Why is it a controlled substance?

[essays]

Yeeeeee hawww! you boys like mexico?! (super troopers)

Haha I know, was just exaggerating a point. That I've been pulled over 3 times with the same god damn vial of test prop that I kept in my car (i dont know why I did such a thing) and never had a problem about it, and it was found 3 times... in the same spot.

I'm not one to judge, but if you've been pulled over and had your car searched 3 times in canada while you had the same vial of prop sitting there, you need to work on your decision making.

 

[vBRAH]

In the UK you can buy gear for personal use, order it in, some people go to Thailand and come back with heaps. But if you get caught selling it I believe your still looked at by the police/courts as a drug dealer.

 

[tanuki]

Purely "Steroid abusers" and dealers are easier to go after. If you're a cop try going after a crackhead or meth-head.

 

[Frustrated1]

No, whats funny is anyone over 18 can go buy cigarettes that WILL eventually kill them, but I have to jump through my ass to get meds that improve the longevity and quality of MY life.

Well said. This is how I feel.

If you don't use aspirin right it can F*** you up.
If you don't use cough medicine right it can F*** you up.
If you don't use alcohol right it can F*** you up.

There are lots of things that can do more damage than Testosterone that are freely available.

So true. Bath salts, nutmeg, etc.

If you really want to see just how F'd up you can get, take a bunch of estrogen. You'll probably get to the loony bin, unless it kills you first.

So it seems the general consensus is there is no reason for it to be a controlled substance at all. In fact it's not in several other countries. It is one of many hormones that have been stereo typed.

 

[Phatbastard]

Ha ha Government isnt it great!

 

[simpllyhuge]

Because if it wasnt every one would do it and it wouldnt be as cool

 

[Stone]

Ya, impassioned testimony to congress and their fear of appearing 'weak on drugs' is what got it passed through...
Never min the DEA, AMA, and a host of other high level government organizations testified that if should NOT be illegal...

 

[vBRAH]

Compare the health benefits of alcohol and tobacco to anabolic steroids now compare the billions of dollars our governments make by putting a tax on alcohol and tobacco compared to how much they would make by legalizing and putting a tax on anabolic steroids.

 

[XenoBuild]

Also, take into consideration that in our society... there are many uneducated people. Infact, the average IQ of the total population is quite low.... not to be rude, but the world is full of stupid people. An 18 year old can be uneducated and buy cigarettes, alcohol, asprin not easily hurt himself in the short term... but if an uneducated 18 year old got his hands on a lot of steroids... hes gonna do serious damage.

Yes, there are great benefits if done correctly. There are also terrible consequences for uneducated people.... and unfortunately, laws are made to protect stupid people. These laws are what drive us to these boards, drive us to educate ourselves and spend time researching sources... how many would be here honestly.. learning ups/downs and in/outs of everything here, if you could walk into your corner store and pick up a bottle of test willynilly? There'd be unedcuated people with liver damage left and right (or much worse), specially the kids wanting to 'be big'... a lot more man boobs around to!

We have laws to prevent us from talking on the phone while driving... why? Because too many people can't concentrate on the road and talk at the same time, society has deemed it necessary put laws into place to abolish 'textin' while driving, laws to prevent people from pissing in the streets, how many people would drink and drive while totally shit faced if there werent laws to tell us it is bad? Hell..... we have to have WARNINGS on HOT CUPS OF COFFEE indicating "Warning: cup may be hot" to prevent people from injurying themselves...

While it may not seem reasonable to us.... theres millions of people that would be killing/injurying themselves if they arent given clear indication...

 

[vBRAH]

Seems like they already are with some of the ridiculous questions that are asked on some of the forums, what makes it worse is when they are half way through a pathetic excuse for a cycle and have no idea what direction they're taking. Even here in Australia you'll get regular gym rats that ask "..whats PCT?" lol

I'll never understand how people can run such potentially harmful compounds just as easy as they'd start taking fish oil supplements or creatine without researching the ins and outs.