[quote]bicepenvy wrote:
The Mighty Stu wrote:
Wow. I always feel sorry for anyone’s loss. Sadly though, and you see this whenever a parent, or loved one needs something to blame, certain things that have a stigma attached to them get the blame. I don’t want to sound like an ass here, but I’ve had tons of friends, and known hundred of acquaintances who have used ‘substances’ (as it was put I believe) and never had any mood swings or any types of bad reactions.
When you do hear of someone dying, there’s usually a pre-existing condition, or some other ‘substance’ besides the AAS that was really a trigger. Having hung around with DRs who use, and will go on and on about not a single study actually linking anything negative to use, I am somewhat troubled by a ‘coroner’ who was well versed enough to draw such a conclusion.
I had an old friend who was on stuff for about 16 years, never off. He died a few years ago, and while I tell my students that it was because of his ‘use’, in actuality he had developed a serious habit of Meth, Nubain, and all sorts of other non-ASS habits just from hanging with the lovely crowd he fell into (I don’t tell that to my students though, I have to appear to be in agreement with the media).
Again, I am truly sorry for your loss, I just wanted to voice my true thoughts.
S
If someone smokes and they die from lung cancer, it is generally assumed that the smoking caused it. On the other hand, some people that don’t smoke at all have/had lung cancer. Anyone with an ounce of brains in their head realizes the smoking didn’t HELP the lungs along. Even if AAS isn’t the culprit here, it DIDN’T help his heart. Smarten up Stu.[/quote]
I hate when people make analogies because almost every time they make poor ones. Smoking is directly linked to causing lung caner, steroid use is not and never will be scientifically linked to heart disease. No studies have/nor will probably ever be done to assess the affects of steroids on the heart. As far as we know they have absolutely no negative impact on the heart or general health (as long as they are used correctly and don’t do something stupid like run an oral for 4 months straight).
“Oh but Arnold had to get bypass surgery because he had used steroids for so long!”
Please…
Seeing as how steroids are becoming more common in medicine these days I sincerely doubt that they would be prescribed if it increased the risk of a heart attack.
Smarten up bicep.