Exactly why are steroids illegal?

[ieffinhatecardio]

Drugs like heroin and cocaine cause a different state of mind that could be dangerous, also they are highly addictive. I can understand why they are illegal. Of course a very strong case could be made that alcohol and nicotine do the same but aren't illegal.

What affect do steroids cause that make them illegal? Of course they have certain side effects but mainly they build muscle. Why would a substance our bodies produce (testosterone) be illegal in synthetic form?

When you really think about it the fact that they're against the law seems rather pointless.

[The True Adonis]

Drugs like heroin and cocaine cause a different state of mind that could be dangerous, also they are highly addictive. I can understand why they are illegal. Of course a very strong case could be made that alcohol and nicotine do the same but aren't illegal.

What affect do steroids cause that make them illegal? Of course they have certain side effects but mainly they build muscle. Why would a substance our bodies produce (testosterone) be illegal in synthetic form?

When you really think about it the fact that they're against the law seems rather pointless.

The fact that any drug is against the law is pointless...I don`t care what anyone does in their home as long as they aren`t affecting others.

Steroids still don`t belong in any sport.  

[HRDCOR]

Because that way the pharmaceutical company's can keep a control on the revenue !!! most likely

[corinth]

You're absolutely right, it's a complete joke the whole steroid hysteria that exists in this country. And banning prohormones and ephedra? It's absolutely insane. Haven't the Chinese been using ephedra for hundreds of years, but us stupid Americans can't use it responsibly for a few decades without our self righteous know it all Congress playing big brother and banning it. This is what happens when you have a bunch of middle aged self righteous politicians making the laws.

[The True Adonis]

Steroids are a prescription drug.  All drugs that are prescription are illegal to sell or distribute.  

[The True Adonis]

Because that way the pharmaceutical company's can keep a control on the revenue !!! most likely

They don`t make hardly any revenue off of steroids as they aren`t massively prescribed.  Very few big drug companies even manufacture them.

[Ex Coelis]

The pharmaceudical companies would have made far more coin before they were banned - hell, some sold cases out the back door to local dealers (source: Anabolics 2006)

The FDA was against them being banned.

Romano did some very good articles about this subject a year or two ago.

It's all politics, pseudoscience, and fear mongering.

All it did was drive it underground, putting money in the hands of criminals and putting users at risk (violent dealers, counterfeits, etc . . .)

I read that the Russian mafia controlled the steroid market in New York - apparently they kept fakes off the streets

[The True Adonis]

You can't compare heroin with AAS.  Heroin users commit far more crimes and degrade society far more than AAS users.  There are some things that need to be outlawed and roids are not one of them.  BTW, why not outlaw creatine?  After it was introduced athletes got bigger and better.

You are missing the point.  Creatine isn`t a drug prescribed by a physician.

Steroids are illegal because they are simply TOO powerful on the human system.  Look at how bad it alters women.  The health problems DO exist.  Are you forgetting about Tom Prince, Don Long and a whole list of others?

Steroids are not childrens vitamins.

[dzulboy]

The fact that any drug is against the law is pointless...I don`t care what anyone does in their home as long as they aren`t affecting others.

Steroids still don`t belong in any sport.  

i agree 100%   if there were a way to keep everyone off and the playing field level   but that willnever happen  so if youcan;t beat em naturally beat em juiced  lol

[dzulboy]

You are missing the point.  Creatine isn`t a drug prescribed by a physician.

Steroids are illegal because they are simply TOO powerful on the human system.  Look at how bad it alters women.  The health problems DO exist.  Are you forgetting about Tom Prince, Don Long and a whole list of others?

Steroids are not childrens vitamins.

if you take over 40 grams of creatine a day you can caus eliver and kidney failure  so there goes that theory

and as too women youaretalking about something that shouldn;t be in their system in the first place

[Ex Coelis]

Steroids are illegal because they are simply TOO powerful on the human system.  Look at how bad it alters women.  The health problems DO exist.  Are you forgetting about Tom Prince, Don Long and a whole list of others?

Steroids are not childrens vitamins.

so are alcohol and ciragerrets. the gov't could easy control their sales like they do for tobacco and boos

[The True Adonis]

if you take over 40 grams of creatine a day you can caus eliver and kidney failure  so there goes that theory

and as too women youaretalking about something that shouldn;t be in their system in the first place

Neither should teenagers, but you seem to have broken that rule.  

There is no study that I have seen regarding creatine and liver or kidney damage...I don`t take creatine either so I really don`t care hahah.

[corinth]

Why it is ok that millions of children are put on mind altering drugs (ritalin) etc. simply because most of them are on a sugar high from eating pop tarts for breakfast every morning but taking steroids makes you the equal of a cocaine addict. It's ridiculous.

