DE-CRIMINALIZE ANABOLIC STEROIDS
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I will be talking about why anabolic steroids should de-criminalized and three issues that should bear foremost on your mind when you consider this subject. These issues are:
1. Steroid facts, what anabolic steroids are and the benefits and drawbacks of use.
2. The difference between street drugs and muscle building steroids.
3. Why you should care whether or not they are available to you without penalty under the law and what you can do to help the de-criminalization effort.
Despite the fact that many people use the phrase "anabolic steroids" many, in actuality, have no idea what anabolic steroids are. Simply, steroids are natural substances made and used by the body's hormone system. Some precursors of steroids are found in the needles of pine trees; so if any of you come in smelling like pine trees after this, the secret will be out!
Currently under Canadian and American law, the possession, use and distribution of anabolic steroids without a doctors prescription. In Canada anabolic steroids are illegal under the Controlled Foods and Substances Act, Schedule VI.
The drawbacks of excessive steroid abuse include but are not limited to:
* Baldness in males
* Facial hair growth in women
* Shrinking of the gonads in males, enlargement of, and increased sensitivity of the clitoris of females
* Buildup of fatty deposits behind the nipples in males
* Toxicity to the liver
* Psychological addiction possible
Contrasting these side effects of abuse are the effects noticed with moderate steroid usage. These include:
* Positive affects on mood patterns
* Positive affects on sleep patterns
* Positive affects on muscular development
* Prevention of symptoms of arthritis and depression
* Strengthening of bones and prevention of thinning of bones, aka osteoporosis
Here I present to you 2 facts about steroids that may alter your definition of a "steroid user".
FACT: Steroids are hormones made by the body naturally.
IMPLICATION: Our bodies already use and make "steroids" We are steroid users.
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