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... you could say the same about almost any kind of crime fighting. No matter how many people are convicted of tax evasion, someone else will always give it a try, no matter how many people are charged with selling cigarettes to minors, some kids will still smoke cigarettes, and so on ad infinitum.
Steroids are particularly dangerous, because many young people try them not only to achieve success in sport, but also as an adjunct to recreational body building without being fully aware of the side effects and dangers.
Only a few weeks ago a young coworker of mine who was bodybuilding with steroids got into a 'roid rage induced fight in which he badly injured another man and ended up in jail. This kind of thing seems to be incredibly common and I suspect that an awful lot of crime is fueled by illegal steroid use. In fact I have often suspected that OJ Simpson (If He Did It) might have been under the influence of steroids, since he was supposedly crippled with arthritis and yet also able to make an exercise video, and was prone to violent temper tantrums. Certainly makes you wonder, doesn't it?