[Drij]

I read that the Russian mafia controlled the steroid market in New York - apparently they kept fakes off the streets

where did you read that?

watch this:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5527847173427564456

[The True Adonis]

so are alcohol and ciragerrets. the gov't could easy control their sales like they do for tobacco and boos

Thats what the government does now...They control the regulation of prescribed drugs.  

[The True Adonis]

Why it is ok that millions of children are put on mind altering drugs (ritalin) etc. simply because most of them are on a sugar high from eating pop tarts for breakfast every morning but taking steroids makes you the equal of a cocaine addict. It's ridiculous.

You cannot compare two totally different drugs in that sense.  Ritalin isn`t prescribed in the same way steroids are.

There are doctors who won`t prescribe Ritalin.  

If you can demonstrate a medical need for steroids, then you can have them.

[Slick Vic]

One word - ignorance. 

[The True Adonis]

I may be going out on a limb but I think more people are on Ritalin than AAS in the US.  People think it's okay to create a disease (ADD) and prescribe drugs but people who want to better their body cannot use the available tools. 

You are missing the point again.  If you can demonstrate a need for steroids, you can get them.

Penicillin is relatively harmless yet is still prescription.  So are mild acne creams and things.

Those have less of a reason to be prescription than Anabolic steroids do, yet you don`t bitch about them...You just want something to serve your wish.

Hormones are too powerful for casual use plain and simple.

[corinth]

You cannot compare two totally different drugs in that sense.  Ritalin isn`t prescribed in the same way steroids are.

There are doctors who won`t prescribe Ritalin.  

If you can demonstrate a medical need for steroids, then you can have them.

TA, I agree with you to a point. There is no medical need to smoke or drink to excess, but those are freedoms that we've established we should have the right to participate in. Why can't someone take steroids simply because it's something they choose to do? Smoking related diseases kill 400,000 people a year in the USA. You have to be extremely reckless to do any long term harm with steroids. You can kill yourself in one night with the right amount of cocaine, heroine, etc.  and kill yourself slowly with smoking. I don't smoke and I don't take steroids but I think they both should be legal in a country that prides itself on having so much freedom.

[Bast000]

Steroids are dangerous if not used properly, so they are illegal to keep people who would abuse them, safe.

Plus being that most of them are injected with a syringe, infections are possible and can lead to amputations, again if misused.   

I don't know of anything that you inject with a syringe that is over the counter.

[GreatFinn]

Drugs like heroin and cocaine cause a different state of mind that could be dangerous, also they are highly addictive. I can understand why they are illegal. Of course a very strong case could be made that alcohol and nicotine do the same but aren't illegal.

What affect do steroids cause that make them illegal? Of course they have certain side effects but mainly they build muscle. Why would a substance our bodies produce (testosterone) be illegal in synthetic form?

When you really think about it the fact that they're against the law seems rather pointless.

It is illegal because it is only way to restrain using of steroids. So simple. If they were legal, every mother f*ucking teenager would use them, and teach using to their little brothers and little sisters. Result from this would be millions of abnormally growth children, massive epidemic of different kind of disorders at children's 8 to 15 years old and outcome would be massive bunch of muscle midgets...and how do you like the idea, that all those morons which you bullied in your schooldays would be bigger and stronger than you, and spank your skinny ass with every way they can?  

[G o a t b o y]

   
Exactly why are steroids illegal?

When you really think about it the fact that they're against the law seems rather pointless.

Expecting laws to have any logic behind them is where you're making your mistake...   laws are passed for political reasons, not logical ones.

Like most really stupid laws, this one likely started with dumb overprotective mothers who got the sensationalism-seeking media to manipulate other dumb overprotective mothers.

[The True Adonis]

If you are talking to me....sorry, ADD is just an excuse for lazy parents who don't want to discipline their kids.

The same can be said for the people who go to the Doctor for a cough.
Or because they are depressed.  

Going to the doctor and saying, "I want a 20 inch arm" just seems silly, doesn`t it.

I think its a little sillier than asking if there is a way for my child to be able to focus, although I do think Ritalin is just as absurd in some cases.

A lot of people on this board are on depression medication, would you tell them that their diagnosis is less important than your quest for a 20 inch arm?

[Slick Vic]

Steroids are dangerous if not used properly, so they are illegal to keep people who would abuse them, safe.

Safe? Safe from what - hurting themselves? If that's your point, I get it. The same way I get people who drink [liver damage] or smoke [lung cancer]. That's all on them.

[The True Adonis]

Trust me, I needed acne creams when I was younger and I saw a PA for them, not an MD.  I did bitch especially when I had to get my acne pills sent to me when I went to college.  Trust me, it was a hassle.  I understand your point but we allow many other bodily changes that are not necessary and far more dangerous (i.e any plastic surgery).  If you have the money, you can get what you want (within limits).  Women inject botox (a derivative of the toxin botulin) and paralize parts of their body.  See what I'm getting at?  We have similar view points but differ too.

Plastic surgery and botox injections are totally different than steroid use.