There’s an awful lot of ignorance being spewed about steroids these days. Sportswriters have become scientists and psychics, able to divine whether Barry Bonds cheats by looking at his biceps. We’re not qualified for this, obviously, but what difference does that make?
Nobody wants to hear this, but steroids aren’t necessarily bad for you, OK? Can we clear that up now amid the screaming, please, before the next-sportswriter-turned-medical-expert- because-he-stole-the-towels-at-a-Holiday-Inn-Express tries to convince you it’s the equivalent of injecting evil into your bloodstream?
Steroids, under supervision, used correctly (which, presumably, is how most athletes who aren’t professional wrestlers use them), are medicinal. They are helpful in healing, strengthening muscle fibers torn apart on purpose during weightlifting.
I’m not advocating the use of steroids. But it isn’t steroids that are the problem. It’s steroid abuse that is the problem.