Steroid Sting Fallout: 40,000+ users

[snower6]

The funny thing about all this is, none of the three UG sources I use, nor the HRT clinic I use have been effected by any of this. The prices haven't gone up and the availability and ease of transactions hasn't changed.

 

[b_light]

The funny part is i know exactly where those stats come about girls taking a.a.s in highschool. In health class every year they would hand out a survey that you had to take about drug use and it was anon so the teacher would hand them out, leave the room for 5 mins and we'd all joke around showing each other our papers about how we all take every drug on that list to the highest amount listed on it. stupid fucks.

 

[Harleymarleybone]

Thanks for the info, I was aware that there are adverse drug reactions.

I am also curious as to why you would think I would prove or disprove that these drugs are any more or less dangerous than steroids?

There is one small issue with the stats comparing and contrasting them.

I really don't think that any deaths attributed to ANY illegal drug will be accurate, just by the nature of it being illegal, and people will often not reveal that they are taking any illegal substance.

Well, you said you would love to see the stats, so I provided them. The issue of proving or disproving how dangerous other drugs are, was in response to your statement that bodies were piling up from steroid use. I just find this sort of language to be the same sort of hyperbole you find in the sensationalized media. I don't see any bodies, and if there are, one has to put it into the proper perspective, since bodies can pile up from all sorts of things humans do, including bicycling, rock climbing and taking prescription drugs, like aspirin or antibiotics. Hence my comparison. You say that steroids are "giants" compared to these other drugs I mentioned which are "toddlers," but the stats show that these other "toddler" drugs end up directly killing thousands and thousands of people every year while there are very few if any cases where you can say steroids (the "giant" drugs) directly kill anybody (and I don't see any stats showing numbers who were indirectly killed by steroids either). So, what is your basis for calling steroids "giant" drugs and these other "toddlers"? Further, let's assume, as you say, that the stats for illegal drugs are not accurate. If that is true, then you really don't know if steroids are "giants" in terms of their effects and the others are toddlers. Also, steroids were legal in this country for a long period and still are in many countries, and there still are no stats that show any especially significant dangers (in the sense of bodies piling up) to steroid use. So, while I understand your concerns, I merely take issue with some of your descriptions which I don't think have much basis. According to the body of knowledge we presently have (future knowledge is mere speculation), steroids seem to be some of the safest drugs out there.

 

[2raptors]

You know... it's all scare tactics...they have to MILK this story.... the intimation that the actual steriods caused that kids suicide was re-donkulous...and they quashed the wrecklessness of the statment by using the word: "apparently". very shitty reporting...very sensationalized.... working WITH the DEA to scare and continue the shake up.

BODIES are not piling up from steriod use...and you don't hear the insurance commission stating...HEALTH INSURANCE RATES ACROSS THE NATION ARE SKYROCKETING DUE TO ILLEGAL "MIS-USE" of STERIODS. It's just not happening....little numbers are "leaked" and are "misquoted"....the research has been done....steriods have NOT killed people in hospitals...they are utilized safely on children, hiv patients and other illnesses...with great success....

acchh, it just sucks even talking about it...I'm going to the gym

 

[Harleymarleybone]

..and they quashed the wrecklessness of the statment by using the word: "apparently". very shitty reporting...very sensationalized.... working WITH the DEA to scare and continue the shake up...

acchh, it just sucks even talking about it...I'm going to the gym

I call words like "apparently," possibly," "may" weasel words. They suggest something is true, but relieve the speaker of accountability, allowing them to weasel out of their statement, if they are called on it.

 

[Arabian]

this is soo gay. the DEA sucks balls. more ppl die of rec drug use instead of steroid use and rec drugs are soooooo easy to get ur hands on. ridiculous

Agreed.... however remember the US is the biggest drug dealer of all ....... The only reason they bust steroids users etc: is because they dont control the revenue it generates......

