A book by Sean Connolly (2000) conveys the idea that the long-term health hazards that a PED used is exposed to heavily outweigh the short-term possible benefits of winning and that steroid use is "as likely to lead someone to the intensive care unit as it is to boost them onto the winner's podium." In a book by Bridget Lawless (2000) it is suggested that performance-enhancing drugs should be legalized with medical supervision as competing will always be unequal due to the numerous other ways in which athletes are able to gain advantages such as training regimes, equipment, die...

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