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(As for the halls of fame for the various sports, I have no idea how to fix that debate, except maybe making new halls of fame for players in the 1980's and later.)
As for steroids and performance enhancing drugs, this is nothing new for professional athletes. NFL players and bodybuilders have been screwing with them on a regular basis for decades. What is new is that steroids and human growth hormone and testosterone are being used regularly in almost all sports now.
Everyone knows that long-term steroid use is bad. Everyone. What people are not realizing is that we have the perfect guinea pigs for them, HGH, testosterone and all the new substances that are being created to not show up on tests. Who better to test them on than athletes with everything to lose, but also everything to gain??? We will have a very public list of individuals to study for long-term effects over the years. There will be a lot of ex- athletes getting weird cancers, brain problems, heart problems, kidney problems, skin problems, and liver problems. This will be over the next twenty years or so and will serve as a fine example for youngsters.
Additionally, according to various doctors whose articles I have read, steroids and HGH can be used relatively "safely" if the individual is working out enough and has a healthy diet and lifestyle. You should not drink alcohol, eat fatty and sugary foods, and above all, not be at all sedentary when taking these substances. They are designed to repair muscles bigger, stronger, and more defined all the time (for people who work out ALL THE TIME).
Of course this doesn't happen by getting a shot or popping a few pills. The cycles for steroid use are a few months on, a few months off. But for it to be "safe", the doctors say that you must be working out for hours and hours every day. Additionally, Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is an entirely different thing. Apparently it takes away the effects of aging. There are 80-year olds (including a fair number of doctors that prescribe it at about 150 grand a year) on it that look like they're 50 year old bodybuilders (six pack, veins all over, etc.). Plus, HGH and testosterone help children that will not grow because of glandular problems or chemo or radiation.
So I say, lets get crazy. Let the athletes use whatever they want for now. If they want to look like physical freaks, that's their prerogative. Only when they start dropping dead on a regular basis will they stop using. They're cheating Darwin, and he does not like it. To the athletes that want to be professional and are not using anything, good luck. You are in the wrong place at the wrong time.