Steroids have been a very relevant subject in the recent years with the discovery of multiple athletes in various sports being caught using these performance enhancing drugs. This is a good collection of interviews and information because it present both sides of the steroid argument. It brought up historical instances of steroid uses which led to court hearings and even Senate hearings. The video doesn't really go deeper into the known side effects of steroid uses and how they really help people perform better. They show people working out but it doesn't really show how it would help athletes. I've never been a supporter of steroids, so while I think they can be used responsibly, I don't think they should be allowed. I think they can be used responsibly in the same way that certain drugs can be used responsibly, but at the same time, what is the point? You sacrifice a lot for a tiny good feeling.
I think the standards for high school athletes and professional athletes should be the exact same but very harsh. The whole meaning of sports has changed with this new steroid craze. Athletes need to do things the natural way and not cheat their way through the sport. I think people do steroids to be the best, not to do their best. If it were about doing their best, people would be more focused on working as a team instead of working on their selves and their own specific body issues.
The whole time that I was watching this video I was thinking about the WWE wrestler who just a few years ago snapped and shot his little girl and his wife in their home and then took his own life. Investigators ended up linking it to a random mood swing caused by the hormones in the steroids he was using. This alone should be enough of a reason to outlaw them. The risks are much more than the benefits.
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