Testosterone Abuse Prevents Treatment for Us!
The absurd situation of Hypogonadism, a widespread, undetected, untreated, debilitating condition, and the global abuse of its therapies must end.
There is no sense in allowing Testosterone therapies to be widely abused to the ultimate cost to health care providers when health fails, as it inevitably will. There is absolutely no sense in leaving a debilitating condition untreated, when treatment demonstrates large savings in annual health costs of long-term chronic disease and increased overall health amongst patients. Moreover, there seems little sense in allowing a condition to develop to the point where over 30% of males suffer from it at or about age sixty. How we got here doesn't matter. It is what we do now that counts. Persuasion by concerned health authorities appears to have achieved little in reducing steroid abuse in teens, which stands at about 5%. Is it because of a silly legal situation which allows posession but not distribution, that persuasion fails to reach teens in pursuit of physical perfection?
Role models have an important part to play in teen influences, but so does the law. If a child is offered an illegal drug, such as Cannabis, Amphetamine, Ecstacy, Cocaine or Heroin, there is an automatic consideration of legal consequence. If, however, the child is offered Testosterone or another steroid, which comes without apparent penalty to the user, seduction by tales of its "benefits" may well succeed.
Criminilising the possession of anabolic steroids is but one step in the battle against steroid abuse. Standardising drug controls across the world must be established in order for any control programme to succeed. The USA's direct neighbours sell anabolic steroids, often in sub-standard form to anyone. In Europe, steroids are controlled in some countries yet freely available elsewhere in the EEC.
The "hidden" problem with testosterone is the use of "pre-cursors" which stimulate the sex organs to produce more testosterone. SOld "over the counter", these drugs are being used to put the Testosterone production machine into overdrive, with similar health risks. Androstenedione, HGH, HCG and other "stimulating" hormones are widely available unprescribed on the Internet, yet it seems society is tolerant of their abuse.
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Opinion
The competitive pursuit of "physical perfection" is often corrupted by steroid abuse. It seems no sport is exempt from Testosterone abuse by some of its "stars". The battle to stop steroid abuse in sport will not succeed until a common drug policy is observed by all competing nations' pharmacies. In order to achieve that, common steroid drug controls should be in force in each country. It is time for the IOC, amongst others, to take the lead by insisting competing nations adopt a common steroid drug control policy.
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