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The Importance of Growth
On his deathbed in 1983, Seacler spoke out against his invention and says he wishes he had never created the steroid. He said it's bad enough to have to deal with drug addicts, but now healthy athletes are putting themselves in the same category. In the 70s and 80s, East German female swimmers were given anabolic steroids by their coaches and trainers. Girls as young as 11 years old were given these drugs without consent from their or their parents.