I know this was said with sarcasm, but the steroids given are different than anabolic steroids used by athletes. Cortico-Steroids (like prednisone) are really something of a miracle drug, with amazing healing capabilities, but the can have some very serious and dangerous side effects. A good example of what heavy prednisone use can do is to take a look at a recent photo of Jerry Lewis. Other side effects include osteoporosis, heart and kidney problems, water retention, mood swings, depression, weight gain, and hunger that never quits.
I've been taking prednisone since the mid-1980s (for Crohns disease), and while it's done some terrible things to my body, if not for those little pills, I'd have been dead a very long time ago.
Mark