Purchase of steroids online is prohibited by British steroid law

British persons are not allowed to purchase steroids via internet. Importation of steroids into the UK is considered to be illegal 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 British people may freely buy, possess and take steroids.
According to the “personal custody”, those that arrived to London for the Olympics were allowed to import steroids for self-administration. It was not claimed to be criminal under British laws. Nonetheless, those who live inside the UK don’t have any right to purchase steroids per internet and import them from other countries to the UK.
Earlier British people were allowed to obtain 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?
Many underground labs produce anabolic steroids inside the UK. They prosper because of the amendment. But it is necessary to take into account that a lot of underground labs produce counterfeit steroids. Thus, British citizens have to acquire steroids of low quality because it is forbidden to import steroids that are manufactured outside the country by trustworthy pharmaceutical companies.
Authorities warned Needle-Syringe Program (NSP) workers that they would have to work more. It was confirmed that the amendment would enhance the number of steroid users.
In fact, the amendment is likely to have negative influence on health of steroid users. Steroid-using athletes and bodybuilders may get dangerous undesirable reactions because they switch from quality steroids manufactured by trustworthy pharmaceutical companies to worse preparations manufactured by underground labs located in the UK.