Congressional Hearings on Steroid Use In Baseball...A Farce

[pbk]

I for one am sick and tired of hearing and reading about the Congressional hearings on steroids in baseball, as if our representatives do not have far more serious issues to tackle. Come on already, with due respect to those families that lost their children, said to be the fault of steroids, how many actual known cases of death can be directly associated to steroid use. By huge contrast, how many deaths or serious health conditions can be directly attributed each year to the misuse, over prescribing, etc,, etc., of prescription medicines (aka, DRUGS!)? How many deaths or serious health problems have ever been associated to the PH's that were recently banned in comparison to prescription drugs. And how many deaths have ever been attributed to the use of vitamin and herbal supplements compared to the "drug" industry?

I am not condoning the use of "illegal steroids", but I do believe this should have been left in the hands of doctors to prescribe and monitor, instead of creating another black market, where "kids" can get there hands on anything if they want to. And anybody that knows even just a little about all this, knows that there is much more danger from the pharmaceutical industry than there is from PH's, or even properly monitored steroid use. I have never used steroids, but all the evidence tells me this is the case...IMO.

The drug companies together are one of the most powerful economic forces in the world. Do not believe that they do not have a lot to do with what is going on in the world today, concerning the control and use of vitamins and herbal remedies. Congress, on the other hand, well, they do love the publicity, don't they. Such as the case with the current hearings.

I think enough has been done and said in the media already, concerning steroids. If it was a problem in baseball, that is the past. As a country, and as our representatives, Congress needs to focus on the many much more serious issues that face us as a nation, and the world in general. Let MLBB take care of this, as with all the negative publicity, they have certainly taken steps to do so. Frankly, it really does not bother me if Mark McGwire or Barry Bonds took steroids in the past. I am sure it happened in many other sports as well. As far as I am concerned that is their business. The ridiculously high salaries of athletes these days and cost of a ticket to a professional sports event is, to me, more bothersome.

One final thing about the drug industry. This rant is in no way meant to take away from the many good things they have brought out and the new discoveries. But if congress wants to use some valuable time, why not look into all the problems with the drug companies, AMA, the FDA, and health insurance. The US is one of only two or three countries that allow TV ads for drugs. Think about that. It's no wonder that so many people in this county are on drugs that do them more harm than good, when so many of these problems could successfully be treated with proper diet, and vitamin/herbal supplementation. But this is exactly what the drug companies do not want to happen. Right!?

[italionstallionl]

good point, good post

(check the steroids area of the forum)

[max von]

pbk

excellent post let me add to it if you dont mind.

this is what i have learned from Rick collins who i talked to after the arnold classic. Rich is from team legal gear and is the leadind attorney on steroid use and now the prohormones. The problem is that not enough people are educated on the product that are out and that we are willing to take and this is not reffering to supp companies its refering to guys like me and people who do not know enough about the product that we put in our bodies. Thats why it is so important that we read as much as we can so that we can combat what congress is trying to do to us. The better educated that we are the better letters that we cna send to our congressman.

see the problem is that they bring a guy before congress who has lost both of his legs from supposed steroid use. But what he does not tell you is that he used the same needle everytime and got an infection in the first leg and had to have it amputated hell you would think after the first leg was cut off you would stop but hell know he does it to the other leg mind you using the same needle and then loses he second leg. Then the anti steroid and ph people put him infront of congress and say look at the great danger here when the truth is the guy was to lazy to to it the right way so congress jumps on the bandwagon.

Pbk you are totally right that cigs and alcohol and perscription drugs kill people like they are going out of style and the amount of perscription drug fraud is crazy. The funny part is that if you try to get a narcodic, vicodin oxycotin or other drugs in the state of wisconsin the first offense is a misdomenor but if i get caught with M1t its a class c felony and the M1t is for personal use not like the other ones that i am going to sell on the street.

Now i have never taken AAS but have taken ph and i feel that steroids should be legal and could be done very easy hell lets get doctors involved to write the script and watch over it and monitor the abuse. I could go to the hospital right know tall them i hurt my back and i would have a bottle of 30 vicodin just like that then got to the next hospital and do it again.

The problem is the lobbies ours is not big enough the money that our lobby isnt even close to that of tobacco and alcohol we all know that if we could afford to send the same money on lobbiest as they do i guarantee these products would be legal with a lame disclaimer on it just like tobacco has.

Im sorry i could go on for hours abot this but i wont but PBK i appreciate you getting this started cause it is really sad what they are doing

max von