Should Steroids Be Banned From Society?

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Should Steroids Be Banned From Society?

Should Steroids Be Banned From Society?

Travis Redfield Eng. 101, 12/2/96

        It's amazing what athletes will do to achieve higher levels of
performance and to get an edge on the rivaled competition.  Often people do not
realize the long term effects that result from the decisions they make early in
life.  This resembles the obvious phenomenon with steroids.  Steroids became a
spreading exposure to athletes in the Olympics and other major sporting events
during the 1950's.  This use of steroids among athletes became apparent when
Canadian sprint runner Ben Johnson tested positive for steroid use after winning
the gold medal for the 100 meter dash during the 1988 Olympics.  Now a skinny
fifteen year old can just walk down to the local gym and find sellers to obtain
the drug that will make him the idol of all his classmates.  Being such an
attractive drug, as shown in the analogy above, and seeming harmless to the
unaware user, steroids can have a potentially jeopardous effect.  Consistently,
users, new and experienced, have no knowledge to the dangerous consequences'
steroids can have on their minds and bodies.  Although steroids cause minimal
deaths in our society, banning of steroids is purely justified because steroids
have extremely perilous side effects on the unsuspecting user.
        Though steroids are known as a somewhat dangerous substance, they are
legal to possess and consume, and there has not been a true clinical study that
proves such possible side effects are linked to medical problems of steroid
users.  Sure, there has been several cases where someone has died and an otopsy
showed the person was using steroids, but this does not mean they are a lethal
drug as some medical professionals have stated.  Some advocates believe that
because steroids are legal, and since it's the decision of the user to take the
drug, steroids are not causing a problem in society.  Alcohol and cigarettes are
consumed by millions, causing deteriorating effects on their bodies, but there
has never been a protest to put a ban on the items because of their harmful
nature.  So how are steroids any different?  Some people may state that the wide
spread use of steroids among athletes is forcing young upcoming athletes to use
steroids, even though it's against their morals.  This is because they know they
can not compete adequately  against their opponents who are using steroids to
achieve higher levels of performance.  One...

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