Everything has risk
AS became a federally controlled substance under the Anabolic Steriod Control Act of 1990. Before that AS was controlled by the FDA. But actually there was legislation that amended FDA act that made it illigal to TRAFFIC AS. All that bullshit on 20/20 ect. between 88 and 90 forced congressional hearings on adopting AS as controlled substance. Almost all experts including the AMA did not want to make AS a controlled substance.....Congress was swayed by athletes who "cheated" with AS and that was the straw that made AS controlled. They are schedule III (I think they are schedule II in NY), which puts AS with meth, opium, morphine.....what kinda sense does that make....apples and oranges!
Any way simple posseion of a sched. III sub. can get you up to a year in prison and a 1,000 fine. If u have a previous drug arrest you have to spend 15 days in jail. But to be real..... "posession" of AS is usually a misdemeanor and will not carry jail time.