Action taken against chiropractor in Phoenix steroid casePublished: 2009-09-18 21:11:31Author: Josh Bernstein | ABC15 | August 28, 2009PHOENIX -- State investigators are
trying desperately to obtain hidden camera video of a local
chiropractor accused of illegally selling anabolic steroids at two
clinics in Phoenix and Peoria.
The Arizona Board of Chiropractic
Examiners suspended the license of Chiropractor Jeremy Bula and
requested ABC15 provide investigators with a transcript of hidden
camera footage that was recorded during a 2008 consultation with the
doctor.
In an email sent to ABC15, the
Deputy Director of the Arizona State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
wrote, "I am writing on behalf of the Board as a follow-up to the
investigations you conducted at Revolution Medical Center, specifically
the undercover interview you conducted with Dr. Jeremy Bula in April
2008."
During the consultation ABC15 shot, Dr. Bula talked about
his two clinics, how they operate, money, medical insurance and how
to build muscle mass.
“So, just pretend we give you a magic wand
and wave it on yourself, and whatever Josh would like to change
physically, mentally, internally, lay that out there,” Dr. Bula stated.
Shortly
after the consultation, a doctor at Revolution Medical Centers
prescribed more than $2,000 worth of anabolic steroids, human growth
hormone and other performance enhancing drugs.
Subsequent
reporting by ABC15 uncovered several patient deaths, and a note that
was left behind by one patient just moments before he committed suicide.
That note stated: Stop using steroids. They will destroy your life or anyone with you... PLEASE.
As
a result of our reporting, the United States Drug Enforcement
Administration expanded its criminal investigation into Dr. Jeremy Bula
and his team of physicians. The state revoked the license of the
clinic's medical director who was indicted in federal court and fled
the country.
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