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In October, Jones told the court that her then-coach, Trevor Graham, first gave her steroids in 1999, telling her it was flaxseed oil. She said she took the steroid known as "the clear," or THG, from that time until 2001, including during her competition at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney. Her admission contradicted years of angry public denials of steroid use.

The backlash appears to be just beginning. In December of last year, "The Mitchell Report" concluded former United States Senator George J. Mitchell's 20-month investigation into the use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone in Major League Baseball (MLB). The report named 88 MLB players who allegedly used steroids, including Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada, and Eric Gagné. Naming nearly every ballclub in its indictment, the report gave the world a shocking glimpse of just how widespread the use of steroids and Human Growth Hormone has become. After the report was unveiled, some players came forward to apologize for their misdeeds, including Yankee pitcher Andy Pettite. Some players, however, including Clemens, have vehemently denied any use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Last August, San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds broke baseball's most cherished record when he hit his 756th home run, conquering Hank Aaron's 33 year-old record. Instead of being met with celebration, the historic feat was mired in controversy due to Bonds' widely known use of steroids. Baseball's dirty little secret had become bigger news than baseball itself.

Three months after Bonds' historic achievement, a U.S. grand jury indicted the slugger on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying under oath about his alleged steroid use while investigating the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) scandal.

The scandal seems to only be warming up, as sports figures are no longer the only ones facing scrutiny over allegations of steroid abuse.

Rapper, 50 Cent is the latest name to surface in a massive ongoing steroid investigation led by the offices of Albany, NY District Attorney David Soares. The probe has uncovered widespread and rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs by everyone from NFL and professional baseball players to recording artists. Musicians Timbaland, Wyclef Jean and award-winning author and producer Tyler Perry were also "among the thousands of customers of the pharmacies" Soares' office has investigated. Soares has declined to comment on or confirm the identities of the stars.

Between August 2005 and January 2007 R&B Singer, Mary J. Blige allegedly received multiple shipments of Jentropin, a human growth hormone, and Oxandrolone, an anabolic steroid, from a pharmacy in Orlando, FL. The shipments were reportedly sent to her at the Beverly Hills Hotel, MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and Clay Gym in New York City. At least one of the orders was mailed under the name "Marlo Stanfield," the name of a drug kingpin on the HBO crime drama "The Wire." Karynne Tencer, spokeswoman for Mary J. Blige, denied that her client had any association with performance enhancing drugs.

Monday, former doctor Anna Maria Santi became the first person to be jailed on offenses uncovered by Soares' investigation. Santi, a 69 year-old alcoholic who hasn't had a valid medical license in New York for more than eight years, was sentenced to 3 to 6 years in prison for rubber-stamping more than $150,000 in prescriptions for internet steroid customers. She continued writing prescriptions even after being brought up on charges.