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Posted by: dg806

Originally posted on CB by Dr. Noe

This is from a florida news papper

I am a steroid, and I am mad.

Why have I become such a bad word in this country when I do so much good in this world?

Why has my honorable name been soiled just because a few dishonorable athletes have abused me?

Renowned doctors worldwide have called me a wonder drug, but I am being portrayed nationally as the dirty little secret of the hulked-up, bulked-up juicers in Major League Baseball. I am actually being painted by grandstanding politicians as a death sentence for the youth of America.

Let me tell you something. My job is to rescue kids, not kill them. I have saved thousands upon thousands of premature babies who are injected with me to help their little lungs develop quickly so they can breath, so they can live. Without me, these babies, some of whom don't even weigh 1 pound, would be killed by something called "Respiratory Distress Syndrome" -- a sometimes fatal disorder where the air sacs collapse in their underdeveloped lungs.

"There's no question that steroids have saved the lives of many babies," says Dr. David Auerbach, the director of the neonatal intensive care unit at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. "They've had an incredible impact. There are times when they are the difference between life and death."

You see, it was always my intention to help the many sick people who need me, not the few sickos who exploit me. It was never my desire to help Barry Bonds grow muscles. It was always my mission to shrink tumors in cancer patients.

That's right, I have become one of the major medical combatants in the fight against cancer. I help patients overcome the nauseous effects of chemotherapy. I simultaneously help build up their strength while tearing down the disease. And sometimes, when all is lost, I am prescribed in the advanced stages of terminal cancer to help victims cope -- to increase their appetite, to make them feel better.

"There are some steroids that will literally destroy cancer," says Dr. Clarence Brown, the president of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center here in town. "There are many patients who are alive and well because of steroids. I don't think any doctor would argue that steroids have saved a lot of lives -- many more lives than they have cost."

Actually, I'm not so sure that I've been directly responsible for taking a single life. Everybody always brings up the name Lyle Alzado -- the former Oakland Raider steroid abuser who died in 1992. Has anybody bothered to check out Alzado's cause of death? Everybody just assumes it was me. But doctors say he died of complications from brain cancer, and there is absolutely no medical evidence that I cause brain cancer.

Much has been made by self-indulgent politicians about how I'm becoming an epidemic among America's teenagers. This was the contrived reason they gave for holding a congressional hearing last week on baseball players who use me. Really, it was just so these politicians could see themselves on SportsCenter.

The fact is that less than 1 percent of college and high school students have ever taken me recreationally. Compare that with the nearly 25 percent who have smoked cigarettes, 30 percent who have used marijuana and 80 percent who have consumed alcohol.

Considering the number of teenagers who die every year as the result of drunk driving, I suggest our federal government forget about me and hold a congressional hearing on the hard liquor ads NASCAR allows on the sides of its racecars.

And considering the number of teenagers who pollute their lungs with nicotine, maybe we should hold a congressional hearing on why the PGA Tour still allows its "athletes" to smoke cigarettes during competition.

Unlike these other drugs, I save people and benefit society. I help breathe life into new babies and comfort old people who are taking their last breaths. Everywhere you look, there is somebody I've cured or strengthened.

In fact, the writer of this column has a daughter who, while still in the womb, was given steroids to help her survive. Jessica is now a healthy, beautiful and intelligent 5-year-old who some believe will become the first woman president of the United States.

And the editor of this column was seriously ill five years ago and was given steroids to successfully reduce swelling in his liver due to a chronic condition. He continues to be a loud, obnoxious Bostonian who has lived long enough to finally see his Red Sox win a World Series.

I am a steroid, and I am a good drug.

So just leave me alone and let me do my job

Posted by: crazy_enough

WORD!!!

great post dg!

Posted by: westb51

awsome post

Posted by: Mudge

Nice, very nice.

Posted by: GSXR750

Thats a really good read.

Posted by: musclepump

love it.

Posted by: tryintogetbig

HELL YEAH!! that was awesome read

Posted by: gococksDJS

haha, I like it.

Posted by: Tha Don

enjoyable read, thanks for posting it

Posted by: seven11

brings a tear to my eye

Posted by: primus_122

I dont get it, it was a good read but it doesnt go out to the body builders if thats why you guys are cheering, the person is saying its for the medical field if i read it right. So my analogy is that if roids are good for the ill they must be good for the bodybuilder, If painkillers are good for the ill they must be good for everyone.

Posted by: redspy

The point is that steroids have legitimate uses and can help sick people as opposed to recreational drugs like meth. Steroids and recreational drugs are thrown into the same scheduling categories as Ketamine and LSD precursors etc.

Of course bodybuilders use AAS for cosmetic reasons but far more people are killed or injured by cosmetic surgery. I don't see a ban for cosmetic surgery coming anytime soon.

Posted by: DDan16

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Originally Posted by redspy

The point is that steroids have legitimate uses and can help sick people as opposed to recreational drugs like meth. Steroids and recreational drugs are thrown into the same scheduling categories as Ketamine and LSD precursors etc.

Of course bodybuilders use AAS for cosmetic reasons but far more people are killed or injured by cosmetic surgery. I don't see a ban for cosmetic surgery coming anytime soon.

So according to your logic, we should legalize marijuana as well?

Posted by: redspy

What I'm saying is you have to be logical when banning substances because of their supposed health risks. We all know alcohol and cigarettes kill significant numbers of people every year and yet they continue to be sold. This isn't about to change.

