Yes, we’re still at war. And Libya is also part of it.
DE-MYSTIFYING STEROIDS: Here’s an interesting take on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s possible ascension to the governor’s office in California: he’ll be the first major political figure who has won an election, despite having said he long used a Schedule 3 controlled substance, i.e. steroids. AS’s apparent good health and long years of a great-looking physique certainly suggest that the puritanical attempt to ban these substances is another example of the government over-stepping its limits. The evidence that responsible steroid use is bad for your health is, in fact, pretty flimsy. In some cases, testosterone is a godsend. My own doctor-monitored testosterone-use has shown absolutely no damage to any of my bodily functions, and helped reverse HIV-related fat-redistribution, wasting and exhaustion. But I’m not convinced that much higher doses of T do much harm either. To get to his previous size, Arnold must have done a lot, as he has conceded. And he seems fine (Gilson debunks some of the rumors about his health) and the public doesn’t care. Another example of our anti-drug laws being more about hysteria than science, let alone the freedom of any adult to do what he wants with his own body. The public is right about this one. The laws should adjust.
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