British steroid law bans purchase of steroids via internet

British citizens are not allowed to buy steroids via internet. Importation of steroids into the UK is claimed to be illicit under a new amendment to the steroid law. Those who live in the UK and import steroids into the country are punished. But Britons may freely buy, possess and apply steroids.
According to the “personal custody”, those that arrived to London for the Olympics were allowed to import steroids for personal usage. It was not claimed to be illicit under British laws. Nonetheless, those that live inside the UK don’t have any right to buy steroids at online pharmacies and import them from other countries to the UK.
Earlier British citizens were allowed to purchase 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 take steroids. But could the amendment do it?
Many underground labs produce anabolic steroids inside the UK. They prosper on account of the amendment. But it is important to take in consideration that numerous underground labs manufacture fake steroids. So, British citizens have to buy steroids of low quality because it is forbidden to import steroids that are produced outside the country by safe pharmaceutical companies.
The government informed Needle-Syringe Program (NSP) workers that they would have to work more. It was confirmed that the amendment would increase the number of steroid users.
Actually, the amendment is likely to have negative influence on health of steroid users. Steroid-using sportspersons and bodybuilders may get serious undesirable reactions because they switch from quality steroids produced by safe pharmaceutical companies to worse drugs produced by underground labs located in the UK.