Why are steroids deemed dangerous?

[Infinitecycling]

Noob question.

Why does everyone say steroids are dangerous? Reading about the side effects of various AAS compounds makes me think that trans fat , smoking and alcohol have a greater potential for harm than AAS. Unless there is something this site and others are not telling me?

Steroids are just modified testosterone right? Why don't the steroid haters advocate men to take anti androgens? Afterall it is testosterone that makes men live less on average than women. It just doesn't make sense.

[austinite]

Anything is dangerous in the wrong hands. Steroids , water, air... you name it.

[MuscleInk]

Noob question.

Why does everyone say steroids are dangerous? Reading about the side effects of various AAS compounds makes me think that trans fat , smoking and alcohol have a greater potential for harm than AAS. Unless there is something this site and others are not telling me?

Steroids are just modified testosterone right? Why don't the steroid haters advocate men to take anti androgens? Afterall it is testosterone that makes men live less on average than women. It just doesn't make sense.

Not everyone says they are dangerous.

Lots of debate surrounding why and if they should or should not be. Doesn't change the fact they are illegal and in many countries, getting caught with them is a punishable offense.

[Infinitecycling]

There should be a change.org petition or something about getting steroids legal

[MuscleInk]

There should be a change.org petition or something about getting steroids legal

Lol. Pretty sure it's been tried. Process would be far more complicated than a petition.

[Zodiac85]

There should be a change.org petition or something about getting steroids legal

I'll sign it. :-)

[Java Man]

I'm ok with it as it is now. Police in the U.S. don't go out of their way to bust steroids users like they do other schedule III's. If you don't do anything that prompts the cops to search your house youre safe, and the average kid who thinks steroids alone will make them huge overnight without a clue as to the science behind how they actually work can't just go get them easily.

[MuscleInk]

I'm ok with it as it is now. Police in the U.S. don't go out of their way to bust steroids users like they do other schedule III's. If you don't do anything that prompts the cops to search your house youre safe, and the average kid who thinks steroids alone will make them huge overnight without a clue as to the science behind how they actually work can't just go get them easily.

Agree with that last point. In the current state of affairs there are already way too many people who think steroids are magical, have no idea how to use them safely and correctly, no clue about the risks, what they do to your natural hormones, and more importantly, how essential nutrition and training diet are to success. I saw a new thread a few moments ago about someone who never cycled, has decided anavar alone is the way to go and is asking how much to take and what to eat. Good lord, they just don't get it.

[The Titan99]

Agree with that last point. In the current state of affairs there are already way too many people who think steroids are magical, have no idea how to use them safely and correctly, no clue about the risks, what they do to your natural hormones, and more importantly, how essential nutrition and training diet are to success. I saw a new thread a few moments ago about someone who never cycled, has decided anavar alone is the way to go and is asking how much to take and what to eat. Good lord, they just don't get it.

Yea. And then this will be followed almost immediately by a post saying 100 mg ed and eat lots of protein powder, chicken and eggs!! LOL!!!

[MakeEveryRepCount]

Anything is dangerous in the wrong hands. Steroids, water, air... you name it.

Gotta agree with this. And to be fair I think the general understanding of steroids in society is more than a bit flawed. Inject -> get big. Seems to be what most people think. But if you spend more than 20 minutes on this site you'll find it's quite a bit more complicated than that between ejection scheduling, body fat, years training, nutrition, PCT, etc. You have to have a lot of ducks in a line and if you don't, it's highly likely that you fvck yourself up permanently. Look at how many posts are on this site from people that clearly have done little to no research, come here and ask questions, then basically say, "fvck you, my mind is made up, I'm gonna do what I want to do anyway."

Not sure why people take this mentality when they're injecting something into their bodies in amounts in amounts grossly more than its ever been exposed to, but it's the reality.

[reiss c]

In my eyes steroids r deemed dangerous due to uneducated people jumping straight in to a cycle.....


Either one what's far to powerful or oral only most of the time and with next to nothing pct!


And media loves a steroid raged story or some c*ap like that. But that's my opinion lol

[GrimmReaper]

Big difference between use and abuse as with anything in life.

[CanadianBeefcake]

Only reason it's illegal is due to big pharma and their political kickbacks. Can you imagine a world where steroids and weed are legal, being able to go to a local store and buying to your hearts content. For crying out loud, more people die from acetaminophen overdosing each year than AAS. Ban TYLENOL!

[AlinSR]

Big difference between use and abuse as with anything in life.

As with everything in life.

[gymfu]

Used in moderation they are NOT dangerous. Uneducated people, there are a lot of issues like that today. Most people just listen to the media and believe anything.

[Java Man]

Used in moderation they are NOT dangerous. Uneducated people, there are a lot of issues like that today. Most people just listen to the media and believe anything.

Uneducated people are dangerous. There's the answer to why they're illegal.

[DexterMorgan]

Steroids like many other drugs are dangerous, sometimes even with proper use.