Personally I would legalize marijuana as I don't see it as a major health risk to the nation. I certainly don't believe that people should lose their freedom for smoking something that grows naturally on our planet.

Posted by: maniclion

Steroids don't effect others lives the way alcohol does and yet beer ads and sales are rampant during sporting events. You don't hear some fan getting excited and screaming "Wooo hoooo I'm goin' to the game and getting 'roided up." No it usually goes "Wooo Hoooo I'm going to the game and getting wasted."

Posted by: primus_122

arnt roids still legal for doctors? Just because its good for medical purposes doesnt mean that it should be used for personal use. your roids probably wont be legalized, just as weed has been illegal for sooooo long.

Posted by: milwood

Posted by: JerseyDevil

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Originally Posted by dg806

You see, it was always my intention to help the many sick people who need me, not the few sickos who exploit me. It was never my desire to help Barry Bonds grow muscles. It was always my mission to shrink tumors in cancer patients.

Hmmm. If you herald this article, then you need to look hard at this statement. Exploitation being the key word.

But on the otherhand, since when has the 'mission' of steroids been to shrink tumors in cancer patients? Testosterone is the first thing they try to reduce when cancer is present. Also, in the 50's Dr John Ziegler (I think that was his name) was the first to try and take advantage of the anabolic benefits of testosterone, while minimizing the androgenic effects. The collaboration with Ciba resulted in Dianabol, and the steroid race was on. I don't think fighting cancer was ever the main goal. That's my perception of course.

Posted by: Mikhal

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Originally Posted by DDan16

So according to your logic, we should legalize marijuana as well?

I don't think that it's is even fair to compare a mind altering drug to a drug used for physical changes. No one I know takes juice to get high,and no one I know smokes dozer to get strong. You feel'n me. But on that note I don't get down like that , but I'd rather be chill'n round a juiced up weed smoker(both bein illegal), than a drunk on protein powder ( both legal) Peace n Love

Posted by: DimebagDarrell

i look at it: a MUCH higher percentage of cigarette smokers die from lung cancer than steroid users from the steroids themselves. its a victimless crime.

the only thing i dont like about it when it comes to baseball is that it gives some an advantage over others. how much would the griffeys of baseball be if they didnt have to compete with the likes of big mac and bonds?

Posted by: gococksDJS

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Originally Posted by DDan16

So according to your logic, we should legalize marijuana as well?

Steroids are much different from recreational drugs. If you smoke weed, take LSD, or rail a line of coke, you basically get high and enjoy the altered state you are in, but steroids are the only drug that to reap the benefits you must eat right, train properly, get adequate sleep and know how your own body and hormonal systems work among other things. I have been compared to people who smoke pot or crack because I use a drug that is illegal, which pisses the shit out of me. I'm not saying I hate people who use other drugs, ive smoked pot and done other drugs before as well, but steroids can not be compared to things like heroin just because they are both pushed through a needle.

Posted by: primus_122

I understand, just how marijuana should be legal, more people die from choking on toothbrushes or using roids then marijuana. If it all goes the same way as for weed, roids will be illegal for a very very long time even though they shouldnt, but roids also need to be taken properly to be safe.

Posted by: LAM

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Originally Posted by DDan16

So according to your logic, we should legalize marijuana as well?

marijuana should be legalized.

it's safer to use mj than it is to take aspirin, you can't OD on mj. mj is only physcologically addictive in some (it's worst side effect), but so is food for many people as well. Should we then make food illegal ? to date there is not 1 documented case of mj causing lung cancer anywhere in the world yet thousands die daily in the US alone from lung cancer caused by smoking legalized cigarettes.

Posted by: DDan16

I too believe it should be legalized, I only wanted his opinion on the matter.

Posted by: DDan16

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Originally Posted by Mikhal

I do believe that both marijuana and steroids should not be illegal, but how can you say that it isnt fair to compare them?

They both are currently accepted in medical use, and they both MAY lead to moderate or low physical dependance or high psychological dependace.

or atleast thats what they say anyways.

Posted by: Mikhal

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Originally Posted by DDan16

I say that cuz even in medical uses they are applied in different arenas.I also flow wit tha thought that somethin that gives you a buzz, is different from something that don't. I don't think that I've ever heard bout anybody bein strung out on juice.

Posted by: Mikhal

Oh BTW this is an excellent read dg. Good look'n out Big Homey ! Peace n Love

Posted by: gr81

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dead on, Its absolutely unfair to relate AAS use to and sort of recreational drug, really the only relationships between them is that they are both termed "drugs", as well as the process in which both were scheduled. All our drug laws, both the Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914 and the Steroid control Act of 90 laws are void of any logic while being full of political agendas.

What up Mik, get at me baby! love to kick it witchou mayn

Posted by: JoeR.

Wow, I think everyone kind of missed the point the author was trying to make. In a world where every news show screams about how bad steroids are, and where every politician has something against them they are actually a legit way to save lives. I think he was just trying to point out how steroids aren't the evil the public thinks they are.

Posted by: Mikhal

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Originally Posted by JoeR.

Wow, I think everyone kind of missed the point the author was trying to make. In a world where every news show screams about how bad steroids are, and where every politician has something against them they are actually a legit way to save lives. I think he was just trying to point out how steroids aren't the evil the public thinks they are.

To be sure, I'm feel'n that 99% of us caught tha logic and meaning of tha article Homey. It's all good Playa !

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