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Judging by the abuse of prohormones, legalizing steroids would be a terrible idea. You can recover from cocaine, crack, heroin, etc. but damaging your HPTA can

Judging by the abuse of prohormones, legalizing steroids would be a terrible idea. You can recover from cocaine, crack, heroin, etc. but damaging your HPTA can ruin your life not to mention rendering you infertile. And that is just one class of drugs.

digitalzombie 12y ago
Steroids as medicine is already in use. IIRC they're also use in medicinal skin cream. Steroids abuses are rampant in the Bodybuilding world already. Hell, they talk about it so casually in BB forums and in the subreddits as if it's common. This just highlight the fact that even if it's a ban substance they're still going to use it regardless.
- danudey 12y ago
  The corticosteroids used in medicinal applications (e.g. skin cream, for eczema) are different than anabolic steroids used in bodybuilding. (A 'steroid' is just a type of molecule; other examples of steroids are Vitamin D and estrogen.)
  - codesuela 12y ago
    I think he was referring to testosterone gel ( http://www.drugs.com/cdi/testosterone-gel.html http://www.drugs.com/cdi/testosterone-gel.html ) Also testosterone is used in anti ageing procedures ( http://fusion.net/story/42619/why-testosterone-is-the-drug-of-the-future/ http://fusion.net/story/42619/why-testosterone-is-the-drug-o... )
    - ddispaltro 12y ago
      I actually interpreted it as the parent comment. For instance if you have a really bad poison oak they prescribe prednisone ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisone )
- fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
  Steroid abuse is common among police officers as well.
  - Scoundreller 12y ago
    I speculate that this is why possession of anabolic steroids in Canada is not illegal, just the trafficking of them. While for most other "drugs", both possession and trafficking is illegal.
driverdan 12y ago
Steroids were only controlled in the past 30-40 years. They were available before then and it wasn't a problem.

digitalzombie 12y ago

Steroids as medicine is already in use. IIRC they're also use in medicinal skin cream. Steroids abuses are rampant in the Bodybuilding world already. Hell, they talk about it so casually in BB forums and in the subreddits as if it's common. This just highlight the fact that even if it's a ban substance they're still going to use it regardless.

danudey 12y ago
The corticosteroids used in medicinal applications (e.g. skin cream, for eczema) are different than anabolic steroids used in bodybuilding. (A 'steroid' is just a type of molecule; other examples of steroids are Vitamin D and estrogen.)
- codesuela 12y ago
  I think he was referring to testosterone gel ( http://www.drugs.com/cdi/testosterone-gel.html http://www.drugs.com/cdi/testosterone-gel.html ) Also testosterone is used in anti ageing procedures ( http://fusion.net/story/42619/why-testosterone-is-the-drug-of-the-future/ http://fusion.net/story/42619/why-testosterone-is-the-drug-o... )
  - ddispaltro 12y ago
    I actually interpreted it as the parent comment. For instance if you have a really bad poison oak they prescribe prednisone ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisone )
fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
Steroid abuse is common among police officers as well.
- Scoundreller 12y ago
  I speculate that this is why possession of anabolic steroids in Canada is not illegal, just the trafficking of them. While for most other "drugs", both possession and trafficking is illegal.

driverdan 12y ago

Steroids were only controlled in the past 30-40 years. They were available before then and it wasn't a problem.