Steroids

1. The video faisl to address the side effects of using steroids. Sure, they may not kill you, but they make you moody, aggressive, irritable, and cause acne, among other things. I once watched a show on MTV called 'TrueLife: I Use Steroids' and they interviewed the wife of a professional boxer (who was using steroids so he could box better) and she was greatly impacted by his steroid use. She said that he was so difficult to get along with when he was using the steroids because he was always so irritable and aggressive, always picking fights and being impossible to get along with.
I do not think steroids can be used responsibly. They are a , and although there are no studies proving they cause , they do have side effects (every has side effects). An athlete's or bodybuilder's use of steroids will impact everyone around them - friends, wifes, and families - and probably in more negative ways than positive. I don't see the point in using steroids because you ultimately lose more than you gain.

2. I don't think there's any difference between high school athlete taking steroids and proffessional athletes taking steroids. ZSteroids are steroids and they are all used in sports for the same reason: because they can make you faster, stronger, and better than your competetor; and, yes, I do consider that cheating. Steroids are considered by the FDA, so why should they be allowed, especially if they give one athlete an unfair advantage over another.

For some reason, this also reminded me of my SAT experience. I had heard from a bunch of my friends that they were going to take certain ADD or ADHD medications before they took the SAT to help they concentrate better - even though they didn't have ADD or ADHD. I also consider this cheating. I know for a fact that it was very difficult for me to concentrate for so long - three and a half hours, almost. I had to force myself to keep working, out of maturity. But others, who simply took some Ritalin,had a much easier time, and - for all I know - achieved much better results.

It all goes back to the idea of cheating. Doing something that gives you an unfair advantage over others - no matter what that 'someting' may be - is wrong.