New amendment to British steroid law may have negative influence on health of steroid users

British persons are not allowed to purchase steroids online. Importation of steroids into the UK is considered to be illicit 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 purchase, possess and administer steroids.
According to the “personal custody”, those who came to London for the Olympics were allowed to import steroids for personal use. It was not claimed to be illicit under British laws. Nonetheless, those who live inside the UK don’t have any right to buy steroids per internet and import them from other countries to the UK.
Earlier British citizens were allowed to purchase steroids from outside the country. The amendment was presented by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) in order to protect health of those that take 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 necessary to take in consideration that many underground labs manufacture steroids of low quality. Thus, British people have to buy steroids of low quality because it is prohibited to import steroids that are produced outside the country by trustworthy pharmaceutical companies.
Authorities informed Needle-Syringe Program (NSP) workers that they would have to work more. It was noted that the amendment would raise the number of steroid users.
Actually, the amendment is likely to influence on health of steroid users negatively. Steroid-using athletes and bodybuilders may get dangerous undesirable effects because they switch from quality steroids manufactured by safe pharmaceutical companies to worse products produced by underground labs located in the UK.