If pharma PEDs were legal:
-Professional athlete takes pharma PEDs to be competitive, win competitions, win money.
-College/prep athletes start taking PEDs to be recognized by sponsors for post-college professionalism.
-High Schools start taking PEDS to be recognized by college recruiters to get full scholarships to school.
-Younger, under 16yrs old, athletes are pushed by themselves, parents living vicariously through them, or peers to take PEDs to win and be recognized by the next, higher level of tier.
The trickle down is what kills me. Adult 21+ yr old athletes can make a more informed decision about PEDs. Typically more mature and past puberty. What happens to a 15yr old that is prompted to take these pharma PEDs? What pubescent/heath developments are completely effed up now because of a synthetic drug? No one knows, and I would be willing to guess that any parent that loves their kid doesn't want to know, or delve in that.