Laraque’s efforts to become a good sportsman are described in his book “The story of the NHL’s unlikeliest tough guy”

Georges Laraque described his difficult life of sports in a book “The story of the NHL’s unlikeliest tough guy”. He wanted to share his biography with others. Georges Laraque mentioned also about administration of anabolic steroids in the National Hockey League (NHL). These facts about intake of steroids in NHL seemed to be very interesting. The Canadian press published just the quotes related to this endless subject. The rest of the book was neglected.
Georges Laraque pointed out in an interview that he had never used performance-enhancing drugs. Moreover, the author pointed out that he hadn’t mentioned any names of the sportsmen that had administrated steroids. The book is indeed about life of the author.
George Laraque notices about certain ways in order to determine whether a hockey player applies steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs or not. Here are 2 ways noticed by him:
1. A hockey player whose weight has been increased by more than 40 pounds in a short period of time must be utilizing steroids.
2. A hockey player whose weight has been reduced significantly in short period of time to correspond to the indications of the Winter Olympics must be utilizing steroids.
Undoubtedly, all athletes, including hockey players, know that they will be tested for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by the World Anti-Doping Agency. That’s why they cease administrating the forbidden medications certain time before the Olympics. It helps them to escape from probability of testing positive for these products.
But this is not the most important idea of the book. The author wanted to show that a child has to put many efforts to become a famous professional sportsman enduring racial intolerance and bullying. But the media doesn’t pay attention on this subject. The media intends to publish stories linked with administration of steroids in sports.
It was not the goal of the author to name the hockey players who used steroids.
Of course, the media asks George Laraque to name steroid users of the NHL.

Contradictions of the new steroid laws in the UK

The UK and US have got various laws. As for administration of steroids, it has been always legal in the United Kingdom.
Laws linked with anabolic steroids are going to be changed in the United Kingdom. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) offered some recommendations to the government of the UK. According to them, possession and intake of these medications remain to be legal as earlier. But the amendments refer to importation of these products and orders per internet. Importation is going to be banned.
The government of the United Kingdom has agreed with almost all new recommendations of the ACMD. Here we see the way of influences of the government upon mentality of steroids users. The faculty chairman of the Royal General Practitioners finds that the amendments related to importation of anabolic steroids are good ways in order to alter attitudes of users to these preparations. He is sure that if the new law banned these drugs entirely, it could cause only opposition of consumers. According to the words of the faculty chairman of the Royal General Practitioners, it is an effective way to have proper influences on people that utilize anabolic steroids and to give them necessary information about connections between these medicines and their health. This law can make consumers to worry about their real purposes to do something for eluding of unwanted consequences caused by application of these medicines.
The UK realizes that steroids may influence on people’s health negatively that’s why it wants to adopt any laws which may help consumers to see the reality.
But it is necessary to notice that the faculty chairman of the Royal General Practitioners, Dr. Lawson, had to realize the all nuances linked with the new law. There is a risk that the new law will not benefit. You may ask: “Which is the risk?” Let analyze the situation which was earlier. Bodybuilders could purchase anabolic steroids per internet. Importation of these products was not forbidden. So, users bought steroids of good quality.
According to the new law, athletes must not buy steroids via internet. How may they buy these medicines? There is an alternative way of getting these preparations. But this way is not safe. As you know, there are underground labs which produce these medicines. Unluckily, they produce counterfeit anabolic steroids. As a result of the new law, users will use fake steroids which may harm very much. Will the new law lead to good results?