d to think that the Federal Government hasits own secret agenda when publishing results of studiesthat have take place. This agenda is to try and keepathletic competition in its purest form, void of anystrength or endurance enhancers. Athletes go into competition to win. If winningentails using substances that can potentially cause healthrisks, it seems the winning of a event is more importantthan any health risks. Most of the most proficient athletestoday are very young. Their focus is not on the long termeffects that may harm them but the current results they seefrom these same substances. It is apparent that more of theathletes who have been on substances need to come forward towarn the younger athletes who are dabbling with thesesubstances. Their own testimonies to the suffering theyendure at a later age may influence young athletes who needa quick fix for endurance, stamina, or strength. Instead,we do not hear much from the suffering of elderly athletesafter they have taken steroids, but we do hear of the gloryof the results from taking steroids. When athletes lookbeyond the now and look into furure complications fromsteroid use, they might start weighing the positive resultsfrom the negative results. They might even admit that adeath sentence or a sentence of lifetime ailments is notworth of the risk of taking steroids at an early age. Therisks are too great, even for the young athletes whoconsider themselves to be invincible. More monies need to beallocated to the research of potentially dangerous steroiduse. The results from the studies need to be more widelypublicized, as atletes today have instant access toinformation via computers. ...
