Originally Posted by
CyclingFever
Yes that's a dangerous slope to go down. One would pretty much have no choice but to go on drug regimes with possible long term health consequences to even have a shot to compete at the highest level in a given sport.
And, to go one step further, imagine how many of those not very wise high school aged kids (plus a lot of adults that really should know better) would behave if drugs were legalized. There would be a lot of, "well, maybe if I just triple the recommended dosage (assuming they even know what the recommended dosage is), I'll be able to dominate" and a lot of people suffering serious health related consequences. If drugs were legalized in sport, a lot of people with more competitive drive than wisdom would end up dead.