Performance enhancers (steroids) may give you amazing results but have horrible symptoms. However, many athletes say that this is the only way to get amazing results in a short amount of time and say that it is very easy to get it. High school and college athletes who, because of what they did in their youth, could be vulnerable …show more content…
However, many people say it's just because they can't handle it. It is a federal crime to use steroids to increase strength even if the user is not an athlete. Human growth hormone is in a unique regulatory category in that it is a felony to prescribe it for any purpose other than a particular use approved by the FDA. A Father testified that his son committed suicide after using steroids when in fact he killed himself after his family caught him using steroids, which the boy had turned to meet his family’s athletic aspirations (Mehlman). Some people can’t handle what steroids do to you, but that just doesn’t mean you should go out and try it to see if you can feel the effects. Many teenagers are being pressured to use drugs by people around them including their family. Some even go into a very deep depression, and some end up committing suicide. Other things that happen are the symptoms, and they mess up your body.
Steroids shouldn’t be allowed to be in sports because it can cause death at an early age or maybe even death. Teens shouldn't be pressured to be an athletic freak by their families; that is one of the reasons why 1 million teens between the ages of 12 and 17. If we stop using steroid or performance enhancers, then you might be able to see a difference in an athlete's ability to perform, but at least, he won’t be having to deal with all the symptoms from it at an early age. All you need to do is share what happens when you use steroids and why you shouldn’t use them and maybe you can make this world a better