When I first saw this video I was a little shocked because I thought steroids caused a lot of problems because that is what I heard from other people. When the old man who had been using them for 40 years started talking about how he was in such great shape because he used them caught me off guard. The video fails to address how seeing success stories like the old man influences young boys who want to be in great shape and be muscular. The weak argument in the video was the anabolic steroids show no great side effect to healthy adult men, but they never mentioned the effects on healthy women. I think the video does a good job at suggesting that the steroids could be used responsibly, but then again any drug could be used responsibly.
From the UIL Anabolic Steroid Testing Program site I was surprised to see that within a year the number of positives went from two to seven, and that was just Texas alone. I know high school students take steroids because some are too good to just have talent, but I thought there would be one superstar athlete in a state, if that. I personally think that all high school students should be tested for steroids no matter the sport or how great they are. If they are amazing off of talent only they should not have to be accused of taking steroids, and if they were taking steroids then they should not be allowed to compete. I think if you are taking any type of steroids in high school or professionally then you should not be able to compete because I think that is cheating. You are taking a substance to get better while the person you compete is training harder than you and you become better than them is unfair.
I know America’s culture pushes people to work harder than ever and exceed being the best, but taking steroids defeats the purpose of being the best. That makes you a fraud in my eyes: Being the best thanks to a substance.
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