Health of steroid users and new amendment to steroid law in UK

British citizens are not allowed to buy steroids at online drug stores. Importation of steroids into the UK is considered to be criminal under a new amendment to the steroid law. Those who live in the UK and import steroids into the country are sanctioned by authorities. But Britons may freely purchase, possess and use steroids.
According to the “personal custody”, those who arrived to London for the Olympics were allowed to import steroids for personal use. It was not considered to be illegal under British laws. Nonetheless, those that live inside the UK don’t have any right to purchase steroids at online drug stores and import them from other countries to the UK.
Earlier British citizens were allowed to acquire steroids from outside the country. The amendment was recommended by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) in order to protect health of those that use steroids. But could the amendment do it?
A lot of underground labs manufacture anabolic steroids inside the UK. They prosper because of the amendment. But it is important to take in consideration that many underground labs manufacture fake steroids. Thus, British citizens have to acquire steroids of low quality because it is banned to import steroids which are produced outside the country by trustworthy pharmaceutical companies.
Authorities warned Needle-Syringe Program (NSP) workers that they would have to work more. It was noted that the amendment would increase the number of steroid users.
In fact, the amendment is likely to influence on health of steroid users negatively. Steroid-using sportspeople and bodybuilders may get grave unwanted reactions because they switch from quality steroids produced by safe pharmaceutical companies to worse preparations manufactured by underground labs located in the UK.