steroids. "Dealers utilized underground Websites, chatrooms and message boards to market the steroids. Sales were made online and steroids were mailed to the homes of buyers," Thomas revealed, with the upshot that the DEA now has a database of more than 30,000 customers, identified through e-mail messages and credit card receipts. "Worry is already spreading over who is on the list of users." The NFL, the NBA, the NHL, the major leagues and the NCAA have all made inquiries. Meanwhile the federal Department of Transportation claims that its testing program has found that less than 2% of the nation's 18-wheeler fleet is driven by truckers who are high. Even that low percentage amounts to 40,000 drivers, NBC's Lisa Myers pointed out. However that estimate may be optimistic. Myers cited a Government Accountability Office analysis that found that the urine test was "surprisingly easy to cheat" by adulterating or diluting samples.
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