Should Steroid use be Legalized?

[DrunkPotHead]

I wouldn't have a problem with them being legal for general use, but I would be happier if they were still banned by the governing bodies of individual sports.

I agree 100%.

How the hell do steroids IMPROVE the way you look? "Hey, wow, I look like a shaved gorilla, ain't I cool?'.

Scary is more like it.

[AeroJonesy]

I don't want to pay taxes toward health care for people who screwed up their bodies using steroids.

[{KOW}Spazed]

I agree with Jonesy, but I want to take that much further than that( I don't want to pay for your fat *** to get heart surgery)


Roid rage is real, it just depends on the drug you're using. Creatine probably won't do it, but testosterone or growth hormone will.

Steroids **** you up in a lot of ways, especially if you are young.

[txmielnik]

If you are into increasing your chances of a heart attack, liver cancer and or cardiovascular diseases by all means get hooked on steroids. Sure you will pump up your muscle mass for a short period of time, but you'll also screw up your body.

Maybe your a man who wants to develop breasts this is also a good reason to buy steroids. Making steroids legal would in danger the average person who isn't aware of all the side effects of these drugs. I'm sure girls who are 13 and want to be better basketball player will get their hands on this stuff than wonder why no guys want to date them, not realizing that excessive hair grow on the face is a common side effect.

Legalize it? Sure let's also add cocaine to the list.

[AeroJonesy]

I agree with Jonesy, but I want to take that much further than that( I don't want to pay for your fat *** to get heart surgery)

Well I agree with you there, too. And before anyone makes the argument about medical conditions leading to obesity, those are fine. They are medical conditions. Sitting on your couch and eating Doritos while watching Comedy Central, however, is not a medical condition.

[Omikron8]

Well first of all, I didn't neccesarily mean just in professional or amateur sports, but also just everyday people that want to improve the way they look.


Secondly, I would have to take issue with the use of the word 'poison.' How would using steriods poison your body? Elaborate please.

Thirdly, it's kind of weird how people that frown upon steriod use call steriods 'drugs' while people who support there use refer to them as 'hormones'. As for me, they are hormones.

As for the peer pressure thing, to be successful in the NFL you have to weight train consistantly, right? If you don't you will be left behind competitively, right? So does that mean that weight training should be outlawed?

Everyday people that want to look better? Why not just do good old fashioned hard work by weight lifting?

Too much effort to do that? Too bad

[Stevebo]

I agree with Jonesy, but I want to take that much further than that( I don't want to pay for your fat *** to get heart surgery)

Add to that people who **** themselves up with smoking or drinking.

Anyway...

A high schools girls athletic coach is desperate for his team to win a tournament. They have never won anything and this is his final year before retirement and he wants to make it a blowout win year. After a tough descision he decides to start putting steroids in the teams water.
It works wonders, after a few weeks the team is improving rapidly and go on to win their first ever tournament. Encouraged by this he increases the dose, and the performance increases and so he increases the dose more and more. The team improve and improve, winning county and then even state events. They make it through to the national high school finals.
On the eve of the national final Charlotte - a petite brunette 400m runner comes to his office crying. 'Whats wrong?" the coach asks. "I have dark wirey hair growing on my chest and down my torso" she sobs. "OMG How far down does it go?!?" he asks. "To my balls" she replies, "Which is another matter I wanted to raise with you"

[dirkdig]

Well list them. More than likely atleast half of what you think are side-effects of steroids actually aren't.

Examples: No, steroids do NOT make your penis smaller.
No, steroids do NOT give you brain cancer.
No, there is no such thing as 'roid rage.

All of your examples are patently false. Read any of the above medical links.

[Anakha1]

I think it's for really, really lazy people who don't want to work for their body. Just lump them in with all the other fad-diet losers and everyone else get back to the gym. That's my primary objection. If they also want to suffer all the side effects as well that's their problem.

[DrunkPotHead]

I don't want to pay taxes toward health care for people who screwed up their bodies using steroids.

Would you rather pay taxes to support prisoners and the additional law enforcement required to catch people using steroids?

On top of that, you can tax steroids heavily.

From an economical standpoint, legalizing steroids (and drugs), it makes a lot of sense.

I'm thinking of writing a very detailed method of how I would go about doing this in a new thread, but I'm extremely busy right now.