Should steroids be banned from society?

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Should steroids be banned from society?         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 ...

... prohibition.         The lack of official research is no reason to allow the legal existence of steroids in our society. Just because there is no indubitable evidence proving the dangerous side effects of steroids does not mean they do not exist. How many individuals must suffer from the addiction of steroids before we take the necessary action to abolish sanctioned use of steroids? Each year, more and more famous retired athletes are admitting to their steroid use during their career, and are certain the medical difficulties they are enduring are a direct result from their steroid abuse. People need to listen to what these retired athletes have to

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