[stainlessbanner]

Steroids have a place for healing the body as a medical treatment, so Brent's correct from that perspective.
There are downsides/side effects to different steroids though...especially in long-term use and/or abuse

[T bench]

I believe there is a lot of anecdotal evidence disparaging steroids, but not any scientific studies on whether they are safe if used in sports under a doctors care. They are performance enhancers, but so is protein powder with creatine. I believe steroids should be evaluated fairly and then let athletes decide if they want to use them. athletes are already superior genetically (coupled with a psychological component for performance), so adding enhancing athletic performance chemically is not going to do anything other than give our society more fodder for its insatiable appetite for violence.