 

[02gixxersix]

The funny part is i know exactly where those stats come about girls taking a.a.s in highschool. In health class every year they would hand out a survey that you had to take about drug use and it was anon so the teacher would hand them out, leave the room for 5 mins and we'd all joke around showing each other our papers about how we all take every drug on that list to the highest amount listed on it. stupid fucks.

Also I'd be willing to bet most of those girls think hydroxycut and like substances are steroids. Tons of people still think creatine is a steroid. People are ignorant.

 

[DBBT]

"go ahead and drink and smoke yourself to death who gives a fuck we don't, if we took alchy away again we'd have ourselves some upset beer bellys. We need to let people eat and drink as much as they want to look as bad as they want but those steroid thingies really make you want roider rage."

USGOV.

 

[BOWTECH]

"go ahead and drink and smoke yourself to death who gives a fuck we don't, if we took alchy away again we'd have ourselves some upset beer bellys. We need to let people eat and drink as much as they want to look as bad as they want but those steroid thingies really make you want roider rage."

USGOV.

Agree 100%. The drugs that are proven to kill people are 100% legal....lol
Drink up!

 

[Tatyana]

"go ahead and drink and smoke yourself to death who gives a fuck we don't, if we took alchy away again we'd have ourselves some upset beer bellys. We need to let people eat and drink as much as they want to look as bad as they want but those steroid thingies really make you want roider rage."

USGOV.

Ten Most Dangerous Drugs
By Dr. Ben Kim on March 25, 2007 Health Warnings
According to a study published this month in The Lancet, alcohol and tobacco rank among the ten most dangerous substances used by humans. Both alcohol and tobacco have been assessed to be more dangerous than illegal drugs like marijuana or ecstasy.

The following three factors were considered in ranking the harmfulness of each drug that was evaluated:

Physical harm to the user
Addictive potential of the drug
The drug's overall impact on society
Psychiatrists who specialize in treating addictive behavior and legal or police officials with scientific or medical expertise were asked to assign a score to each of the three factors listed above for each drug that was evaluated in this study. All told, 20 different drugs were evaluated, including cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, amphetamines, and LSD.

Ranked from most to least dangerous, the ten most dangerous substances were deemed to be:

Heroin - popular street names include smack, skag, and junk.
Cocaine - often referred to as snow, flake, coke, and blow.
Barbiturates - popular slang names include yellow jackets, reds, blues, Amy's, and rainbows.
Street Methadone
Alcohol
Ketamine - a powerful hallucinogen, often referred to as Special K.
Benzodiazepines - a family of sedative drugs.
Amphetamines - known as greenies among baseball players.
Tobacco
Buprenorphine - also called bupe or subbies.
The remaining drugs that were assessed in this study ranked as follows:

Cannabis - includes marijuana.
Solvents - volatile substances that can be inhaled, such as glue, nail polish remover, paints, hair spray, and lighter fuel (gas).
4-MTA - is a derivative of amphetamine and has similar effects to ecstasy.
LSD
Methylphenidate - central nervous system stimulant, commonly sold as ritalin.
Anabolic steroids
GHB - short for Gamma hydroxybutyrate, a powerful central nervous system depressant, most commonly known as the date rape drug.
Ecstasy
Alkyl nitrates - group of drugs commonly referred to as poppers.
Khat - an amphetamine-like stimulant.

It is estimated that tobacco causes 40 percent of all hospital illnesses, while alcohol is involved in more than 50 percent of all visits to hospital emergency rooms. In light of these statistics, the authors of this study question why alcohol and tobacco are legal to use within current drug policies for Britain and the United States, while less harmful drugs like ecstasy and LSD are deemed illegal to use.

The bottom line: alcohol and tobacco are two of the most dangerous substances that you can expose yourself to on a regular basis. In terms of overall potential to cause harm, if used regularly, alcohol and tobacco belong in the same category as other recreational drugs like cocaine and heroin.



Interestingly, all the medical journals are now stating that being obese is causing more deaths than tobacco.