Why should we legalize steroids?

Why should we legalize steroids?

The benefits of legalization include less abuse, monitored use, less cost to users, government regulation, and valid studies of benefits and risks to humans. For these reasons, steroids should be legal.

What are the pros of steroids?

Main uses and potential benefits

• increases in muscle tissue due to enhanced protein synthesis.
• decreased body fat percentage.
• increased muscle strength and power.
• enhanced recovery from workouts and injury.
• improved bone mineral density.
• better muscle endurance.
• increased red blood cell production.

Why should performance enhancing drugs be allowed?

By allowing everyone to take performance enhancing drugs, we level the playing field. We remove the effects of genetic inequality. Far from being unfair, allowing performance enhancement promotes equality.

What is the main reason athletes use steroids?

Some athletes take a form of steroids — known as anabolic-androgenic steroids or just anabolic steroids — to increase their muscle mass and strength. The main anabolic steroid hormone produced by your body is testosterone. Testosterone has two main effects on your body: Anabolic effects promote muscle building.

Why are steroids unfair?

Society cares because steroid use is a form of cheating. Since steroids work so well, they create an unfair advantage for those who take them, and this breaks the social contract athletes have implicitly agreed to: We are going to have a fair contest. There are things we can and cannot do.

Is it illegal to take testosterone?

Testosterone is an illegal drug. False. Testosterone is a “controlled” substance that is regulated by the US Drug Enforcement Act (DEA) since 1991 (see ). This means that it can only be obtained legally with a doctor’s prescription.

Are steroids cheating?

Using steroids to improve athletic performance is considered cheating, and can lead to athletes being penalized or banned from participating in sports. More importantly, using performance-enhancing steroids can have serious, long-term health consequences.