Anabolic steroids were not always illegal drugs. In the 1960s and early 1970s bodybuilders and Olympic weightlifters legally received steroids from a pharmacy. However, in 1975 the International Olympic Committee officially banned the use of anabolic steroids in Olympic competitions (Anabolic). Although Olympians no longer legally took the drugs, black market sales skyrocketed in the following years (Anabolic). In 1988, the first major federal regulation of steroids was put into practice as part of the “Ant-Drug Abuse Act” (Anabolic). This new law made it harder and more dangerous than ever to own steroids. Still bodybuilders injected and illegally sold steroids without any major consequences. This all changed in 1990 when congress addressed the issue by passing the Anabolic Steroid Control Act, which
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First-time possession was punishable by at least a year in federal prison and a minimum fine of one-thousand dollars (Adams 27). However, bodybuilders still found ways to buy steroids. On the street, steroids often are referred to as juice, gym candy, pumpers, stackers, weight trainers, and gear (Adams 27). People still inject steroids to this day despite the major risks of disobeying the law.
Personally, I know a couple individuals who take steroids. They talk openly about their usage and fully understand the possible side – effects. They each started taking steroids at a very young age. One started in eight grade and the other in ninth grade. They knew very little at the time, but took a strong, oral pro hormone known as RPN Havoc. The main ingredient in this pro hormone is Epistane, and it converts into an anabolic steroid once digested through the liver. Neither of them experienced any negative side – effects from Havoc. However, they both gained fifteen pounds in a month while lifting only three days a week. Furthermore, as they began
First-time possession was punishable by at least a year in federal prison and a minimum fine of one-thousand dollars (Adams 27). However, bodybuilders still found ways to buy steroids. On the street, steroids often are referred to as juice, gym candy, pumpers, stackers, weight trainers, and gear (Adams 27). People still inject steroids to this day despite the major risks of disobeying the law.
Personally, I know a couple individuals who take steroids. They talk openly about their usage and fully understand the possible side – effects. They each started taking steroids at a very young age. One started in eight grade and the other in ninth grade. They knew very little at the time, but took a strong, oral pro hormone known as RPN Havoc. The main ingredient in this pro hormone is Epistane, and it converts into an anabolic steroid once digested through the liver. Neither of them experienced any negative side – effects from Havoc. However, they both gained fifteen pounds in a month while lifting only three days a week. Furthermore, as they began